Bristol, UK - October 22, 2026 - Following its launch on October 15, independent developer Gilded Rune Games and publisher Yogscast Games are celebrating an extraordinary first week for Dupery: A Game of Solo Deduction.
In a phenomenal achievement for the Bristol-based team of three, Dupery recouped its full development costs in just its first day on sale!
The solo deduction roguelite has quickly won over wannabe detectives and puzzle solvers worldwide. Over the course of its launch week, players have racked up some impressive stats:
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21,000,000 investigations undertaken
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7,700,000 arrests made (whether they were guilty or not)
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1,750,000 untimely (or deserved) deaths
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26,600,000 chips spent testing their luck in the casino
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3,200,000 fuel supplies used traversing the docks
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2,500,000 criminal syndicate cases solved
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1,500,000 criminal syndicate cases solved flawlessly
To mark the occasion, Gilded Rune Games and Yogscast Games would like to extend a huge and heartfelt thank you to everyone who made launch week such a success. From our wonderful players, content creators, press, playtesters and Discord community, to everyone who played the demo and helped spread the word.
Dupery: A Game of Solo Deduction is available now on PC and Mac via Steam with a 20% launch discount HERE
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ABOUT DUPERY
Taking the high-stakes tension and satisfying "gotcha!" moments of social deduction games, Dupery brilliantly reimagines them into a single-player investigation roguelite.
Playing as a lone wolf detective up against a shadowy criminal syndicate, you must solve grid-based procedural cases where every suspect has something to say - but hardly anyone is telling the whole truth.
To solve a case, use clues provided by the characters and deduce whose stories are not quite checking out. But beware, detective, as not only are innocent lives on the line - so is your reputation. Too many wrongful arrests will lead to the end of your crime-solving career.
In Dupery, players can make use of quirks and modifiers between missions and an in-game investigation toolkit complete with strings, pins and notes to map out the criminal underworld and bring down the syndicate mastermind.
With over 175 handcrafted roles and three distinct regions, each with its own unique mechanics, no two cases play out the same way. Do you have what it takes, detective?
KEY FEATURES OF DUPERY: A GAME OF SOLO DEDUCTION:
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Solo deduction roguelite with 175+ handcrafted roles
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A reputation meter for you to protect as you make your arrests
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3 regions with their own unique mechanics and roles
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Procedurally generated cases so no two runs play the same
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Different roles, quirks and modifiers to choose from between missions
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Notation toolkit to build your own in-game crime board and keep important notes
KEY INFO:
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Request a game key: https://requestkey.net/dupery
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Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3845070/Dupery_A_Game_of_Solo_Deduction/
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Release Date: October 15, 2026
ABOUT YOGSCAST GAMES
Yogscast Games was established in 2017, with a simple goal: to work with independent teams to develop and publish games that are as fun to watch as they are to play. Responsible for a string of hits such as PlateUp!, which has sold over three million copies on Steam, and Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers, which grossed over $1m in its first month on sale, it prides itself in working with tiny teams doing brilliant things.
ABOUT GILDED RUNE GAMES
Gilded Rune Games is an independent game development studio run by a group of three - Matt, Luke, and Lydia - producing small 2D indie games in Bristol, UK. Games with unique mechanics and rich story elements are their favourite, and being able to make them is a dream come true.