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App ID	491950
App Type	Game
Store Name	Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Developer	Osmotic Studios
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 ()

😎 88.24%

15k reviews

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

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 ()

osarch

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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)

library_assets

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library_hero	en
library_logo	en
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height_pct	86.45833333333333

osextended

macos64

review_score

review_percentage

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

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-5
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

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	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

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

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logo

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logo_small

d831e0d592d695b6c2ab819168696b652973c401_thumb

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
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logo_position/height_pct	86.45833333333333

Assets

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small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
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community_icon	b441225f23801a11dce373c2ee9caea2061b3858.jpg
page_background_path	app/491950
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	11 April 2025 – 18:55:09 UTC

Trailers

256788578 ↴
trailer_name	Orwell Updated Trailer
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256788578/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256788578/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256788578/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256788578/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	491950/291414/9e40987effc626babaf4cff3e06870010370b211/1751292280/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	491950/291414/9e40987effc626babaf4cff3e06870010370b211/1751292280/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256788578/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256788578/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	291414
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1591834898

Bundles

ID	Name	%	Set	Created
1842	Orwell Deluxe Bundle	-25%	Yes	5 October 2018 – 20:03:14 UTC
1871	Orwell Deluxe Bundle	-28%	Yes	8 June 2022 – 13:08:47 UTC
2236	Badtime Stories Bundle	-15%	No	8 February 2019 – 00:03:14 UTC
2306	Surprising Stories	-15%	No	8 June 2022 – 13:08:52 UTC
6251	Orwell Seasons Complete Edition	-25%	No	6 November 2018 – 20:02:34 UTC
12838	The Surveillance Collection	-15%	Yes	9 December 2019 – 20:02:05 UTC
14205	Surveillance Stories	-15%	No	24 April 2020 – 00:02:03 UTC
20653	Keep Your Politics	-10%	No	23 April 2021 – 20:02:35 UTC
20882	TestPolitic	-5%	No	8 June 2022 – 13:36:32 UTC
22112	We live in a society	-15%	No	16 August 2021 – 15:02:31 UTC
25061	Devs 4 Ukraine	-34%	No	4 April 2022 – 13:03:50 UTC
38425	Difficult Decisions	-15%	No	8 March 2024 – 12:19:04 UTC
43083	Dystopian Detectives Double Feature	-15%	No	1 August 2024 – 04:19:03 UTC
44497	Osmotic Studios Bundle	-10%	No	10 September 2024 – 17:29:03 UTC

Store Packages

SubID	Name		Billing Type	Last Update
111512	Orwell		Store or CD Key	10 July 2025 – 17:15:18 UTC

Packages

SubID	Name	Billing Type	Last Update
111510	Steam Sub 111510	CD Key	21 October 2024 – 17:51:03 UTC
111511	Orwell for Beta Testing	CD Key	1 December 2016 – 17:34:38 UTC
129823	Steam Sub 129823	CD Key	19 November 2024 – 01:55:37 UTC
232859	Complimentary reviewer package	CD Key	22 December 2017 – 02:12:23 UTC
284358	Orwell (Giveaway: Mouse-Only Planet)	No Cost	25 June 2018 – 22:27:54 UTC
312943	Orwell Free Giveaway	No Cost	5 October 2018 – 17:21:31 UTC

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