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App ID	514900
App Type	Game
Store Name	>observer_
Developer	Bloober Team SA
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 ()

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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.

Additional Information

Developer

Bloober Team SA

metacritic_name

Observer

controller_support

partial

metacritic_score

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

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)

library_assets

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library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	50
height_pct	50

osextended

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review_score

review_percentage

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:

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

restricted_countries

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

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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LinuxClientIcon

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english

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header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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logo_position/width_pct	50
logo_position/height_pct	50
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Assets

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page_background_path	app/514900
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timestamp	16 May 2023 – 23:17:31 UTC

Trailers

129573 ↴
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is_highlight	true
timestamp	1508774860
118372 ↴
trailer_name	Observer Launch Trailer
trailer_category	0
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screenshot_full	256692891/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1502812798
114191 ↴
trailer_name	Observer Trailer \| The Year is 2084
trailer_category	0
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1508774866

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