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I'm on Observation Duty

I'm on Observation Duty

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Released Apr 3, 2019 Developer Notovia Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndieHorrorPsychological HorrorNuditySingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

95.9%positive1,992 reviews
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“there was a guy jerking off in the bathroom and that was very awkward to watch with my little brother”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“rating: 4.5/5 the sileNCE was so loud!!! and the jumpscares got me more than once D: why did i buy the whole collection honestly??? (still can't wait to play the next ones lol) edit: i forgot to mention it somehow BUT the game contains nudity and explicit content! i wasn’t aware…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Even though it's all black and white and the graphics is a little bit dated, it looks even scarier than modern versions. The freakin' intruders!!!! I haven't been this scared in my life... definitely recommend.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:49 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

10playing at last check
1024-hour peak
149all-time peak
0 25 50 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 32 avg · May 2022

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.

8achievements
34.4%median completion
12.6%rarest: Hello Timothy!
71.8% of players 52.0% of players 36.1% of players 35.8% of players 34.4% of players 22.6% of players 15.8% of players 12.6% of players 71.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
71.8%R.I.P. — Die
52.0%The witching hour — Survive the witching hour
36.1%The message — Listen the secret message
Rarest badges of honor
12.6%Hello Timothy! — Discover the secret
15.8%Not an intruder? — Get rid of !!HUGE MAN!!
22.6%That new house smell — Complete "The New House"

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US2.99 USD
EU2.99 EUR
UK2.49 GBP
Australia4.50 AUD
Canada3.89 CAD
Japan350 JPY
Brazil10.49 BRL
China15.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$2.1 Japan China Canada US Australia UK EU≈$3.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). 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.

Dec 05, 2025
I'm on Observation Duty 8 is OUT NOW!

The wait is over. Check it out:

Oct 13, 2025
I'm on Observation Duty 8 demo is OUT NOW!

I'm on Observation Duty 8 demo is out now. Please note that the game is still under development and some aspects present in the demo are subject to change. Happy anomaly hunting!

Oct 22, 2024
I'm on Observation Duty 7 is OUT NOW!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2462520/

Jun 18, 2021
Small update

-Made shadow anomalies look better -The secret got bugged last update. It's now fixed

Jul 06, 2019
Update!

Hello everyone! New update is out. Here's what's new: - Removed the "Cutlery movement" anomaly option from the old house -level. Use belongings movement instead. - Korean and Russian languages have be

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie
Player tagsIndie · Horror · Psychological Horror · Nudity · Singleplayer · Atmospheric · Puzzle · Hidden Object (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Korean, Russian, Spanish - Latin America *
Achievements8
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://notovia.net/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ Processor: CPU: SSE2 instruction set support. Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities. Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: 64 bit