Clairval

Clairval is an online, real-time multiplayer social deduction and strategy game set in a remote late-medieval village gripped by paranoia. Matches typically last 5 to 15 minutes and are best enjoyed with active text or voice chat. Each night, the Werewolf pack and sinister solo entities attack; each day, villagers debate, bluff, accuse and vote to execute suspected culprits. You can play as an innocent villager seeking the truth, a predator working against the community, or an opportunist focused on your own survival.

Roles and game modes

Clairval has over 30 secret roles divided among interconnected factions, thematic expansions and historical cycles. Each role has its own mechanics:

• The Village: Roles range from the Ordinary Villager to investigators. The Sworn Surgeon performs autopsies on even nights, while the Old Hound tracks liars. The Guardian and the Three Nuns wield the power of faith; the Cursed Prince has a double vote, and the Troubadour can influence the table’s political fate.
• The Pack: Players coordinate kills through a secret channel. The Abject Lycan Father can corrupt innocents and turn them into disciples, while the Evil Eye can reveal the exact identity of its targets.
• The Solo: These roles pursue their own aims. Lilith can bewitch and kill players in waves, the Solar Guru can convert the table into fanatical followers, and the Knave of Hearts is invulnerable only while their soulmate survives.

You can play standard compositions, special setups and Destruction mode, which uses alternate role sets. Hosts can enable optional AI bot players in private lobbies to provide training or fill empty seats at the start of a game; a human player can replace a bot.

Social spaces and communities

The Tavern is a multilingual social hub where you can chat, form strategic alliances, discuss past games and meet teammates. Boroughs are player communities that you can found or join. Each can have a unique name, acronym and heraldic banner, as well as an internal hierarchy and a dedicated text channel for coordinating game nights and tournament strategies.

Progression and customization

You earn experience from matches, complete daily or weekly quests and level up a Seasonal Pass to unlock cosmetics. You can also earn Aurels, the in-game currency, to spend in the Shop. Customization includes a pixel art avatar system with over 120,000 combinations of medieval clothing, hairstyles, armor and accessories, plus profile color gradients, noble titles and favorite roles. Gameplay milestones unlock epithets, distinctions and glory titles.

Spectating and streaming

You can watch live games as a spectator and browse archived match histories. Clairval also has a Stream View interface for broadcasting, with support for custom OBS overlays and separate discussion channels, including wolf chat and dead chat, so streamers can involve their audience without revealing their secret role or hidden information.

Online play and rewards

Players join the same live community on Clairval’s shared servers. The game includes Steam Achievements synced with in-game accomplishments, Steam Rich Presence and a special notoriety title for Steam players; the title provides no gameplay advantage. An original soundtrack by Alpharkane Studios is playable in-game.