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Beholder 2

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App ID 761620
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Alawar
Franchise Alawar
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29789645
Last Record Update 27 June 2025 – 15:08:38 UTC ()
Release Date 5 December 2018 – 02:52:00 UTC ()
😎 84.91%
7k reviews
46
In-Game

You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!

Additional Information

Developer Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)
metacritic_name Beholder 2
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metacritic_score 76
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ReleaseState released
Publisher Alawar
Store Release Date 5 December 2018 – 02:53:00 UTC ()
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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 Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 5 December 2018 – 02:52:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 28 April 2025 – 09:12:36 UTC () (1745831556)
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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
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  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 24 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4121203
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 27 November 2017 – 06:26:24 UTC (), in changelist #3743391
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes

Tags

⛓ Dystopian 💡 Strategy 🧞 Choices Matter 🏛️ Political Sim 🖥️ Simulation 📚 Story Rich 👤 Singleplayer 🗳️ Political 🌫 Atmospheric 🔚 Multiple Endings 😨 Dark 🗳️ Politics 🔎 Point & Click 🫦 Addictive 🏽 2D 📖 Lore-Rich 🗺️ Adventure 🌱 Indie 👊 Violent 🕴 Psychological Horror

Categories

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

Hardware Categories

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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  • 46 players right now
  • 46 24-hour peak
  • 1,981 all-time peak 6 December 2018
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  • 35,759 followers
  • #3796 in top sellers
  • 6,338 positive reviews
  • 906 negative reviews
  • 87.49% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 4 24-hour peak
  • 14,211 all-time peak
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  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 84.91% SteamDB Rating
  • 6,338 87.5% positive reviews
  • 906 12.5% negative reviews

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Markers

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5 December 2018 – 02:52 Steam Release -
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How many players are playing Beholder 2 right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 46 players live playing Beholder 2 on Steam.

Beholder 2 had an all-time peak of 1981 concurrent players on 6 December 2018.

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