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Observer

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App ID 514900
App Type Game
Store Name >observer_
Developer
Publisher Bloober Team
Franchise Bloober Team
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 28974216
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 05:57:38 UTC ()
Release Date 15 August 2017 – 16:00:00 UTC ()
😏 76.51%
5k reviews
2
In-Game

What would you do if your fears were hacked? >observer_ is a cyberpunk horror game from Bloober Team, the creators of Layers of Fear. Play as an Observer, the new front line of neural police, as you hack into the jagged minds of the insane.

This app has been retired and is no longer available on the Steam store.

Additional Information

Developer Bloober Team SA
metacritic_name Observer
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 78
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/observer?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Bloober Team
Store Release Date 15 August 2017 – 16:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 15 August 2017 – 16:00:00 UTC ()
app_retired_publisher_request Yes
Store Asset Modification Time 20 November 2019 – 12:40:21 UTC () (1574253621)
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review_score 6
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Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, FMOD SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, Ogg SDK, OpenSSL SDK, Qt SDK, Vorbis SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game requires manual configuration of graphics settings to perform well on Steam Deck
  • This game does not exit cleanly and may require you to manually quit via the Steam overlay
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game's launcher/setup tool may require a touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: This game does not exit cleanly and may require you to manually quit via the Steam overlay
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 14 February 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 3108500
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-5
    requires_h2641
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    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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restricted_countries DE
Germany
Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 10 August 2016 – 19:10:18 UTC (), in changelist #2166391
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

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

Tags

🔋 Cyberpunk 😱 Horror 🕴 Psychological Horror 🌫 Atmospheric 🚀 Sci-fi 📚 Story Rich 🙌 First-Person 🚶 Walking Simulator 🗺️ Adventure 🕵️ Detective ⛓ Dystopian 👤 Singleplayer 🌆 Futuristic 🌱 Indie 👊 Violent 😨 Dark 😖 Gore 🥷 Stealth 🍑 Nudity 🌲 Survival

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp16 May 2023 – 23:17:31 UTC
Trailers
256698942 ↴
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256692891 ↴
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Steam charts

  • 2 players right now
  • 4 24-hour peak
  • 953 all-time peak 16 August 2017
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Store data

  • 51,772 followers
  • 4,587 positive reviews
  • 1,248 negative reviews
  • 78.61% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 7 24-hour peak
  • 38,710 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 76.51% SteamDB Rating
  • 4,587 78.6% positive reviews
  • 1,248 21.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
15 August 2017 Steam Release -
13 November 2018 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Dystopian Bundle -
4 January 2019 ⇄ Humble Bundle: January 2019 Humble Monthly #39 -
17 July 2019 ⇄ Fanatical: Mystery Goldrush Bundle -
16 June 2020 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Fight for Racial Justice Bundle -

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How many players are playing Observer right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 2 players live playing Observer on Steam.

Observer had an all-time peak of 953 concurrent players on 16 August 2017.

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