Just Act Natural

Just Act Natural

Released Mar 2022

Just Act Natural is a hand-crafted online party game where players must hide among NPC characters to avoid detection from the seeker. Compete against your friends in a variety of game modes over a course of different rounds to be crowned the winner!

87% positive · 6,286 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Just Act Natural launched on March 25, 2022 as a free-to-play online party game. Post-launch, the developer shipped several major updates: a "Goose on the Loose" game mode in July 2022, and the Museum DLC on March 29, 2024 — the game's first paid content expansion. The Museum DLC post (March 30, 2024) mentioned the developer "would love to make some more DLC maps over the summer" depending on how that release performed, but this was speculative and no follow-up DLC was ever announced or listed on the store. As of today (October 1, 2026), more than two years have passed since that statement with no new DLC announced and no new major content released. The most recent developer communication was on December 19, 2024 — a Christmas update post. That post explicitly noted the team has been "busy working on our new game Sculplings," signaling that developer attention has shifted to a new project. The post delivered only minor seasonal aesthetics (Christmas decorations and achievements), not substantive game content. Looking at the full post-launch timeline: major content arrived in July 2022 (new game mode) and March 2024 (Museum DLC) — a gap of roughly 20 months between the two. The last major content shipped on March 29, 2024. Since then, through October 1, 2026 — over 18 months — there has been no major content, no announced upcoming DLC, and the developer's own communications indicate their focus has moved to a new game. The speculative "more DLC over the summer" comment from March 2024 was never followed up with an announcement, and the summer of 2024 has long since passed. Both DLC listings on the store are released with no unreleased entries. The developer has not made an explicit "development is complete" statement, but the absence of any further content, the silence on DLC plans, and the confirmed pivot to a new game all point to the content cycle for Just Act Natural having concluded. The completion date is pinned to the release of the Museum DLC — the last substantive content shipped.
Evidence
Christmas 2024 update post apologizes for delay and notes the team has been busy working on their new game, Sculplings. Only minor seasonal cosmetics were added to Just Act Natural — no substantive content.
news post · Dec 19, 2024 source development ending
high
Museum DLC released on March 29, 2024 — the most recent major content shipped for the game. Both DLC listings are released with nothing unreleased on the store.
dlc listing · Mar 29, 2024 source content shipped
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Conor Garity
Achievements
30
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Multiplayer · PvP

About this game




Just Act Natural is a crazy online multiplayer party game full of deception. Compete against your friends in a continuously expanding pool of game modes and stages. Our take on the party game genre requires you to be as deceitful as possible. Fool your friends, don't act sus, just act natural.







  • Asymmetric online multiplayer for up to eight players
    Grab your friends for a night of round based party gaming shenanigans! Switch roles from hider to seeker and choose from a wild mixture of different game modes. Find out who acts the most sus.



  • Everything's handmade! (yes, really, everything)
    Everything is hand sculpted out of clay and photographically scanned into the game. This adds a unique aesthetic to the game and provides something fresh to the party-game genre.

  • Power Ups and Items
    Both roles have a collection of items to choose from at the start of the game. You can use these to help hide yourself as a Hider or help find the other players as the Seeker. Keep track of who has used what item and use this to your advantage to win the round.

  • Original soundtrack
    The Just Act Natural soundtrack is unique too! Composed by Matthew Rock.



  • Where is this Discord server?



  • What's the difference between the Free and Premium Versions?
    The Premium Version of Just Act Natural includes several additional game modes and new maps!

  • Can I play the game alone?
    This game is strictly online multiplayer only. It does require at least two people to play. While we do have a match-making system, the game is very indie and the player base is small. We welcome you to our Discord server where you can find other players (or devs) to play with!

  • Why doesn't father love me?
    I’m not sure.
Last evaluated Oct 1, 2026
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