Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum just got a full release on Steam—and I can’t believe I’m saying this, but it might be one of the most innovative games I’ve ever played. A top-down stealth shooter with hacking at its core, it pulls tricks I’ve never seen done this well.
I’ll be honest. My first reaction was a groan: “This looks like BASH. Do I really want to play a video game that’s basically BASH?” And yet, here I am—hooked.
You’re cast as the ultimate corporate cyber-agent: a mix of deadly gunplay, time manipulation, and outright supernatural powers. And the hacking is wild. You can hijack computers, drones, people—and yes, even bullets mid-flight. If that’s not the future, nothing is.
The transition between shooting and hacking is almost seamless, like slipping between realities. Time manipulation ties it all together—slowing the chaos to a crawl while you rewrite the battlefield in real time.
Visually, this is “high concept, low fidelity.” It looks like a Linux tiling window manager more than a game—no GNOME, no KDE, just raw windows and command lines. But paired with the stripped-down sprites and CRT filter, the whole thing radiates authenticity. It’s lo-fi by design, and it works.
Sound is beautiful. Lo-fi hip-hop beats carry you from mission to mission. They loop, sure, but the vibe is right—I catch myself nodding along. The crisp sound effects give everything that satisfying hacker snap. And yes, you can stream the soundtrack separately if you want the vibe without the firefights.
Controls are strictly keyboard and mouse. Don’t even think about a gamepad—you’re typing real commands, and nobody wants to peck out characters with a joystick. Accessibility mode (“EZ Hack”) exists for those who want mouse-driven shortcuts, but the core experience is pure keys and text.
Platform support is superb. It runs natively on Windows, macOS, and Linux. I tested it on Linux, and it hums along beautifully.
Requirements are modest: an old i5, 4GB of RAM, OpenGL 3.2 or Vulkan, and 2GB of space. Even integrated graphics can hang.
The developer—who goes by nodayshalleraseyou—is making their Steam debut here. And what a debut.
Out of ~620 reviews, 99% are positive. That’s rarified air, and I see why. The systems interlock in ways that reward creativity, the moments feel fresh every run, and the whole package just sings.
Introductory price is C$10.86. For one of the year’s sharpest indie releases, this is a bargain.
Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum is the kind of game that makes you feel like you’re hacking reality itself—and it’s totally worth the investment.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1545990/Deadeye_Deepfake_Simulacrum/