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Press release:
Ghost Camp proudly announces that Forest of Deceit, the Jackbox-esque social deduction game for 4-8 players, releases today on Steam, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox Series. The Steam price is $9.99, with a 10% launch discount, and console pricing is expected to be essentially the same with minor regional adjustments. The Nintendo Switch version is also announced and expected to release later this month.

Forest of Deceit is influenced by TV shows such as The Traitors and classic hidden roles board games like Werewolf. Players will find themselves stranded in a vast forest, waiting for a storm to arrive – a storm that will kill them if they can’t build a safe shelter in time, a task for which they will need to venture into the woods in order to gather resources.

But the forest itself is cursed, and drives some of your friends mad to the point that now they’re trying to get you all killed. Traitors can sneak bad resources into the pool to hinder your efforts, or even make you lost in the accursed woods. If the storm comes and the shelter isn’t finished, they will win; but after a few days, the group will start taking votes to cast out suspected traitors. Will you be able to find all the traitors in time, or will the storm wash you all away in the end?

You can play Forest of Deceit in local and online multiplayer (via screen share). You’ll only need one copy of the game for the host; other players will use their phones, tablets, computers, or any other device with a web browser (you’ll need them to receive secret information. Especially if you’re one of the Traitors!).

Forest of Deceit is the new game Thomas Mackinnon (creator of the acclaimed games THE CORRIDOR and It Takes a War). The game features Sylvester McCoy – universally known as the Seventh Doctor from Doctor Who, as well as Radagast from The Hobbit movie trilogy – as its Narrator.

KEY FEATURES

Gather resources to build a shelter against the upcoming storm. If you are a Traitor, you will try to get other people lost in the forest, and hinder the group’s efforts by collecting bad resources.

Discuss what happened, and eventually start voting suspect Traitors out. If the Traitors can prevent the Innocents building a shelter in time, they win.

Create your own house rules: An endlessly replayable party game, with fully customisable game options.

Use your own phones, tablets, or computers for each player to play right from their very own web browser.

Easy-to-play social deduction game, with a simple gameplay loop: Focusing on casual play and social interaction, Forest of Deceit is fun for all kinds of players (from a family experience to group meetings; from non-gamers to hardcore players!)

Fantastic for both local multiplayer and online play. Works great with screen-sharing for online play – we recommend Discord!

ABOUT GHOST CAMP

Ghost Camp is a friendly and diverse group of people primarily located in Dundee, Scotland. We originally came together as students and in the years since have collectively helped ship games ranging from Humble Originals to Hellboy.