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Beholder
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
33 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“one of the most atmospheric games that I've ever played. Hard choices, loss, death and complicated life.”
“A compelling narrative-driven experience built around difficult moral choices and surveillance. The game constantly forces you to balance survival, loyalty, and conscience, creating a tense and sometimes uncomfortable…”
“Gameplay- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Nothing special ☐ Okay ☐ Bad Graphics- ☐ Masterpiece ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Will do ☐ Bad ☐ Awful Audio ☐ Amazing ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad Audience ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑…”
26 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“A compelling narrative-driven experience built around difficult moral choices and surveillance. The game constantly forces you to balance survival, loyalty, and conscience, creating a tense and sometimes uncomfortable…”
“Gameplay- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Nothing special ☐ Okay ☐ Bad Graphics- ☐ Masterpiece ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Will do ☐ Bad ☐ Awful Audio ☐ Amazing ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad Audience ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“It's not the greatest game. But it was fun while challenging. The first run was a nightmare. All my family died one way or another. The second time I figured it out. I had to be a scumbag. We survived. Would play again.”
“i could write a whole essay about how great this game is, but you'll see for yourself in the first couple of hours. the writing is amazing, and the variaty of ways you can handle each situation (as well as their…”
“Decent gameplay, makes you want to replay to see what you missed”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Gameplay- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Nothing special ☐ Okay ☐ Bad Graphics- ☐ Masterpiece ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Will do ☐ Bad ☐ Awful Audio ☐ Amazing ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad Audience ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑…”
“Really would've liked if the other games after this except Conductor stayed with this kind of grimy 2D art style.”
“alright & simple gameplay. choices matter, but they're very surface level. relies of the inherent ethical shock of a fascist government for depth, provides almost none of it's own. alright artstyle. fun but no…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Gameplay- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Nothing special ☐ Okay ☐ Bad Graphics- ☐ Masterpiece ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Will do ☐ Bad ☐ Awful Audio ☐ Amazing ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad Audience ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑…”
“It's not the greatest game. But it was fun while challenging. The first run was a nightmare. All my family died one way or another. The second time I figured it out. I had to be a scumbag. We survived. Would play again.”
“Behold!! This is a Game with a capital G! I’ve just finished my first playthrough: died twice, regretted almost every decision about a million times, and got so captivated by the gameplay and story that I couldn’t wait…”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I brought this expecting to enjoy it more but im just not feeling it? I will maybe go back and give it abit more game play at some point but apart from talking to people and completing quests there isn't much to do, i…”
“I'll start by saying, it's a good game at its core, despite some rough edges. The first blind playthrough was really fun and immersive, the characters, the tasks, the mechanics, it's all solid. The problem is, I felt…”
“🕵️♂️ Steam Review – Beholder 👍 Interesting concept 👎 Repetitive gameplay loop ⏱️ Short experience 🎭 Strong atmosphere, weak replay motivation Beholder is one of those games that fully delivers what it promises… but the…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“this game is so stressful. you earn minimum wage, and every 2 minutes, your family needs something that literally costs like 20000$. if you don't accept it, they die and you have to pay funeral expenses. they always…”
“I'll start by saying, it's a good game at its core, despite some rough edges. The first blind playthrough was really fun and immersive, the characters, the tasks, the mechanics, it's all solid. The problem is, I felt…”
“Enjoyable but feel like it ended far too quickly. Also foundit rather hard to make enough money in government elite mode without help from google and many game overs”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Probably a good game but has no ultrawide support which ♥♥♥♥♥ up the UI too much to play.”
“vague instrustions, don't know what to do, just wasting time and still fails”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“🕵️♂️ Steam Review – Beholder 👍 Interesting concept 👎 Repetitive gameplay loop ⏱️ Short experience 🎭 Strong atmosphere, weak replay motivation Beholder is one of those games that fully delivers what it promises… but the…”
“Enjoyable but feel like it ended far too quickly. Also foundit rather hard to make enough money in government elite mode without help from google and many game overs”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This Game is quite buggy and the audio screeches frequently.”
“Game has serious bugs. Cant write reports, it says to click the desk and click the report option, which there is absolutely none.”
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. don't work on M4 mac”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 91.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“The mechanics didn’t age well. The despair did. A trial and error experience disguised as a management game, where every choice leads to consequences you won’t like. Dark humor keeps you going — just enough to make the next bad decision. And don’t worry about making mistakes.…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“1984/10 Story, characters, choices are just AMAZING, especially in russian sounds so like.....at home? People talk just like how they would talk in russian, sounds really native, unlike in other games/movies where it sounds like google translate, thats a really fat fat plus that…”
— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played“The character designs and apartment layouts are excellent. The whole game feels like a good book—at certain points in the story, it made me feel a bit guilty.”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:35 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
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.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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,
Beholder: Conductor Out Now!
The Ministry is pleased to announce Beholder: Conductor is now officially available on Steam! You’ve been appointed the senior conductor of the Determination Bringer, the country’s legendary train — w
Beholder: Conductor — Release Date Reveal
Beholder: Conductor will be leaving the station and launching April 23rd on Steam. In this spin-off in the Beholder series, you step into the role of a senior conductor on the legendary Determination
The Beholder: Conductor demo has arrived – report for duty
By order of the Ministry, The Beholder: Conductor demo has been authorized for public access. Your cooperation is mandatory. Citizens, your unwavering compliance during the playtest phase has been not
All Aboard the Determination Bringer – Beholder: Conductor Playtest is Now Live
Calling all conductors and loyal servants of the Ministry! The Beholder: Conductor playtest has finally launched, and now it’s your turn to take the conductor’s seat. Monitor passengers, report incide
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Dystopian · Choices Matter · Political Sim · Strategy · Dark · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Simulation · Story Rich · Multiple Endings · Political · Point & Click (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Russian * , French * , German * , Simplified Chinese * , Italian * , Traditional Chinese * , Japanese * , Polish * , Spanish - Spain * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Dutch * , Turkish, Korean * * |
| Achievements | 60 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://alawar.com/games/beholder |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 Processor: Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2180 2.00GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 600M / ATI Radeon HD 5450 (1GB) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1600 MB available space