Dawson Oaks Trailer Park Playtest tiers, not a live patch bible
We rank how hard a role is to hide and how much it needs other people. Launch on 17 Sep 2026 can still move the list.
Dawson Oaks Trailer Park does not have a live competitive ladder yet. The Steam Windows launch is still set for 17 September 2026 at $9.99, delayed from 10 September so Striped Panda Studios could polish a new map. Any tier list written today is a playtest visibility ranking: who leaks, who must talk to other players, and who can finish urges behind a door.
This hub explains the scale. The child page, suspect role tiers, is the actual S/A/B/C board for the eleven suspects plus the public Supervisor and hidden Snitch. If you want mechanics instead of ranks, start at the players hub or how to play.
What we are ranking
We are not ranking who is coolest. We are ranking three practical questions from closed playtests and official screenshots.
How hard is the role to hide? Gambler sits on 777 SLOT cabinets in Piss Creek Saloon. That is public. Moonshine Cook can run a batch in a trailer, then ruin it by selling to the bartender in front of witnesses. Hobo collecting cans can look like several roles at once.
How much does the role need other players? Drug Dealer is a hub. Junkies have to buy. Cooks have to sell. Creeps have to bathe, lure, follow, or occupy someone else’s trailer. A role that can solo its HUD is easier to keep quiet even if the crime itself is ugly.
How much information does the role generate for the other team? Supervisor is public power. Snitch is hidden information. Dealer conversations mint Snitch texts. Those three sit at the top because they decide whether the arrest timer or the Community Center vote wins the night.
We do not rank based on invented abilities. Thief and Hobo stay lower and vaguer because their official urge sheets were thinner in the screenshots we have. Read the suspect roster for the evidence and the disclaimers.
The S/A/B/C snapshot
- S — Drug Dealer, Supervisor, Snitch. Everyone needs the Dealer, the Supervisor is public power, and the Snitch is the intel pipe. High impact, high attention.
- A — Junkie, Moonshine Cook, Creep. Each must touch another person or another trailer. Witnesses are part of the kit.
- B — Prankster, Drunk, Pyromaniac, Thief. Loud or invasive, but you can time the mess around meetings and porches.
- C — Hobo, Scrapper, Gambler. Either public by furniture (slots) or socially obvious (scrap begging) or under-documented scavenging.
Full why-paragraphs live on suspect role tiers. If your lobby is first-timers, do not fight over S-tier. Fight over who can keep their mouth shut on proximity voice.
How to use ranks in a real round
If you are the Supervisor, start your eyes on S and A. A Dealer with a $2 offer, a Junkie hunting weed, a Cook hunting a buyer, and a Creep walking people into trailers will fill a notebook faster than a Hobo with cans. Then read how to play Supervisor so you do not arrest the notebook instead of a name.
If you are a suspect, read your tier as a warning label. S and A means you should learn how not to get caught before you learn funny voice lines. C does not mean safe. Gambler is C because the machine is public, which is the opposite of stealth; it means the role is easy to see, not easy to win with.
If you are the Snitch, your cover inherits the tier. A Snitch under Dealer becomes the park’s pharmacy. A Snitch under Gambler lives in the saloon. That is why the Snitch page tells you to finish cover urges, not just send messages.
Meetings scramble ranks. A voted-out player on community service who can speak only in the Piss Creek Saloon bar is no longer a tier, they are a landmark. Walk around them.
What will invalidate this list
A new map on 17 September can hide or expose furniture. Slot machines, mailboxes, bathtubs, and bartender counters are the current leak points. If those move, B and C roles move with them. Two-Snitch playtests may not be the live count. HUD copy such as SANITY, Meeting timer, and Arrest timer can be renamed or re-tuned.
Re-check this hub after launch using the same three questions, not someone else’s spreadsheet. For date tracking use release date. For a pre-game card use the lobby checklist. Official store links sit on links.
Treat every S-tier as a playtest spotlight, not a patch bible. When 17 September lands, rerun the same questions: who needed a partner, who worked in public, and who could close a door.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about roles, meetings, and the Steam launch.
Is this the official Dawson Oaks Trailer Park ranking?
No. It is a pre-launch playtest visibility list. Steam has not shipped a live meta. We rank leakiness and player-contact, then we say so on every row.
Why is Gambler in C if slots are obvious?
C here means the role is easy for others to read, not that it is weak for fun. Public 777 SLOT cabinets at Piss Creek Saloon make hiding the job almost impossible.
Where is the full role-by-role writeup?
On suspect role tiers. This hub is the method and the snapshot. That page is the why for each name.
Should I pick S-tier in my first lobby?
Only if you can sell weed or hold intel without panic. New groups often have more fun on B-tier mess roles, then learn A-tier contact jobs. See the players hub.