Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness cover
SeriesDeception

Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness

Critic score1 critic
First release
Jul 26, 1996
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Strategy · Action, Fantasy, Horror

Should you enter Tecmo's Deception you should be warned! You must decide who lives and who dies. As in life, Tecmo's Deception will hold you responsible for your actions. Everything you do, everywhere you go, everyone you meet has a reason. Are you seeking revenge, resurrection, or redemption? It's your decision.

Also known as Kokumeikan, Kokumeikan: Trap Simulation Game

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Storyline
The game opens with you (as the elder Prince) speaking with your father (the King) about your recent journey abroad with your fiance Fiana, when suddenly your father topples from his throne, dead...with your sword sticking out from his back! Your brother just happens to be in the kings chambers with you at the time and calls for the guards, claiming that you killed their father. You are promptly sentenced to death in the town square. Your dying wish is that whomever framed you be brought to justice and that your life be spared...oh, you also yell out something to the fact that you would even sell your soul to Satan if your wish could be granted...Guess what, the devil just happened to be listening to you. After your death, you are visited by one of his messengers, a woman named Astarte. She informs you that your life has been spared (in a way) but the catch is that you must spend the rest of your "life" as the master of a mansion. As part of the deal, you must lure people into the mansion and sacrifice their souls to Satan himself...Read more

The game opens with you (as the elder Prince) speaking with your father (the King) about your recent journey abroad with your fiance Fiana, when suddenly your father topples from his throne, dead...with your sword sticking out from his back! Your brother just happens to be in the kings chambers with you at the time and calls for the guards, claiming that you killed their father. You are promptly sentenced to death in the town square. Your dying wish is that whomever framed you be brought to justice and that your life be spared...oh, you also yell out something to the fact that you would even sell your soul to Satan if your wish could be granted...Guess what, the devil just happened to be listening to you. After your death, you are visited by one of his messengers, a woman named Astarte. She informs you that your life has been spared (in a way) but the catch is that you must spend the rest of your "life" as the master of a mansion. As part of the deal, you must lure people into the mansion and sacrifice their souls to Satan himself...

Release dates
PlayStation
Jul 26, 1996
PlayStation
Nov 20, 1996
PlayStation
Nov 22, 1996
All 7 release dates
PlayStation 3
Nov 26, 2008
PlayStation Portable
Nov 26, 2008
PlayStation 3
Oct 27, 2015
PlayStation Portable
Oct 27, 2015
Age ratings
USK 12ESRB T
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
choice and consequence, playstation network, digital distribution, psone classics, moral decisions
… All 7, playstation tv support, backwards compatibility

At a Glance

Critic Score
70

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
  • English (UK)interface
IGDB · recorded 15 Oct 2026
Also in 1 other language

Language data: IGDB · recorded 15 Oct 2026