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Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Observation is a indie, adventure and sci-fi game developed by No Code and published by Devolver Digital.
Released on May 21st 2020 is available only on Windows in 11 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Italian.

It has received 4,773 reviews of which 3,743 were positive and 1,030 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.89€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Observation into these genres:

Indie Adventure Sci-fi Space Horror Atmospheric Story Rich Puzzle Psychological Horror Singleplayer Artificial Intelligence Thriller Mystery Female Protagonist Walking Simulator Lovecraftian First-Person Short

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64
  • Processor: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64 OS Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64 CPU Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400) or equivalent | AMD FX-4300 (4 * 3800) or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GT 640 (2048 MB) | Radeon HD 7750 (2048 MB)
  • Storage: 12 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025
If you're a fan of puzzles, space, and sci-fi this is a good game. I was impressed by the graphics, sound, and voice-acting. You can tell the developers really cared when they made this game. I also liked the approach of playing as the station's AI/computer, as opposed to the human protagonist. I was definitely asking myself "what the heck is going on?" while playing. A very satisfying experience.
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March 2025
I recommend Observation purely for its unique premise, atmosphere, and suspenseful mystery, and not for its gameplay, which I thought was mostly tedious. Watch the full review here: https://youtu.be/zgD4jaU5feQ
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Dec. 2024
Excellent, Beautiful, Immersive. Gripping Narrative. Believable near future hard sci-fi that can stand toe to toe with Stanislaw Lem. Instills a great desire for the betterment of humanity. Wonderful voice acting, great pacing. Interesting puzzles that remind you of the good days of Riven without being too obtuse. The game requires your attention which fosters more immersion. If you're stuck, breathe, all of the answers are logically in front of you; this is not moon logic. The controls are better than reviewers led me to believe; however, a controller is strongly recommended. TECHNICAL PROBLEMS: To launch the game I had to set Compatibility Mode to "Windows 8" and to get more than 6 fps, I had to use DXVK to change the API to Vulkan (drag and drop 2 files in directory(dxgi.dll and d3d11.dll) - easy) 21:9 Ultrawide Support: Game does not support, but ROSE has two fixes linked on Observations' PCGamingWiki page. One can remove cinematic letterboxing, but it returns midway through and re enables towards the end. I want more.
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Oct. 2024
Very nice puzzle story. Quick note : All can be done with a mouse/keyboard but the very last operation. I had to plug a joypad just to finish the game.
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Sept. 2024
We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. ― H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu λμ—†λŠ” μ•”ν‘μ˜ λ°”λ‹€ ν•œλ³΅νŒμ—μ„œ.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Observation is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam.

Observation is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.50€ on Steam.

Observation received 3,743 positive votes out of a total of 4,773 achieving a rating of 7.62.
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Observation was developed by No Code and published by Devolver Digital.

Observation is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Observation is not playable on MacOS.

Observation is not playable on Linux.

Observation is a single-player game.

Observation does not currently offer any DLC.

Observation does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Observation supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Observation 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.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Observation.

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Observation
24.50€ -97% 24.50€ 0.89€ -96% 24.50€ 1.00€
7.6
3,743
1,030
Game modes
Features
Online players
5
Developer
No Code
Publisher
Devolver Digital
Release 21 May 2020
Platforms
Remote Play
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