Let's keep this simple and in plain language, both for sanity's sake and because I can't afford to hire a lawyer: you are paying to access the SpyParty Early-Access Beta , and if and when I ship the complete game, you'll get a copy of that too, at least on PC, but maybe on other platforms if I can make that happen. You'll get any updates during the beta as well, of course. I can ban you from online play if you act like a jerk. And, since this is unfinished software, it might run perfectly, it might have minor bugs, it might not work at all on your computer, or it might cause a chain reaction that destroys our planet ( please do report bugs in the beta forums! ). This is an "as-is" situation, with no promises or warranties. If I get hit by a bus tomorrow or decide to become a florist next week, that's how it goes. However, I'm pretty careful when I cross the street, and the florist option is unlikely—while I do love flowers, it is incredibly personally important to me that I make SpyParty a deep and wonderful video game, and that you love playing it. Thanks for signing up. It's hard to express in words how much your support means to me.

Sign up for the beta to start playing SpyParty immediately! You'll get all the updates, the Steam version of course, and the final version when it's done!

Mac folks: the current SpyParty for macOS is 32 bit, which means it now doesn't work on macOS Catalina. It's going to take me a while to fix this, and trust me, I'm more annoyed at Apple than you are at me for this. Windows and Linux 64 bit OSes have no problem running 32 bit apps...sigh. If you are running Catalina you'll have to either run SpyParty in a VM or dual boot to an earlier macOS or Windows or Linux.

SpyParty is a tense competitive spy game set at a high society party. It's about subtle behavior, perception, and deception, instead of guns, car chases, and explosions. One player is the Spy, trying to accomplish missions while blending into the crowd. The other player is the Sniper, who has one bullet with which to find and terminate the Spy!

SpyParty is in Early-Access Beta right now, which means you can buy and play the game immediately, you'll get all the updates during development, and then you'll get the final version when it ships. The beta community is friendly and welcomes new players, and there's a private beta forum where players share strategies.

As you can see from these screenshots, we're in the process of replacing the older prototype art with shiny new art. You can see more of the new art here and here.