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| {{short description|2023 video game}} | |||
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| | image = Town of Salem 2 cover.jpg | |||
| | developer = BlankMediaGames | |||
| | publisher = BlankMediaGames | |||
| | engine = ] | |||
| | platforms = {{unbulleted list|]|]}} | |||
| | released = {{unbulleted list|'''Microsoft Windows''', '''macOS'''|May 26, 2023 (Steam Early Access)|}} | |||
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| '''''Town of Salem 2''''' is an online multiplayer game with social deduction and strategy elements. It is the sequel to '']'', a similar game developed and published by the same developer, BlankMediaGames. It was announced on April 22, 2023, on the developer's ] channel,<ref>{{Citation |title=Town of Salem 2 - Announcement Trailer |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5KnT54m6PE |access-date=2023-06-01 |language=en}}</ref> and released on ] Early Access on May 26, 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blackburn |first=Troy |date=2023-05-26 |title=Town Of Salem 2 Launches On Steam Early Access |url=https://www.mmobomb.com/news/town-of-salem-2-launches-steam-early-access |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=MMOBomb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathur |first=Moulik |date=2023-05-29 |title=Steam: Top 10 New and Trending Games Including the Outlast Trials, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, and More |url=https://in.ign.com/warhammer-40000-boltgun/185089/news/steam-top-10-new-and-trending-games-including-the-outlast-trials-warhammer-40000-boltgun-and-more |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=IGN India |language=en-in}}</ref> with alpha testing occurring in the interim period. Unlike its predecessor, ''Town of Salem 2'' is exclusively on Steam. The game largely contains similar gameplay to its predecessor, with some changes, notably the removal of the Mafia faction.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Reviews 1 |url=https://www.townofsalem2.com/faq |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=Town of Salem 2 |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| == Gameplay == | |||
| The game picks up from its predecessor, with a majority of the roles returning in some shape or form. Roles are secretly assigned to players, all belonging to different teams. The goal of each team is to eliminate all other teams to gain control of the town. Each role has their own abilities that they may use in order to achieve victory. The major change between the game and its predecessor is the removal of the Mafia faction. Instead, its roles from the previous game were reincorporated to new and existing roles in the Coven faction.<ref name=":02" /> Win conditions remain the same: The Coven's goal is to kill all the non-Coven, the Town's goal is to eliminate the evil roles, while the Neutral roles have their own win conditions, which may conflict with the other teams. | |||
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| Matches are made up of rounds, alternating between day and night. At night, each player has abilities they may use to influence the flow of the game, like gaining clues about a player's role, protecting another player, or killing a player. Any information they may gain during the night can be written in their own will. During the day, players killed during the previous night have their roles and wills revealed. This, in conjunction with information learned from the night prior and shared with the town may be used to accuse someone of being evil. With the votes of the town, a player found guilty will be publicly lynched, with their role and will similarly revealed. The game continues until one side reaches their win condition. | |||
| Unlike its predecessor, which remained stationary outside of the roles and abilities players had at night, this game allows players to decorate, customize, and walk around their houses during nighttime. After their death, players can move around the town freely as ghosts and enter other players' houses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BlankMediaGames to Release Town of Salem 2 into Early Access on May 26th, 2023 |url=https://www.townofsalem2.com/news/town-of-salem-2-early-access-announcement |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Town of Salem 2 |language=en-US}}</ref> Communication is improved, with the ability to tag players, keywords, and roles in chat, aiding in the discussion during the day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of Salem 2 is releasing into Early Access May 26th, 2023 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/town-of-salem-2-is-releasing-into-early-access-may-26th-2023/ar-AA1aeVME |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=MSN |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| New roles and balance changes were introduced with the game to counter old ] and foster new ones.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-29 |title=You Can Now Play Town of Salem 2 via Early Access |url=https://www.player.one/town-salem-2-now-steam-early-access-156091 |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=PlayerOne |language=en-US}}</ref> In particular, several changes to Town roles give an edge to the non-Town factions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Erickson |first=Ashley |date=2023-04-24 |title=Town of Salem 2 Early Access Announced, New Details Revealed |url=https://www.gameskinny.com/news/town-of-salem-2-early-access-announced-new-details-revealed/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=GameSkinny |language=en-US}}</ref> Changes to the roles for balancing purposes continue to be made in updates while the game is in Early Access. | |||
