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Content notice: Better Than Us deals heavily with issues of extreme wealth inequality and faith. It explores philosophical underpinnings of class oppression, effects of climate change on underprivileged populations, and refugees. It also addresses sexual and gender issues, artificial intelligence, and faith in historical contexts. The game is designed for mature adults.
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Better Than Us is a sci-fi narrative game about secrets, deception, and what happens when a few people hoard most of the world's wealth. By maintaining a complex web of lies, you'll convince the freakishly ultra-rich you belong among them long enough to take what they treasure most: their stuff.
Adventure, Indie · 2026 · More free games
Explore the intricate web of deceit in Better Than Us, an adventure from Little Bat Games set in a future where secrets and wealth collide.
About this game
The year is 2200. A handful of people own everything—not just companies or governments, but the future of humanity itself. You're a manipulator and thief, and you're going to gaslight them they way they've gaslit us for centuries to steal it back.
From the BAFTA-nominated creators of Vampire Therapist comes another deeply researched dark comedy game studying the world's most overvalued people in Better Than Us. Inspired by The Count of Monte Cristo, Thief: The Dark Project, Pentiment, Inventing Anna, the works of Terry Pratchett, and 5-star hotels in OPEC countries (look them up; they're horrifying), you'll explore an all-too familiar future directly inspired by the most nefarious billionaires of the past and present.
Infiltrate exclusive parties thrown by the ultra-wealthy across floating cities they had to build to save themselves from the climate apocalypses they created. Your targets aren't just rich—they don't buy sports cars and mansions, they buy elections and theological development. They've monopolized AI development to ensure machines serve their interests, not humanity's. They've spent centuries perfecting the art of capturing not just wealth, but moral authority itself.
Your greatest weapon isn't stealth or violence—it's your ability to lie. Tell different stories to different people. Remember who you told what. Build a web of deception so intricate that even the powerful can't see through it. But slip up once—contradict yourself, forget a detail—and everything unravels.
Tell Lies, Remember Lies - It doesn't matter what you say. It matters that you remember what you said, and to whom. Track your deceptions or watch them collapse around you.
Extraordinary Voice Acting - Better Than Us will include an all-star cast led by Sarah Grayson (Hades II, Vampire Therapist, Gone Home), joined by Cyrus Nemati (Hades II, Vampire Therapist, Duck Detective) and more.
Sneak Queen - Navigate lavish parties in an opulent post-apocalyptic world, sneak into places you don't belong, and steal what the wealthy value most: their stupid expensive crap.
History Echoes Forward - Developed in consultation with historians from Oxford, UC Davis, and the University of Florida, Better Than Us is directly inspired by the consequences of extreme wealth inequality through the past and present.
They might think they deserve what they have because they're better than us … but you'll prove otherwise.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 or later
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 550/equivalent or higher
- DirectX: Version 10
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
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Press Coverage
Social stealth narrative game Better Than Us is all about creating a web of lies to steal from the ultra-rich
A political social stealth narrative game about lying and stealing from the ultra-wealthy? Better Than Us certainly sounds like a game for the times. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/social-stealth-narrative-game-better-than-us-is-all-about-creating-a-web-of-lies-to-steal-from-the-ultra-rich/Read full article on GamingOnLinuxAnnouncementsOfficial
Better Than Us has been REVEALED!
We are delighted to share Better Than Us with you all! If you’ve ever dreamed of outsmarting the ultra-rich with nothing but charm and weaponized misinformation, this one’s for you. From the BAFTA-nominated creators of Vampire Therapist comes a stylish, savage, and darkly funny heist story set in a future where a handful of people don’t just own companies. They basically own humanity. Good news: you’re here to steal it back. Set in the year 2200, the game takes cues from The Count of Monte Cristo, Thief: The Dark Project, Pentiment, and the comedic chaos of Mel Brooks and Terry Pratchett. It’s a world inspired by real history and researched with help from historians at Oxford, UC Davis, and the University of Florida. The result? A future that feels a little too familiar, and a lot too fun to infiltrate.The signature mechanic, “Tell Lies, Remember Lies,” turns social stealth into a high-pressure memory game. You can say almost anything, but you’d better remember who you said it to. Forget a detail and your carefully crafted illusion crumbles. Track your stories, maintain your mask, and outmaneuver people who’ve built empires on deception.Heists Among the CloudsYou’ll slip into opulent parties across floating cities the ultra-rich built to escape the climate disasters they caused. These people don’t buy sports cars; they buy elections. They’ve monopolized AI, rewritten the future, and polished their moral authority until it gleams. Your job? Walk right into their sanctuaries and tear their plans apart, one lie at a time.This is a revenge story for anyone tired of watching a tiny group hoard the world’s wealth. In Better Than Us, you don’t just expose corruption. You steal back the future. It’s sharp, it’s angry, it’s funny, and it’s incredibly satisfying.A Cast That Makes Every Lie SingBetter Than Us features an all-star voice cast, including performers from Hades 2, Vampire Therapist, and other standout narrative titles. These aren’t throwaway party conversations. Ev...Read full article on Community Announcements (LittleBatGames-Cyrus)Press Coverage
Better Than Us is a neo-dystopian "social stealth" game about lying, and I'm ready to go full Pinocchio
How many times have you lied in a videogame? I remember upping my coercion in Dragon Age: Origins so that I would have sway over the werewolves in the Brecilian Forest, and as Astarion I bullshitted my way around Faerûn, charming the locals at every turn. While lying is often a means to an end in games, with particularly nasty ones being associated with 'evil' playthroughs, it has a deeper meaning in Better Than Us, a new visual novel-esque indie game that's steeped in dark humor despite its bright, gilded appearance. Little Bat Games' latest venture looks right up my alley, and if it's anything like Vampire Therapist, it's going to absolutely slap. Read the rest of the story...Read full article on PCGamesN
