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Town of Salem

Town of Salem is a multiplayer murder mystery for 7 to 15 players. Each player is randomly assigned an alignment and role: Town members try to uncover hidden threats, while Mafia and other dangerous roles conceal their identities. Neutral roles add further possibilities to each game. Play alternates between night and day. At night, roles use abilities such as investigating suspects, healing attacked players, or secretly killing. During the day, players share clues and accusations, vote to put a suspect on trial, and decide whether to sentence them to death. A host can choose which roles appear in a match, and players receive a role card describing their abilities and alignment. With 33 roles, the available actions and information differ from game to game. Players can also customize their character and surroundings, and earn items through achievements.

In 7–15-player rounds, investigate hidden enemies by day or use secret role abilities at night—and survive the town’s vote.

Released 15 Dec 2014

88%positive of
36k player reviews

$4.99

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Multiplayer

Strategy

RPG

Massively Multiplayer

Investigate Hidden Enemies

Lie to Survive

Use Nighttime Powers

Inspired by the party games Werewolf and Mafia, Town of Salem is a game of murder, mystery and deception.

Developed by BlankMediaGames · Published by Digital Bandidos

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Players Praise Most

Deception and Deduction
Distinctive Role Variety
Unpredictable Funny Matches
Strategic Role Play

Common Player Critiques

Toxic Chat
Intentional Game-Throwing
Weak Moderation
Long Lobby Waits

88%

positive of 36k player reviews

From the Devs

Purchase comes with the exclusive SteamBot3000 Character Skin with unique death animation, 2,000 Town Points ($8 Value) and you will earn double Merit Points forever!

Town of Salem is a fresh innovation on the classic party games Mafia and Werewolf. It is a game of murder, accusations, deceit and mob hysteria.

How To Play

The game ranges from 7 to 15 players. These players are randomly divided into alignments - Town, Mafia, Serial Killers, Arsonists and Neutrals. If you are a Town member (the good guys) you must track down the Mafia and other villains before they kill you. The catch? You don't know who is a Town member and who is a villain.

If you are an evil role, such as a Serial Killer, you secretly murder town members in the veil of night and try to avoid getting caught.

Roles

Town of Salem has 33 unique roles ensuring a different experience each time you play.

Before a game starts, players are put into a lobby where the host can select what roles will be in the game. Players are then assigned roles at random from the list of chosen roles. Players have an in-game role card that explains their role's abilities and alignments. For an in-depth look at the abilities of each role please visit:

Game Phases

Night

The night phase is when most roles use their abilities. For example, Serial Killers stealthily murder people, Doctors heal people who are attacked, and Sheriffs interrogate people for suspicious activity.

Day

The day phase allows the Town members to discuss who they suspect of being an evil role. Once the voting phase starts a majority vote from the town will put someone on trial.

Defense

The defense phase is when you plead your innocence to the town. Have a convincing story or find yourself facing the gallows!

Judgement

During this phase the town will vote on the fate of the defendant. Players can vote guilty, innocent or abstain. If there are more guilty votes than innocent votes the defendant is sentenced to death by hanging!

Customization

Players are able to choose their own map (town setting), character, pet, lobby icon, death animation, house and a custom name. The other players in the game will see your selections. There are currently 10 maps, 29 characters, 20 pets, 5 death animations and 20 houses to choose from.

Achievements

There are currently over 220 unique achievements in the game. Earning achievements will grant various in-game items (however the items for donation rewards are exclusive to Kickstarter).

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows, macOS
Achievements	361
Age ratings	ClassInd (Brazil) 14 — Violência IGRS (Indonesia) 18 — Interaksi Daring Kekerasan Steam (Germany) 12 — Gewalt
Players	7–15
Play modes	Online co-op Online PvP
Other modes	Classic Ranked Practice Custom All Any Vigilantics
Multiplayer	Town of Salem is a multiplayer social deduction game with matches ranging from 7 to 15 players. Players are assigned hidden roles and compete in faction-based play through discussion, voting, and night actions. It supports cross-platform multiplayer and multiple online game modes, including custom lobbies hosted by a player.
Multiplayer & mods	No multiplayer mod support is described. The text only mentions host-selected role setups in custom lobbies and DLC that adds roles and factions.
Controller required	No
DLC / extras	2 listed on Steam
Content notices	In-game purchases, In-game chat, Online interactivity
Website	Official website