Copycat

Civilians root out the Imposters. Imposters eliminate the Civilians.

Copycat is a fast, casual, word-based social deduction game for 4–12 players. Everyone gets a word and gives one clue each round, then votes to eliminate a suspect. Civilians all share the same core word. Imposters get scrambled clues and must bluff without revealing themselves.

Roles add pressure: All Imposters see a related word, Copycats can scramble a player’s clue during voting, and a Taskmaster can assign short taskings that, when failed, reveal letter clues to imposters. The goal is simple: civilians eliminate imposters; imposters reach parity in numbers or guess the core word.

Runs in the browser with no install, supports bots for smaller lobbies, and includes configurable modes like intermittent guessing and timed word phases.

Play at https://copycat.raiku.dev