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Scam Line — social deduction where reading people wins the round
Scam Line is a co-op social-deduction party game for 4 to 8 players. Its core twist: you're not sitting around one table. Players are split into separate rooms, and your only tool is your voice. You talk your way through psychological challenges — strike deals, bluff your way out, throw someone under the bus, or pull a teammate back from the edge at the last second. There's no single winning tactic: everything rides on reading the other person, timing, and the surprises the game itself throws at you.
The game launched on Steam on January 10, 2026 from indie developer RavenJm (with GAZE IN GAMES) and started in Early Access. When you buy the gift from us, you get a full copy on your own Steam account — it stays yours forever, with all current and future Early Access updates.
What the Scam Line gift includes
Scam Line has no separate Deluxe/Gold editions or paid DLC — there's a single base version on sale, and that's exactly what you get. It's a full Steam game: it installs into your library, runs like any purchased game, and supports online PvP and co-op modes for 4–8 players. Through Early Access the developers plan to add more mini-games, roles and challenge variations — all of it reaching base-copy owners at no extra cost.
Why Scam Line stands out
- Isolation as a mechanic. Players are physically split across rooms inside the game — no peeking, only voice negotiation.
- Freedom to betray. Cooperate honestly or lie at the perfect moment — the game doesn't punish your style, it rewards precision.
- Best with friends. It's about a group's live reactions, so it shines most on a voice call with people you know.
- Localization. 14 languages are supported, including Russian and English, so rules and roles are easy to follow.
How we deliver the gift
Scam Line is sent as a Steam Gift through our bot. We need two things from you: a Steam friend invite link (s.team/p/...) and your account region. The bot then adds itself, sends the gift — usually within a couple of minutes — and leaves your friends list automatically after delivery. You don't need to accept the friend request manually, and Steam Guard isn't required for this.
Region and the one key condition
The gift is region-bound: your Steam account must be in the same region as the gift (the pool covers around 42 countries). So enter your real country in the “Region” field — that's how we pick the matching copy. And one more Steam rule: the receiving account must not already own the game, otherwise the platform simply won't let you accept it. If you already have Scam Line, send it to another account.
System requirements and platforms
Scam Line runs on Windows 10 (64-bit). There's no official macOS or Linux support, so on Steam Deck some functionality may not work fully — worth keeping in mind if you play handheld.
Similar games in our catalog
If you're into social deduction and co-op horror with a group, check out Goose Goose Duck, Content Warning and Lethal Company — other games built on trust, deception and team panic over voice chat.
How a match plays out
A Scam Line match is built around a series of challenges where the group alternates between competing and being forced to negotiate. Because players sit in separate rooms and only see each other through conversation, the weight of every word goes up: one careless promise and you're read instantly, one well-placed bluff and you pull ahead. The game deliberately throws in unexpected twists and conditions that wreck any pre-baked strategy, so the win goes to whoever adapts faster and reads the others' intentions more accurately. That's why Scam Line shines not as a game “about mechanics” but as a game “about people”: the same situation plays out completely differently depending on who's in the lobby.
Who Scam Line is for
This is a game for people who love evening voice calls with friends, party formats and the social-deduction genre, where the real fun lives in arguments, reveals and unexpected betrayals. If you enjoy games where winning comes not from reflexes or grinding but from persuading, sowing doubt and staying quiet at the right moment, Scam Line delivers exactly that. Playing solo with random players works too, but the peak emotions come from a familiar group on voice, where everyone knows each other's habits and therefore falls for the bait all the more painfully.
Quick answers
Need Steam Guard? No. Accept the friend request? Also no — the bot handles it. Is it a subscription? No, it's a full game you own. Will there be updates? Yes, the game is in Early Access and keeps getting new content. The main things at purchase: your account region matching the gift region, and Scam Line not already being in the recipient's library.