MASK WALTZ

Set in a stylized masked ballroom, seen from a close top-down perspective, three Survivors must blend into the crowd while a single Killer hunts among them.

Everyone wears a mask (players and AI alike) and identity is never certain. Each mask grant a unique ability and by swapping them with others, Survivors hide in plain sight, manipulate crowd movement, and create doubt. The Killer must read the room, expose impostors, and strike before the dance ends but each time he kills a NPC he will be stunned for a while.

Each musical shift reshapes the flow of the ballroom, rearranging crowds and safe zones, forcing players to constantly adapt.

In Mask Waltz, survival isn’t about running away, it’s about choosing the right mask, at the right moment, and dancing one step ahead of death.

It is a 2 to 4 players online asymmetric game. is playable with your steam accounts.

Inputs for Keyboard and Gamepad :

Move : ZSQD - Left Stick
Sprint : Left Shift - Left Shoulder
Attack : Left Mouse Btn / E - X
Powers : A - A
Switch Masks : Right Mouse Btn / R - Y

Mask abilities for killer and survivors :

FOX : Killer sees survivors footprints / Survivor hides his footprints from the killer
GLASSES : Killer's cam moves up to let him check the room / Survivor sees a white outline on the killer
EVIL : Killer sees an outline around himself which means that he won't be stunned if he kills a NPC / Survivor makes a time jump forward in the game and the song
ALIEN : Killer spawns ribbons around him indicating the direction of the survivors left / Survivor becomes invisible for the others

Each ability last only for a few seconds and can be triggered only one time with the mask you are wearing. You need to swap mask to trigger the CD of the ability.

The game was made by Rémi CHAM and Géraud TOUSSAINT during Global Game Jam 2026.

Diversifiers : Let's Jam, Random encounter, Many hands make light work, It's about time, Strangers Thing, Diverse.