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The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Released Aug 15, 2017 Developer Bloober Team SA Publisher Bloober Team Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux CyberpunkHorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericSci-fi
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (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.

78.7%positive5,824 reviews
Recommended · 20 found this helpful

“The original is worth remembering, and System Redux is the version worth choosing.”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“It was a really good time, the cyberpunk aesthetic was used well, a lot of tv shows, films and games use it as like a 'setting' or because they know it looks cool. This was quite well used and looked amazing! I would say get this game but go into it knowing it is a vibe, you got…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Not recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Crashes 30seconds into running. Literally cannot play the game.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:20 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

6playing at last check
824-hour peak
960all-time peak
0 100 200 2018 2020 2022 2024 151 avg · Aug 2017

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.

19achievements
13.9%median completion
1.7%rarest: Pandemic
49.2% of players 23.2% of players 23.2% of players 22.1% of players 20.8% of players 19.3% of players 15.0% of players 14.5% of players 14.0% of players 13.9% of players 13.6% of players 11.9% of players 4.3% of players 3.7% of players 3.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 49.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
49.2%I am an Observer — Hidden achievement
23.2%Drug trail — Interrogate Amir’s clients.
23.2%Outbreak — Find 10 nanophage patient cards.
Rarest badges of honor
1.7%Pandemic — Find all nanophage patient cards in a single playthrough.
1.9%Voxel runner — Earn 3000 points during a single trapware run.
2.2%The root of all evil — Hidden achievement

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.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US29.99 USD
EU27.99 EUR
UK22.99 GBP
Australia42.95 AUD
Canada32.99 CAD
Japan2,980 JPY
Brazil55.99 BRL
China88.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$11 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$32

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

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

May 05, 2023
Layers of Fear: the Series Crowning Work Is Coming out Next Month

Bloober Team's venture into horror began with the Layers series; the upcoming Layers of Fear will be the series' most important work and is scheduled to launch in June 2023. Developed in collaboration

Nov 05, 2020
Observer: System Redux - Gold status

Dear fans of the classic, dark Cyberpunk! We are pleased to announce that the launch of Observer System Redux is just around the corner. The game will be available to all PC players on November 10! Sy

Aug 27, 2020
Experience Observer: System Redux PC Demo

Experience first-hand what Observer: System Redux really is. Download the free demo and join Daniel Lazarski in his investigation. Like the demo? You can pre-order the full game now - with an 80% disc

Aug 27, 2020
Message for our fans!

Dear Fans! We never forget about our community and carefully listened to all your comments while working on Observer: System Redux. With great pleasure we publish the message below and hope it will me

May 07, 2020
BLOOBER TEAM ANNOUNCES PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR GAME, THE MEDIUM

Bloober Team, the makers of Blair Witch, Observer and Layers of Fear, today announces its largest and most ambitious project to date - The Medium. The Medium is a tension-fuelled, psychological horror

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsCyberpunk · Horror · Psychological Horror · Atmospheric · Sci-fi · Story Rich · First-Person · Walking Simulator · Adventure · Detective · Dystopian · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean *
Achievements19
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://observer-game.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i3 (3.4 GHz) / AMD A8-7600 (3.1 GHz) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 660 / AMD R9 270 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space