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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.
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You is a choices matter, political sim and dystopian game
developed by Osmotic Studios
and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Released on October 27th 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 9 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian and Japanese.
It has received 14,954 reviews of which 13,540 were positive and 1,414 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.42€ on Gamivo.
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Windows
- 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
MacOS
- OS: Tested on Mac OS X 10.10.5
- Processor: 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GPU: OpenGL 3.2+
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Tested on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Processor: 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GPU: OpenGL 3.2+
- Storage: 3 GB available space
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Some people say that the internet and social networks are the worst enemies of dictatorial regimes. But what if that’s not the case? In Orwell, you will take on the role of an investigator working for the government. Your goal is to identify those responsible for a terrorist attack and to do so, you’ll have access to Orwell, a computer system capable of blurring the line between public and private information, allowing you to spy and, if you choose, condemn your suspects. Primarily, the game involves selecting and collecting datachunks about your targets, which gradually unlock additional sources of information. These may offer useful clues or potentially lead you to an entirely different person. This process continues until at least one incriminating piece of evidence is discovered. Pros: [*]The game’s concept is quite unique [*]Intuitive gameplay with investigative puzzles [*]You can change the course of the events with your choices Cons: [*]Very short, around 5 hours of gameplay [*]Low replayability Conclusion If you enjoy investigative puzzle games and don’t mind reading walls of text, Orwell is a really interesting title, especially for its themes and ethical implications. Its main downside is that it doesn’t last long, about 5 hour and the gameplay lacks variety, as most of the game mechanics are introduced within the first 15 minutes of gameplay. I recommend it especially if it’s on sale.
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Ever wanted to try yourself as a watcher of citizens in a dystopia?Well,this game is for you.Orwell:Keeping an Eye On You is an incredible narrative experience that makes you feel like a true investigator or a "Big Brother",call whatever you want it.The way characters are connected is masterfully done—every piece of information you uncover adds layers to their relationships, making them feel truly alive. As you dig deeper in the plot, you start questioning your own choices, wondering if you're really serving justice or just manipulating human lives. The culmination of the story is intense,keeping you on the edge of your seat until the very end. If you love thought-provoking games with a strong narrative or you are just a fan of dystopias,not a lazy ass (because there is a lot of text for modern days people,lol)you should try this game.
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Orwell is literally one of my favorite games of all time. As a point and click puzzle narrative adventure, the dystopian world it paints is really interesting. It puts you right in the seat of someone working within a government surveillance system, and the parallels to real life are chilling. The game tackles the themes of government control and spying against there own people, in a way that feels both immersive and unsettling. You have to investigate people with almost no oversight, digging through chat logs, websites, and personal data, presented in beautifully designed 2D interfaces that feel just like the internet we use every day. The gameplay revolves around finding and selecting highlighted bits of text. You decide which ones to submit, shaping the story as you go. This leads to multiple endings, where you can either side with the government or help those you're investigating. And, of course, there are tons of clever Easter eggs referencing the real Orwell. It's a short but incredibly well crafted game, and I can’t recommend it enough.
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Acting as a sort of Big Brother VN version of Deathtrap Dungeon, you are the "villain" behind the screen of a dystopian (?) surveillance project. I add a question mark beside the "dystopian" descriptor, because in a fairly surprising subversion of expectations, the group of people you are watching are every bit as awful, shallow, annoying, and at least in a couple of cases, actually dangerous and crazy as to justify using such a program. In any other hands, this game would have the government you're working for be up to unspeakable acts beyond justification and the collection of rabble rousing, blue haired agitators you're investigating would be perfect, selfless angels, with maybe a few thin personal flaws to give them the pretense of being attractively tragic and interesting. In this game, however, they are every bit as annoying, shallow, self important and deluded as the ones that currently exist IRL, complete with being pilled out on a pantry's worth of anti-depressants and rife with anger management issues and savior complexes. I was actually quite shocked at this development, considering the "modern audiences" presentation that this game and its sequel give off; the character portraits you can choose from in both are allergic to White people and the art style throughout is comprised of hideous, polygonal corpo-art. But if you are interested in busting leftoids, who are rarely represented accurately in this medium, or indeed at all, give this game and its sequel a go. The "mysteries" aren't terribly interesting, as they mostly revolve around made up political disputes between blandly named stand in's, but there is some catharsis to be had in sending loud mouthed, Hot Topic "punk rock" brainlets (not to mention the group's couple of older academics and lawyers of dubious ancestry who act as organizer and funder) a candy-gram from a SWAT team.
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I love this game but if you don't like reading then maybe it is not for you. It is really fun the story is engaging and the choices really made me think.
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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You received 13,540 positive votes out of a total of 14,954 achieving a rating of 8.83.
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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You was developed by Osmotic Studios and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You is a single-player game.
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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You does not support Steam Remote Play.
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You 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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