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Observation
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
54 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“the pros: the start of the game is unnerving as ♥♥♥♥ as you slowly jet around the station with the expectation that you'll see something absolutely horrible the concept is good! the cons oh my word the gameplay is…”
“Played this when it came out and it was the best introduction to eldritch horror that I could've wanted. Its on the shorter end but would absolutely recommended for anyone who liked Deliver Us the Moon or Tacoma as much…”
32 of the 83 reviews raise this.
23 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“One of the few games I feel compelled to write a review for, since it's one of the few games I feel both compelled and disappointed by. Gets a thumbs up anyway because it's unique enough to merit attention and maybe a…”
14 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“[h1] Staggering and yet hollow??? [/h1] I've recently finished Soma. And this game kinda reminds me of that. How? In terms of suspense and mystery. Well, the only difference here is, in this game the mystery stays up…”
7 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“What a fascinating descent into madness and old-school sci-fi psychological/eldritch horror. There are some noclip bugs near the end that do take away from it a bit. It could also have benefitted from some sort of…”
“Checking this out since this team is working on Silent Hill: Townfall. Great atmosphere that you'd expect from former Alien: Isolation devs and the unique perspective of controlling the ship AI was a great hook. Doesn't…”
20 of the 83 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Whenever you see a game with a lot of "awards" surrounded by leaves on a branch, you know its going to be a seething pile of 💩 pewp. There are an absolute cargo ship sized pile of these complete BS awards you can get…”
11 of the 83 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“the pros: the start of the game is unnerving as ♥♥♥♥ as you slowly jet around the station with the expectation that you'll see something absolutely horrible the concept is good! the cons oh my word the gameplay is…”
“Right up my street, it was like taking part in a high-concept sci-fi horror film. It's also pretty innovative in telling a story from the perspective of the AI and doing something fairly innovative in gaming. It leans…”
9 of the 83 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“This is one of those games that pulls you in, if you are into indie horror that does not rely on jump scares, cheap shots or gore, not even weapons, just an interesting sci-fi/cosmic-horror-driven story, this is it.…”
“What a fascinating descent into madness and old-school sci-fi psychological/eldritch horror. There are some noclip bugs near the end that do take away from it a bit. It could also have benefitted from some sort of…”
“Great sci-fi cosmic horror game with some cool-ish puzzles. I didn't have much problem with performance, but kept setting on the lower end. Besides that there was one time a sequence didn't work, but beyond that a great…”
6 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“Not gonna lie — the ending of this game was confusing as hell. The puzzles were a pain, and the overall value isn’t great. If you take your time, you’ll maybe get around 15 hours of playtime. It was a pain in the butt,…”
“Saw these developers were working on the new Silent Hill and wanted to check out some of their previous work, big mistake. This game is tagged as horror, but there wasn't a single tense or scary moment in the game.…”
5 of the 83 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“What a fascinating descent into madness and old-school sci-fi psychological/eldritch horror. There are some noclip bugs near the end that do take away from it a bit. It could also have benefitted from some sort of…”
“The idea was interesting, the story was interesting but my god the way i interact with the game is beyond horrendous, i tried switching for keyboard+mouse to gamepad it did help but not by much. The layout of the…”
“Brilliant writing [cons: very vague instructions, lost so much time just going in circles, also the ending was very buggy for me, lots of clipping]”
Counted across 83 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 78.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This is the first game I bought with "Mixed" reviews. I don't understand why so many people have negative opinion about it. The story is tense, game is beautiful, voice over is solid. There are many routine puzzles that are not complicated. The gameplay is slow. I've finished it…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“[h1] [b]You're an observer.[/b] Control AI on space station and use camera feedback to help the crew or under mine them. Game offers complex controls where you have to follow the instructions to save everyone. Sometimes you have to find correct thing or access specific panels,…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Game looks amazing and story is good but dear god the gameplay ruined it for me”
— a player, Steam review · 8 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.
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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.
Observation v1.17 Now LIVE, with fixes!
We've just pushed a fresh new build of the game, that introduces a few much-requested features as well as some vital fixes for those on ultra-wide displays/resolutions previously not supported. If you
Trading Cards now live!
Due to some scheduling and technical issues we were unable to get the Steam Trading Card content approved and live before the launch of the game, however they are definitely now live! Collect the set!
Observation wins "Best British Game" award at the 2020 BAFTA Game Awards!
We are absolutely thrilled to share that at a glittering (home-recorded) ceremony on Thursday night, No Code's Observation picked up the award for Best British Game at 2020's BAFTA Game Awards. In a c
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Adventure · Sci-fi · Space · Horror · Atmospheric · Story Rich · Puzzle · Psychological Horror · Singleplayer · Artificial Intelligence · Thriller (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 11 |
| Official site | http://www.observationgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64 Processor: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64 OS Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64 CPU Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400) or equivalent | AMD FX-4300 (4 * 3800) or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GT 640 (2048 MB) | Radeon HD 7750 (2048 MB) Storage: 12 GB available space