2026-09-09 04:01 UTC · Community Announcements · [TW] DVa
Unfortunately at this time, we're hitting the rollback button.Live should now be back up and running as it was. The beta may be down still, but give us just a little time to sort that out. I'm going to have it back in the meantime until we're ready to try a live rollout again. Where we got toMigration was successful in terms of the actual data being brought over.We found an issue with EAC on the PC builds where a server would kick clients after it had completed a match and cycled to a new match.We found an issue with the console ingestion where the correct account data was not being found and
2026-09-08 02:38 UTC · Community Announcements · [TW] DVa
Hi everyone!We will be doing a pretty large downtime to LIVE.This will be to migrate our current backend to the new private servers backend as well as deploy those builds to all platforms.I don't currently have an estimate for this downtime, as we want to take our time with it and make sure we check everything in our power. I would expect it to be at minimum a few hours.
2026-09-04 17:31 UTC · Community Announcements · [TW] DVa
Late post! We have completed Beta maintenance and the beta is available again.Patch 1.12.02.72378:Some localization integrations for the Server Browser UI (as well as some space savings for longer server names. Should be up to 22 characters now)Proper integration of currently-live balance values as the default balance configuration. You will need to replace your current balance json with the default.json in the Templates folder to update values.A few miscellaneous backend changes related to the development side and general hardening. You may need to restart Steam or verify your install files t
2026-09-04 12:53 UTC · Community Announcements · [TW] DVa
We will be entering downtime shortly for the Private Servers beta in order to deploy a patch to it. This patch will look to do the following:Some localization integrations for the Server Browser UI (as well as some space savings for longer server names. Should be up to 22 characters now)Proper integration of currently-live balance values as the default balance configuration.A few miscellaneous backend changes related to the development side and general hardening.Update note: This maintenance has now been completed and the beta is available again. You may need to restart Steam or verify your in
2026-08-27 19:11 UTC · Community Announcements · [TW] DVa
Dedicated Servers Beta Maintenance has completed. The server and client have both been updated to 1.12.01.72372.Make sure to either restart Steam or verify your files to make sure you catch the update!Important note:If you start up a server and notice that your account is not gaining exp or other stats, please fully close your server and go to: \\steamapps\\common\\Deceive Inc. Dedicated Server\\DeceiveInc\\Savedand delete the GameServerCredentials.json file.This update contains the following fixes:Localized map names showing improper text when viewed by another client.Issue where account prog
2026-08-27 17:05 UTC · Community Announcements · [TW] DVa
Hi all,We'll be bringing down login access to the Dedicated Servers Beta shortly in order to facilitate a small patch.We saw reports of players not having their live progress transfer to the beta appropriately and will be doing a recopy of our database snapshot to address this issue alongside a fix for the cause.We expect this downtime for the beta to be about 1 hour, but it may go on a bit longer.This downtime only affects the Dedicated Servers beta, Live will continue to operate as normal.Thank you!
2026-08-26 15:33 UTC · Community Announcements · [TW] DVa
Hey Agents!We’re happy to announce that we’re ready to open up beta testing for the community servers update to the broader public!I want to kick this off with a very important notice: While you are on the beta, do not buy Bonds The beta is our new backend we’re moving to and when we do a final migration from live, the data/progression accrued there will be overwritten during that last data transfer.On the topic of account data, please note that our beta snapshot is from August 22nd. So if you've played live very recently, you may notice a small delta in your account stats or any unlocks you d
2026-08-18 21:26 UTC · PC Gamer · Morgan Park
It's a frustrating thing to watch good games disappear. We've seen it happen time and time and time again: studios spend years on a cool multiplayer thing, bank on it being popular enough to become a live-service hit, then toss the entire project into the trash when that doesn't happen... Read more.
2026-07-16 20:47 UTC · PC Gamer · Morgan Park
In a rare reversal of live service demise, a beloved but "dead" live service FPS will not shut down, but instead receive custom server support that ensures it'll be playable forever. Long live Deceive Inc... Read more.
2026-07-16 18:00 UTC · Community Announcements · [TW] DVa
Hello Agents!When Sweet Bandits created Deceive Inc., they built a game that brought together an incredible community. From fan art (more Octo abs, thank you!) to weekly custom matches, you all have continued to show that there is still a community enjoying this game.We'd like to share what we've been working on to keep Deceive Inc. playable long into the future.Although Sweet Bandits had to close their doors, we don't believe Deceive Inc. should quietly disappear because the services behind it aren’t sustainable forever.We're actively rebuilding Deceive Inc.’s backend to be sustainable indefi
2025-07-02 16:09 UTC · Community Announcements · mikes
Grab Deceive Inc. for 80% off in the Steam Summer Sale! Offer ends July 10th!
2024-12-03 21:27 UTC · Community Announcements · Sweet Bandits
Agents, I come today with heartbreaking news that we must share with the entirety of the Deceive Inc. community. There is no easy way to say this: The Sweet Bandits team is no more. After a long and difficult road of trying to get Deceive inc. in a state where it could thrive, we have reached the breaking point for the studio, unable to continue this adventure with you. While this is a moment of great sadness for us, we are happy to have been given the chance to create this universe and share it with you all. We were amazed by the passion of this community and this has been a driving force for
2024-11-08 14:38 UTC · Community Announcements · Yoshiro
https://media.tripwirecdn.com/102824/sandsbanner.jpg Scoundrels & Sentinels Hotpatch 2 Agents, we are rolling a very small hotpatch to address a variety of issues as well as deploying an all-new skin bundle for Squire. New Content: Rigid Raccoon Bundle It’s time to deploy into the field with the all-new Rigid Raccoon bundle including a legendary skin, a unique intro pose, a title and an avatar! https://media.tripwirecdn.com/110824/rigidracoonbundle.png The bundle is now available in the shop for 2000 bonds. General Fix for a server crash issue Fixed Red’s “you have my bow” intro pose (For real
2024-11-07 22:45 UTC · PC Gamer · Shaun Prescott
Deceive Inc. is an extraction shooter that foregoes the usual gritty shooter thematics in favor of spies, gadgets and colourful locales. In our review , Russel Adderson described it as "a creative blend of sneaking and shooting that will have squads coming back for more." It's well worth trying, and there's no reason not to, because it's currently free on the Epic Games Store ... Read more.
2024-11-07 21:10 UTC · Community Announcements · Already Dead
Agents! We have two new exciting promotions starting today for Deceive Inc. share! Twitch Drops for Deceive Inc are back with a campaign for the Scoundrels & Sentines season! Twitch drops will be live Thu, Nov 7, 10:00 AM - Fri, Nov 29, 9:59 PM CST. Drops are available for all Platform versions. All players need to do is link their Deceive Inc. account to Twitch to enable drops. Watch for 30 minutes and claim the Duckies: Ink reward Watch for 1 hour and claim the Potion Failed: Intro Pose reward Watch for 2 hours and claim the Pyromancer Chavez: Skin reward
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