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The Watchers

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App ID 1112830
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Straight Back Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 30619074
Last Record Update 15 August 2025 – 21:25:40 UTC ()
Release Date 6 February 2020 – 15:48:00 UTC ()
😏 70.69%
501 reviews
2
In-Game
💥 Action 😱 Horror 👥 Online Co-Op 🤝 Co-op 🧩 Puzzle

The Watchers is a haunting co-op stealth game in which 2 players take control of a brother and sister trying to uncover the truth behind their mother’s disappearance. Explore the sinister compound of a local cult and work together to evade brutal enemies. But be careful. You’re being watched.

Additional Information

Developer Straight Back Games
metacritic_name The Watchers
controller_support partial
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Straight Back Games
Store Release Date 6 February 2020 – 15:48:49 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://x.com/TheWatchersGame
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 6 February 2020 – 15:48:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 25 March 2020 – 12:30:01 UTC () (1585139401)
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review_score 6
review_percentage 74
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, Dissonance SDK, Opus SDK, Photon SDK, SteamworksNET SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 24 September 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7406781
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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First seen on SteamDB 26 June 2019 – 01:43:26 UTC (), in changelist #6483144

Supported Languages

14 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes
Arabic Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🌱 Indie 💥 Action 😱 Horror 👥 Online Co-Op 🕹️ Multiplayer 🤝 Co-op 🧩 Puzzle 🥷 Stealth 😓 Difficult 🙌 First-Person 🌫 Atmospheric 😨 Dark 🎶 Great Soundtrack

Categories

Online Co-op Cross-Platform Multiplayer Steam Achievements Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

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