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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. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“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 count fetched 2026-07-24 00:43 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.
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 (2026-07-24). 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.
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 2026-05-20.
| 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 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| 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