Adventure · November 9, 2016
Beholder (2016)
Welcome to a grim dystopian future. A totalitarian State controls every aspect of private and public life. Laws are oppressive. Surveillance is total. Privacy is dead. You are the State-installed manager of an apartment building. Your daily routine involves making the building a sweet spot for tenants, who will come and go. However, that is simply a facade that hides your real mission... Your primary task is to covertly watch your tenants and eavesdrop on their conversations. You must BUG their apartments while they're away, SEARCH their belongings for whatever can threaten the authority of the State, and PROFILE them for your superiors. You must also REPORT anyone capable of violating the laws or plotting subversive activities against the State to the authorities. You are a cog in a totalitarian machine with your own family who also has needs. Do you cling to your humanity and cover up your tenants? Or do you survive by staying loyal to the regime? The choice is yours. You can report the suspicious activities of a father but orphan his children. Or you can withhold the details about his illegal activities and give him a chance to make things right? Or you can blackmail him to earn something your family. As you play the game, you'll interact with many characters and complete dozens of quests. You'll also make decisions that will affect the way the story unfolds. This will lead to one of several game endings - the ending you have earned!
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Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- Russian volume_up
- French volume_up
- German volume_up
- Simplified Chinese volume_up
- Italian volume_up
- Traditional Chinese volume_up
- Japanese volume_up
- Polish volume_up
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
- Portuguese - Brazil volume_up
- Dutch volume_up
Full audio (12)
- English
- Russian
- French
- German
- Simplified Chinese
- Italian
- Traditional Chinese
- Japanese
- Polish
- Spanish - Spain
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Dutch
Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 27.7k Steam reviews | Top 9% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 92% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 45% |
| Metacritic | 75/100 | Genre average 77 — top 70% of Adventure titles |
| Concurrent peak | 138 players | Top 18% in Adventure by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 6 h average | Top 53% for session depth among Adventure |
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Dystopian · 569
- Choices Matter · 558
- Political Sim · 540
- Strategy · 528
- Dark · 505
- Atmospheric · 503
- Singleplayer · 502
- Simulation · 500
- Story Rich · 495
- Multiple Endings · 489
- Political · 477
- Point & Click · 456
- Dark Humor · 450
- Indie · 446
- Great Soundtrack · 442
Reception Metrics
Steam community
92%Very Positive · 27.7k reviews
25.5k positive · 2.2k negative
Metacritic
75/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.8/10
Curator recommendations
22.1k
Peak concurrent players
138
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
6h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
3h
Current engagement
Achievements
60
Steam unlocks available
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Partial Controller Support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Release & Availability
| Release date | Nov 9, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games) |
| Publisher | Alawar |
| Base price | $4.19 -70% |
| Required age | 1+ |
| DLC / Add-ons | 2 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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