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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
57 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“While this game has a lot of love poured into it by the developers, and it is based on some excellent writing and mechanics, there's a lot of unused potential. While I got to chapter 5 after two hours of gameplay I was…”
“An indie gem that seems more relevant than ever. The plot has me hooked, and although the gameplay is very simple, it's addictive to pull the thread and see how you can alter the truth depending on your choices. A…”
“simple but fun game, very engaging story that builds as it progresses. 8/10.”
54 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Interesting, compelling, and flawed. Contrary to some negative reviews I don't mind the format of Orwell being a linear visual novel, sometimes the best way to tell a complicated story is to tell it simply, and for what…”
“While this game has a lot of love poured into it by the developers, and it is based on some excellent writing and mechanics, there's a lot of unused potential. While I got to chapter 5 after two hours of gameplay I was…”
“An indie gem that seems more relevant than ever. The plot has me hooked, and although the gameplay is very simple, it's addictive to pull the thread and see how you can alter the truth depending on your choices. A…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“An indie gem that seems more relevant than ever. The plot has me hooked, and although the gameplay is very simple, it's addictive to pull the thread and see how you can alter the truth depending on your choices. A…”
“A short linear game that took me 4 hours to complete. The investigation scenes were fun and the game was absoultely worth the price I paid for it. It holds up well in 2026.”
“отличная игра. затянула на несколько часов”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Orwell . A surprisingly cool game where we scroll through the browser to investigate various incidents, while we work for the government. "The Orwell Ethical Codex dictates that investigators - like yourself - are the…”
“very cool game, makes u think a lot about which ending to go with, interface is cool but holy ♥♥♥♥ ive never read this much in my life i feel like im ready to take an exam now”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Interesting, compelling, and flawed. Contrary to some negative reviews I don't mind the format of Orwell being a linear visual novel, sometimes the best way to tell a complicated story is to tell it simply, and for what…”
“A somewhat naive anti-surveillance game when it comes to messaging, but considering I'm stating this with hindsight and the many things that both happened and have been revealed since 2016 and the unimpeded expansion of…”
“i can tell it has a few endings with giving it one one playthrough, which atleast gives it replayability. Mostly just going through articles, messages, emails, and selecting what to not retract for whatever outcome you…”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“This game has a really nice storytelling. İ wish i finished it before. Altought the pacing is slow, all the time given is worth it. The saddest part is that it reflects our reality in some dictatorships already.…”
“It’s an interesting political game, but for me it felt like a one-time experience. I wasn’t satisfied with how things turned out after my first playthrough, so I decided to try again. Unfortunately, the second run felt…”
“A bit slow at times but overall a fun game”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“A completely annoyance to me. Annoying guy keeps popping up, interrupting my investigation just to say meaningless sentences, there's no helpful information in his words and only annoy me with how frequently he pops up.…”
“Very boring, just reading text and dragging text to another place gameplay. The story line didn't interest me and boring visuals”
“interesting game. takes a little while to get the hang of what you are doing. feels like the ending was forced one way and didnt leave much room to correct. i had a fun time. would recommend.”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“A completely annoyance to me. Annoying guy keeps popping up, interrupting my investigation just to say meaningless sentences, there's no helpful information in his words and only annoy me with how frequently he pops up.…”
“It’s an interesting political game, but for me it felt like a one-time experience. I wasn’t satisfied with how things turned out after my first playthrough, so I decided to try again. Unfortunately, the second run felt…”
“very cool game, makes u think a lot about which ending to go with, interface is cool but holy ♥♥♥♥ ive never read this much in my life i feel like im ready to take an exam now”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“While this game has a lot of love poured into it by the developers, and it is based on some excellent writing and mechanics, there's a lot of unused potential. While I got to chapter 5 after two hours of gameplay I was…”
“It’s an interesting political game, but for me it felt like a one-time experience. I wasn’t satisfied with how things turned out after my first playthrough, so I decided to try again. Unfortunately, the second run felt…”
“Incredibly interesting game with a neat mechanic. I've only done one playthrough but I know there are multiple endings to find! The replayability is a little up in the air since, other than a few specific choices you…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Quite an interesting game where you never know if you made the right choice or not. In the end I framed the wrong person and whoever I expect the least was actually behind the terrorist attack. The lesson I learned is that mass surveillance does more harm than good, or at least…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“A lightweight and interesting software title. "Orwell" is more of an interactive visual novel than a game, but tells a story well enough and the 2-4 hour playtime does not overstay too long. The plot is clear from the description and the marketing on Steam's storefront is…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“If you're into dystopian indie games, I'd recommend Beholder first, and this one second.”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:36 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
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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.
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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 | Choices Matter · Political Sim · Dystopian · Story Rich · Indie · Singleplayer · Detective · Simulation · Interactive Fiction · Hacking · Politics · Political (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Indonesian |
| Achievements | 27 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.orwellgame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system 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