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Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Orwell: Ignorance is Strength is fine. The core mechanics are the highlight. Digging through data chunks and making choices is funbut those choices don’t always feel consistent. Sometimes the game make things go in a direction you didn’t really intend. The themes are…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“I did not like the first game. I thought it was poorly written, with uninteresting characters. I went into this one with low expectations, and I think it is somewhat decent. The plot is mildly interesting and the characters sort of okay for a reading game, which you might call a…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Unlike its predecessor, this game is a letdown. It's cool there have been a few tweaks to the gameplay and added social media. Sadly, the story is shorter and trash. On top of that, I was constantly getting stuck on the second chapter, not knowing what I missed or what to search…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:48 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
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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, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Choices Matter · Political Sim · Indie · Dystopian · Story Rich · Political · Adventure · Singleplayer · Detective · Interactive Fiction · Hacking (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 19 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.osmoticstudios.com/orwell-ignorance-is-strength |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2+ Processor: 2.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GPU: DirectX 9 compatible DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 3 GB available space