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You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!
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You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
Beholder is a choices matter, dystopian and political sim game
developed by Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)
and published by Alawar.
Released on November 09th 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 14 languages: English, Russian, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Dutch, Turkish and Korean.
It has received 23,288 reviews of which 21,192 were positive and 2,096 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 13.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.45€ on K4G.
The Steam community has classified Beholder into these genres:
Choices Matter
Dystopian
Political Sim
Strategy
Atmospheric
Singleplayer
Dark
Story Rich
Simulation
Multiple Endings
Point & Click
Indie
Dark Humor
Great Soundtrack
3D
Adventure
2D
RPG
Violent
Stealth
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for Beholder:
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| Portuguese - Brazil |
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10
- Processor: Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2180 2.00GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 600M / ATI Radeon HD 5450 (1GB)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 1600 MB available space
MacOS
- OS: MacOSX 10.10 or higher
- Processor: Intel Core i5 – 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256 MB
- Storage: 1600 MB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or more
- Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1 Gb
- Storage: 1600 MB available space
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I bought this game as part of a Bundle of all 4 Beholder Titles currently out as of 2026. So i'm going to preface this by pointing out that I played through them all practically back-to-back... Practically. I needed some space before Conductor as i'd overloaded on Beholder but bare with me because i've had space and time to digest before coming back to write a review. I want to start as well by saying this wasn't my first time through Beholder, I had actually bought this on I believe it was the PS4, or it may have been PS5. I want to say 4. This original entry did something quite unique. There weren't any other games quite like Beholder before it came along, it has a dark and bleak setting and chose to showcase that more with its art style making us what is essentially an amorphous blob of a human being, just like everyone else is - and as you work your way through to one of the many endings in this short title you'll often be given choices. It won't ultimately tell you these are choices a good 90% of the time but they are moral dilemmas, trolley puzzles if you will. Do you opt to support your family over strangers or support the greater good? Also because I had initially played this on console I was able to truly appreciate how much better this title is on keyboard and mouse. I admit it's still buggy, it's still got its share of problems but this was their first title in this style and it was a really excellent opening. I'm under no illusions. I know nobody is reading this specific review and sitting on the fence about a game this old but my hope is that if someone does happen to come along they'll see this and be somewhat forgiving, this first game has charm... it's bleak charm story-wise, but it's a really nice, if short title.
"Arrested my own family for disloyalty, only to be brutally punished for turning in my criminal daughter." You’d expect a game like this to offer equal freedom to play as a patriotic landlord or a rebel supporter. While it technically features endings for both paths, the game leans heavily into forcing resistance support as its narrative default. Even on a full patriot playthrough, I was constantly slapped with mandatory quests to aid the rebels and oppose the government by stealing, buying contraband and betraying state interests. Avoiding these story elements required getting ridiculously creative (like framing innocent quest-givers to have them arrested) which frequently broke dialogue trees, quest chains, and overall game mechanics. Even the economy is skewed towards illegal activity, where loyalist tithes and government donations being brutally expensive, yet patriotism itself is barely lucrative. Playing as a sympathizer, on the other hand, felt completely friction-free. Quests flowed uninterrupted, and I ended up with more money than I knew what to do with. It’s still a genuinely fun game, but if you want to play a true loyalist, be prepared to fight against heavy narrative bias, broken mechanics, and a non-stop barrage of guilt-tripping.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Beholder is currently priced at 13.79€ on Steam.
No, Beholder is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 13.79€ on Steam.
Yes, Beholder received 21,192 positive votes out of a total of 23,288 achieving a rating of 8.90.
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Beholder was developed by Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games) and published by Alawar.
Yes, Beholder is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Beholder is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, Beholder is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Yes, Beholder is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, Beholder is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Beholder does not support VR.
Beholder is a single-player game.
Yes, there are 2 DLCs available for Beholder. Explore additional content available for Beholder on Steam.
No, Beholder does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Beholder does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Beholder is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)
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