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Orwell

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App ID 491950
App Type Game
Store Name Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Developer
Publisher Daedalic Entertainment
Franchise Orwell Game Series
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28973933
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 05:27:39 UTC ()
Release Date 27 October 2016 – 14:58:00 UTC ()
😎 88.27%
14k reviews
16
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Osmotic Studios
metacritic_name Orwell
metacritic_score 77
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/orwell?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Daedalic Entertainment
Store Release Date 27 October 2016 – 15:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/orwellgame/
https://x.com/osmoticstudios
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 27 October 2016 – 14:58:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 11 April 2025 – 18:55:02 UTC () (1744397702)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • 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
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 31 January 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5208977
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 14 June 2016 – 00:50:44 UTC (), in changelist #2030393
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

9 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes

Tags

🧞 Choices Matter 🏛️ Political Sim ⛓ Dystopian 📚 Story Rich 🌱 Indie 👤 Singleplayer 🕵️ Detective 🖥️ Simulation 📚 Interactive Fiction 🔌 Hacking 🗳️ Politics 🗳️ Political 🗺️ Adventure 🖱️ Mouse only 🌫 Atmospheric 📚 Visual Novel 🔢 Episodic 🤫 Mystery 🔎 Point & Click 🎶 Great Soundtrack

Categories

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

Assets

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timestamp11 April 2025 – 18:55:09 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 16 players right now
  • 31 24-hour peak
  • 154,375 all-time peak 3 October 2018
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Store data

  • 40,360 followers
  • 13,566 positive reviews
  • 1,422 negative reviews
  • 90.51% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 32,777 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 88.27% SteamDB Rating
  • 13,566 90.5% positive reviews
  • 1,422 9.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
27 October 2016 – 14:58 Steam Release -
6 October 2017 – 17:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: October 2017 Humble Monthly #24 -
20 March 2018 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Jumbo Bundle 11 -
16 August 2018 – 17:10 🆓 Free key giveaway -
13 November 2018 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Dystopian Bundle -
15 June 2020 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (Jun 2020) -
20 September 2020 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Fanatical Favorites Build Your Own Bundle (Sep 2020) -
7 January 2021 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Fanatical Favorites Build Your Own Bundle (Jan 2021) -
14 June 2021 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Award Winners Bundle -
23 July 2021 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Slayer Bundle 2 -
23 September 2021 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Showcase Bundle -
19 November 2021 – 12:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Slayer Bundle 3 -

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How many players are playing Orwell right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 16 players live playing Orwell on Steam.

Orwell had an all-time peak of 154375 concurrent players on 3 October 2018.

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