What is Demon Bluff?
Demon Bluff is a roguelike card game about finding Evil characters hidden in a dealt hand. Players reveal cards, compare the information they give, and use a dagger icon to execute suspects while managing 10 health.
Demon Bluff is an in-development roguelike card game built around lying roles, limited health, and deduction. A round begins with a few cards; clicking a card reveals its character, and many characters provide information about which cards are Evil. Evil characters bluff about their role and give false information, while Corrupted characters lie and have abilities that do not work. The player has 10 health, and each mistake deals 5 damage, so a round allows only one mistake. The aim is to find and execute every Evil character by clicking the dagger icon in the corner.
How to play Demon Bluff
- Start with the dealt cards and click cards to reveal their characters.
- Use information from revealed characters to identify Evil roles, while treating Evil or Corrupted information as possibly false.
- Watch for duplicate roles, which can mean someone is lying or a Doppelganger is present.
- Click the dagger icon in the corner to execute a suspect.
- Manage mistakes: 10 health and 5 damage per mistake allow only one mistake per round.
Demon Bluff controls
Controls are taken from the developer's itch.io page.
Tips for Demon Bluff
- With 10 health and 5 damage per mistake, the game allows only one mistake per round.
- Duplicate roles usually mean someone is lying or a Doppelganger is present.
- Corrupted characters lie and their abilities do not work; Drunk is always Corrupted.
- A Puppet created by a Puppeteer always tells the truth, but other abilities do not trigger correctly.
- Evil information can be false or not working, so use the lies backwards to uncover the truth.
Demon Bluff FAQ
What is the goal in Demon Bluff?
Find and execute all Evil characters.
How many mistakes can be made per round?
With 10 health and 5 damage per mistake, only one mistake is allowed per round.
What does the dagger icon do?
Clicking the dagger icon executes someone.
What do duplicate roles mean?
Usually only one character of the same role can exist, so two same roles mean someone is lying or is a Doppelganger.
What is special about a Puppet?
A Puppet created by a Puppeteer always tells the truth, but other abilities do not trigger correctly.
About this game
Read the full developer description
A Roguelike card game where your deck is full of lies
Its coming to steam soon. Please wishlist if you find it interesting :)
(https://store.steampowered.com/app/3522600/Demon_Bluff/)
How it works?
You are dealt a couple of cards. Click on them to reveal their characters.
Most characters, when revealed or clicked, will give you information that helps you find the Evil ones.
Evil characters Bluff (they pretend to be a Good role) and Lie (their information is always wrong, false or not working, but you can still use their lies to work backwards and uncover the truth).
You have 10 health, every mistake will deal 5 damage to you (so you can make only 1 mistakes per round)
Your goal:
Find and Execute all Evil characters.
To Execute someone, click the dagger icon in the corner.
Also join our discord if you want to take part in future playtests :)
(the in game link is currently broken)
Useful notes:
- There usually can only be 1 character of the same role, so if there are 2 same roles it means someone is Lying (or is a Doppleganger)
- Corrupted characters will Lie and their ability will not work.
- Drunk is also always Corrupted
- Puppet created by a Puppeteer will always say truth (but its other abilities like Knights immortality, will not trigger correctly) - this character is probably up for a rework
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Examples:
Gemcrafter (Learns one Good character)
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If Gemcrafter is Good, they might say: “#8 is Good.” → ✅ True
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If Gemcrafter is Evil or Corrupted, they might say: “#7 is Good.” → ❌ False (#7 is actually Evil)
Knight (Cannot die)
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If Knight is Good, they survive being executed.
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If Knight is Evil or Corrupted, they die when executed.
Hunter (Learn how far I am from the nearest Evil)
- If Hunter is #1 and closest Evil is #2 - his info is "I am 1 cards away from Evil".
(When counting cards - Does not include itself, but include the Evil). Lowest step count is 1
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CREDITS
Code and Art: @uzabiart
Art: @lovesparkley.art
You can follow us for updates:
Discord
Twitter
(Its a newly created Twitter, we will be posting any updates for this or next games!)
Game is highly inspired by social-deduction games, especially the Blood on the Clocktower, go check them out :D
Description from Demon Bluff on itch.io, by uzabiart.
Screenshots
Not listed by the developer: release date, published date, mobile support, touch controls, keyboard controls, system requirements. We left these out rather than guess.