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Beholder

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App ID 475550
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Alawar
Franchise Beholder
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29754318
Last Record Update 26 June 2025 – 03:07:52 UTC ()
Release Date 9 November 2016 – 16:55:08 UTC ()
😎 89.82%
28k reviews
214
In-Game

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?

Additional Information

Developer Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)
metacritic_name Beholder
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 75
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DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Alawar
Store Release Date 9 November 2016 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/alawar
https://www.facebook.com/BeholderGame/
https://www.reddit.com/r/beholder/
https://x.com/Beholder_Game
https://www.youtube.com/@alawar/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 9 November 2016 – 16:55:08 UTC ()
Original Release Date 9 November 2016 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1478678400)
Store Asset Modification Time 28 April 2025 – 09:02:44 UTC () (1745830964)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 15 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 6369741
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 17 May 2016 – 06:31:10 UTC (), in changelist #1963165
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

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

Tags

⛓ Dystopian 🧞 Choices Matter 🏛️ Political Sim 💡 Strategy 🌫 Atmospheric 😨 Dark 🖥️ Simulation 👤 Singleplayer 📚 Story Rich 🔚 Multiple Endings 🗳️ Political 🔎 Point & Click 🗿 Dark Humor 🌱 Indie 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🧊 3D 🗺️ Adventure 🏽 2D 🎲 RPG 👊 Violent

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Native Steam Controller Partial Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers Steam Input API Supported

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Steam charts

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  • 214 players right now
  • 322 24-hour peak
  • 7,817 all-time peak 11 November 2021
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Store data

  • 85,322 followers
  • 25,912 positive reviews
  • 2,337 negative reviews
  • 91.73% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 1 viewers right now
  • 14 24-hour peak
  • 25,391 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 89.82% SteamDB Rating
  • 25,912 91.7% positive reviews
  • 2,337 8.3% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
9 November 2016 – 16:55 Steam Release -
16 May 2017 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Indie Bundle 18 -
2 January 2018 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Staff Picks Bundle: Scribble! -
26 February 2018 – 21:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Nemesis Bundle 6 -
28 June 2018 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Beholder + Blissful Sleep Pack Star Deal -
13 November 2018 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Dystopian Bundle -
21 December 2018 – 20:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Staff Picks 2018 (Build your own bundle) -
6 February 2019 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Undercover Bundle -
27 March 2019 – 17:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Undercover Bundle -
3 May 2019 – 14:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Legends -
13 August 2019 – 21:00 ⇄ Green Man Gaming: The Horrific Bundle -
3 June 2020 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Indie Gems Bundle -
29 June 2020 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Pick & Mix Build Your Own Strategy Bundle -
4 February 2021 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Staff Picks Bundle 2 -
8 April 2021 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own All Stars Bundle -
9 November 2021 – 18:00 Free To Keep -
15 April 2022 – 14:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Easter Bundle -
21 June 2022 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Play On The Go Bundle -
9 November 2022 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Birthday Mystery Bundle -
22 November 2022 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Collections Games (Nov 2022) -
8 January 2025 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Diamond Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (January 2025) -

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How many players are playing Beholder right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 214 players live playing Beholder on Steam.

Beholder had an all-time peak of 7817 concurrent players on 11 November 2021.

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