| == Development == | |||
| While the game was announced in April 2023, the team had brought up the idea for the game years prior.<ref>{{Cite web |last=pyromonkeygg |date=2023-05-05 |title=5 years ago is when … |url=http://www.reddit.com/r/TownOfSalem2/comments/13916ct/we_are_the_developers_of_town_of_salem_2_ask_us/jj0jsq2/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=r/TownOfSalem2}}</ref> Many assets for the game had been created anew or repurposed from Traitors In Salem, a social deduction game created by BlankMediaGames in the vein of ]. Alpha testing for the game had been ongoing secretly prior to the announcement, and a new wave of testers were introduced after.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of Salem 2 Steam Wish List, Reddit AMA, Closed Alpha Sign-up, and FAQ |url=https://www.townofsalem2.com/news/town-of-salem-2-steam-wish-list-reddit-ama-closed-alpha-sign-up-and-faq |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Town of Salem 2 |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| Despite the new game, the developers plan to continue running the original ''Town of Salem'' alongside ''Town of Salem 2''.<ref name=":02" /> The developers stated that they expect ''Town of Salem'' to always have demand, and that they hoped that the launch of ''Town of Salem 2'' would introduce new players to both games, existing side-by-side with their respective player bases. | |||
| An early access roadmap for the game was published by the developers, detailing planned additions that were upcoming during the early access period.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kanjanapangka |first=Jeremy |date=2023-05-31 |title=How to Play with Friends in Town of Salem 2 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/how-to-play-with-friends-in-town-of-salem-2/ar-AA1bUBpt |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=MSN |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Early Access Roadmap |url=https://www.townofsalem2.com/news/early-access-roadmap |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Town of Salem 2 |language=en-US}}</ref> These include a party system with friends, reconnecting to disconnected games, a Ranked gamemode, and others. | |||
| An issue that troubled its predecessor was the incessant spamming and gamethrowing by bots and trolls invading the game.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-03 |title=Town of Salem - Town of Salem moves away from Free To Play - Steam News |url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/334230/view/4740557883119771913 |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=store.steampowered.com |language=en}}</ref> To discourage this, ''Town of Salem'' moved from a free-to-play model to a pay-to-play model, set at US$5.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-03 |title=Town of Salem - Town of Salem moves away from Free To Play - Steam News |url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/334230/view/4740557883119771913 |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=store.steampowered.com |language=en}}</ref> In comparison, ''Town of Salem 2'' costs US$10,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of Salem 2 Price history ∙ SteamDB |url=https://steamdb.info/app/2140510/ |url-status= |website=SteamDB}}</ref> and in-game accounts are tied to the player's Steam account.<ref name=":02" /> | |||
| Another issue from its predecessor was the ] of its entire player database, affecting 7.6 million users. The breach occurred on December 13, 2018, and was revealed on January 16, 2019, on a ] thread about the breach by the hackers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-02 |title=Town of Salem Game Suffers From a Data Breach |url=https://www.idstrong.com/sentinel/town-of-salem-data-breach/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=IDStrong |language=en-US}}</ref> Concerns on data security were addressed in the official ] section of the ''Town of Salem 2'' website, stating that the game would be using the Steam Authentication ] for accounts, and would not be storing sensitive information in their database.<ref name=":02" /> | |||
| On a Steam blogpost, BlankMediaGames revealed that ''Town of Salem 2'' matched its predecessor's all-time high concurrent user count on Steam, reaching over 3,700 concurrent players. The developers also revealed that sales for the game exceeded that of ''Town of Salem''<nowiki/>'s Coven ] and its mobile port launch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Kenneth |date=2023-05-30 |title=Town of Salem 2 player count reaches all-time high for franchise |url=https://win.gg/news/town-of-salem-2-player-count-reaches-all-time-high-for-franchise/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=WIN.gg |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-27 |title=Town of Salem 2 - Launch Performance - Steam News |url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2140510/view/3707070996134910617 |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=store.steampowered.com |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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| * {{Official website|https://www.townofsalem2.com/}} | |||
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