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Beholder: Conductor
A Beholder series spin-off. Become a conductor of the Determination Bringer train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments — whose level of secrecy depends only on your loyalty. And remember: mission success is very important to you!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
33 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“Probably my least favourite out of the beholder series mainly because I finished the game so quickly. The other 2 beholder games took me 12+ hours to complete. I did enjoy the search and carriage decoration features.”
16 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“BEST GAME EVER!!!!!! at first i thought this was wan of those crap innapopreate and childish games like mewgenics but no this game does it perfectly you will not regret getting this game the is only one glitch that i…”
“Замечательная вещь, очень ранимый сюжет и множество интересного. Однако на игру вы потратите около 20-30 часов, даже если собираетесь получить все достижения. Оправданные ожидания и лучшая композиция серии игр Beholder.…”
“The game is great, I was once given it to play and played it all night. My cat is my favorite! The plot is cool and there are so many options to do something different, it's intriguing.”
8 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“Pros: - Great setting (even if its a slightly tamer Papers Please) - Hectic and fast paced on first playthrough - Artstyle is great - OST is good Cons: - A little bit on the min/max side to get anything resembling a…”
“I really enjoyed the gameplay, art style and music of this one. Though not as long and branching as the first beholder, it didn't feel too short.”
5 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“Замечательная вещь, очень ранимый сюжет и множество интересного. Однако на игру вы потратите около 20-30 часов, даже если собираетесь получить все достижения. Оправданные ожидания и лучшая композиция серии игр Beholder.…”
“Pros: - Great setting (even if its a slightly tamer Papers Please) - Hectic and fast paced on first playthrough - Artstyle is great - OST is good Cons: - A little bit on the min/max side to get anything resembling a…”
3 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“I'm gonna uh, replay to see Michelle. For research purposes”
9 of the 95 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Probably my least favourite out of the beholder series mainly because I finished the game so quickly. The other 2 beholder games took me 12+ hours to complete. I did enjoy the search and carriage decoration features.”
“Beholder back to its game 1 roots on an interesting albeit smaller and more linear story as a train conductor. This one felt like a lengthy episode rather than a full game. The pixel style suits the fast paced searching…”
“As someone who played the Beholder games around when it first came out, I will say this is hands down the best one. I could not get into 2 because the drastic change was just way too... Werid. Like the first game felt…”
8 of the 95 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“So Im on my second playthrough, dear ♥♥♥♥ is the report and blackmail system ♥♥♥♥♥♥ and just doesnt work. I blackmail, and it doesnt work. I am now softlocked and have to revert TWO HOURS of gameplay just to progress”
“7/10 it's ok, but replay value is lacking because everything takes so much time to get up to speed so you kinda do 1-2 runs and youtube the rest”
“Pros: - Great setting (even if its a slightly tamer Papers Please) - Hectic and fast paced on first playthrough - Artstyle is great - OST is good Cons: - A little bit on the min/max side to get anything resembling a…”
8 of the 95 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“dark and charming but i just cant enjoy the gameplay. the time aspect is stressfull and there is not enough for multiple playthroughs”
“After playing the first Beholder, I bought Conductor right away!! But, to be honest, I’m a bit disappointed with it. I loved the first game much more: it was more complex, I genuinely cared about all the tenants, the…”
“I don't like the game, it's boring since it's a work in the administration simulator, makes no sense. Why do I have to report to the state that somebody is a decorated war veteran, they should know that. Most of the…”
5 of the 95 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Pros: - Great setting (even if its a slightly tamer Papers Please) - Hectic and fast paced on first playthrough - Artstyle is great - OST is good Cons: - A little bit on the min/max side to get anything resembling a…”
“After playing the first Beholder, I bought Conductor right away!! But, to be honest, I’m a bit disappointed with it. I loved the first game much more: it was more complex, I genuinely cared about all the tenants, the…”
“Honestly disappointing compared to the other beholder games. Storyline feels disjointed and not immersive. I don't know if I'm missing something but I spend half the game fast forwarding and waiting.”
4 of the 95 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“7/10 it's ok, but replay value is lacking because everything takes so much time to get up to speed so you kinda do 1-2 runs and youtube the rest”
“dark and charming but i just cant enjoy the gameplay. the time aspect is stressfull and there is not enough for multiple playthroughs”
“As someone who played the Beholder games around when it first came out, I will say this is hands down the best one. I could not get into 2 because the drastic change was just way too... Werid. Like the first game felt…”
Counted across 95 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 91.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“[h1]Recommendation: 90%[/h1] Strong atmosphere, story and gameplay. Easy to recommend”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Came for the one cutscene, stayed for the great OST, engaging gameplay, detailed pixel art, and the intriguing story.”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“One of the most succesfull game of Beholder series and i really enjoyed it The story and gameplay is similar to the first Beholder game - you are a conductor Winston Smith on a train called Determination Bringer, which duty is to follow orders from above, providing comfort and…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Beholder: Conductor Sells 500,000 Copies!
The Determination Bringer has covered a massive distance, and it's all thanks to you, Conductors! Your performance has been officially acknowledged by the Ministry. It is you who keep this train movin
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Beholder: Conductor is out on PS5 & Switch!
PlayStation 5 & Nintendo Switch players are invited to board Determination Bringer! Become a conductor of the train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments,
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Dystopian · Choices Matter · Singleplayer · Indie · Story Rich · Point & Click · Strategy · Simulation · Political · Puzzle · Investigation · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Russian * , Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Turkish * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 44 |
| Official site | https://alawar.com/games/beholder-conductor |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64 bit Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4440 CPU / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX960 / AMD Radeon RX550 / Intel HD Graphics 4600 Storage: 6 GB available space Additional Notes: Stay Hydrated