15 Town of Salem Facts You Probably Didn't Know, Similar to the Game Werewolves
Have you played the game Town of Salem? Here are some interesting facts about the game. Learn more about it in this article.
Games | 31 January
By Tiza Putri
Are you into party games? Party games are a popular type of video game, in which players can play with friends or with other random people in the game. On this occasion, Dunia Games would like to discuss “Town of Salem”. In this game, players have to lie and point out other people to avoid being caught/catch the odd person and win the game. This game can be played by 7 to 15 people simultaneously. Here are some facts about the game Town of Salem that you should know. Without further ado, let's get into it.
Town of Salem Facts
1. A Multiplayer Game
As previously mentioned, Town of Salem is a party/multiplayer game, which means that it can be played by many people simultaneously. This type of game allows players to interact with each other in the game. Multiplayer games tend to be interactive and more fun to play with friends or new people that we can meet in the game.
Multiplayer games are also usually used as a tool to socialize with other players. Town of Salem is one of the most popular and widely played multiplayer games, because of its features that allow players to communicate with each other, which adds to the excitement of the game.
2. Shares Some Similarities with Werewolf
Are you a fan of the Mafia or Werewolf games? Werewolf is a party game that can be played by multiple players. The aim of the game is to find and kill the werewolves hiding among the villagers. Town of Salem shares the same gameplay with the Werewolf game. You can lie, manipulate, or even form an alliance with other players while finding out who's lying. So, in this game you have to be good at lying and also good at finding the liar to win.
3. Created by BlankMediaGames
BlankMediaGames is a game developer founded in February 2014 in Austin, Texas. BlankMediaGames has a dream of becoming a huge independent game developer with Town of Salem. BlankMediaGames is a company that makes games that they and gamers in general love to play, to be enjoyed by many. And the biggest product from the developer is Town of Salem.
4. Features 3 Categories of Roles
In Werewolf, there are werewolves, villagers, and good side. Whereas Town of Salem features three major roles in the game, namely the Town role, the Mafia role, and the Neutral role. In these three broad categories, there are several roles that players can play, such as, in the Town category, there is an Investigation team, a killer town, and a town that has the role of protecting and supporting other residents. Then in the Mafia category, there are fraud mafia, killer mafia, and mafia who help other mafia. Meanwhile, in the Neutral role, players play the role of an impartial figure and can take control in the game as there are neutral parties who guard, neutral rioters, and neutral parties who can kill fellow villagers.
5. Features 35 Different Roles
Town of Salem actually has 35 separate roles which fall into the 3 big categories of roles. Aside from the three major categories in the game, there are many roles that players can get in the game. These roles include bodyguards, doctors, escorts, investigators, wardens, mayor, spies, sheriffs, transporters, vigilantes, guardian angels, vampire hunters, veterans, trackers, crusaders, forgers, godfathers, ambushers, arsonists, jesters, serial killers, pirates, plague carriers, werewolves, vampires, to witches.
6. Consists of Several Phases
Before you start the game and accuse each other, there are several phases or sessions that you have to go through to bring out the abilities of each role. First, there is the night phase, in this phase, most of the roles can use their abilities. For example, serial killers can start killing residents, doctors can heal the victims, and sheriffs can interrogate suspicious people.
Second, there is the discussion and voting phase, in which you can discuss with each other who the bad players are. Finally, there is the defense and judgment phase. In this phase, when someone is accused, they can provide a defense and plead not guilty to the villagers so that they are not voted on. Players can vote and determine the fate of the player. If there are enough people who vote against a player, the player will be executed and out of the game.
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7. Has Many Game Modes
Aside from the classic mode, this game has a total of nine different basic game modes for you to play. Starting from classic mode, ranked practice, ranked, custom mode, rapid mode, all any, rainbow mode, Dracula's place and town traitor mode. Each game mode has different rules, for example, custom mode and rapid mode will start the game automatically when the number of players in the lobby reaches 15 people.
8. Allows Players to Use Default Names
A player's name is their identity in most video games. And the Town of Salem requires a name before you start the game. In this game, you must create a name that cannot exceed 16 characters, do not use spaces at the end of the name, numbers or symbols. In addition, you are also not allowed to use names that contain profanities. So, if you run out of ideas and are confused about what name to use, Town of Salem has a list of default names that you can use. The name you choose randomly is influenced by the gender selection on your avatar. For example, if you use male characters, names like Cotton Mather, John Proctor, Edward Bishop, William Hobbs, and many other names will appear as recommendations.
9. Supports PC-Mobile Crossplay
This game isn't bound to one platform, you can play Town of Salem on PC via Steam, Mobile via Android or iOS. Dunia Games has provided the download links for Town of Salem that you can use below.
Download Town of Salem for PC
Download Town of Salem for Android
Download Town of Salem for iOS
10. Has 300+ Achievements
As in most games, players can unlock numerous achievements in Town of Salem. There are more than 300 achievements that you can get in this game. You can also get Merit Points by opening every achievement you unlock.
11. Specifications/System Requirements
Town of Salem isn't that demanding in terms of its system requirements. Here are the requirements for PC users:
- OS: Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor: 2 Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Available Space: 3 GB
12. Offers Various Skins
You can also use various kinds of skins -- or avatar in this game -- for your character. You can get skins from the Daily Brew, bundles, or buy them using Merit Points/Town Points.
13. Scrolls
Town of Salem also features items called scrolls. You can get these items during the game or buy them, and receive a 10x higher chance of getting certain roles. It doesn't increase the chance of a role appearing in a match, but the chance of players receiving the role they want if they use the role scroll before the game. If you don't get a certain role using the scroll, you can use the scroll again. Scrolls can also be used in all game modes except Ranked.
14. The Use of Wills
Even though you are killed by other players in the game, it does not mean that you are useless or cannot provide any information to other players. You can write down your findings using the Last Will feature and share the info you have with the villagers. This feature comes in handy for neutral parties or the mafia, as they can create fake wills to trick the villagers and win the game.
15. Released in 2014
Town of Salem isn't a recently released game. As can be seen on Steam, this multiplayer game has been around since December 15, 2014.
So, those were some interesting facts from the game Town of Salem. Are you interested in playing this game? Be sure to play the game with your friends, to make it more exciting. Stick around for more anime and gaming info, and make sure to follow Dunia Games on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates. You can also buy vouchers for various games, such as Mobile Legends, Free Fire, and Call of Duty Mobile, at lower prices by making your top-ups at Dunia Games! Also, don’t forget to download Dunia Games APK!
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