Beholder header

Beholder

by Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)

2016
92% positive
29,149
$1.39
Steam

About This Game

Welcome to a grim dystopian future.
A totalitarian State controls every aspect of private and public life.
Laws are oppressive. Surveillance is total. Privacy is dead.





You are the State-installed manager of an apartment building. Your daily routine involves making the building a sweet spot for tenants, who will come and go. However, that is simply a facade that hides your real mission...



Your primary task is to covertly watch your tenants and eavesdrop on their conversations. You must BUG their apartments while they're away, SEARCH their belongings for whatever can threaten the authority of the State, and PROFILE them for your superiors. You must also REPORT anyone capable of violating the laws or plotting subversive activities against the State to the authorities.





You are a cog in a totalitarian machine with your own family who also has needs. Do you cling to your humanity and cover up your tenants? Or do you survive by staying loyal to the regime? The choice is yours.

You can report the suspicious activities of a father but orphan his children. Or you can withhold the details about his illegal activities and give him a chance to make things right? Or you can blackmail him to earn something your family.





As you play the game, you'll interact with many characters and complete dozens of quests. You'll also make decisions that will affect the way the story unfolds. This will lead to one of several game endings - the ending you have earned!






Get This Game

View on Steam

User Reviews

Positive26,743
Negative2,406
Overall92% positive

Game Details

Release Date: 11/9/2016
Developer: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)
Publisher: Alawar
Price: $1.39

Platform Support

WindowsmacOSLinux

Media

Beholder screenshot 1
Beholder screenshot 2
Beholder screenshot 3
Beholder screenshot 4
Beholder screenshot 5
Beholder screenshot 6

Similar games

Sort by:
Filter by tags:
Perfect Match

Beholder 2

by Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)

$2.69

6,593954

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!

Dystopian StrategyChoices MatterPolitical SimSimulationStory RichSingleplayerPolitical+12 more
Perfect Match

Beholder: Conductor

by Alawar

$8.67

2,421284

A Beholder series spin-off. Become a conductor of the Determination Bringer train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments — whose level of secrecy depends only on your loyalty. And remember: mission success is very important to you!

Political SimDystopian Choices MatterSingleplayerIndieStory RichPoint & ClickSimulation+12 more
Extremely Similar

Civil Purgatory

by David Gallardo

$3.99

106

Interrogate, investigate, and judge in an authoritarian regime. In Civil Purgatory, real-time AI-generated role-playing dialogue adds depth and dynamism to this narrative simulation full of moral dilemmas, where you decide who walks free… and who doesn’t.

StrategyPoliticalPuzzleSimulationDifficultPoint & ClickCasual2D+12 more
Extremely Similar

Papers, Please

by Lucas Pope

$9.99

73,8012,052

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

IndiePoliticalSimulationPoint & ClickSingleplayerPixel GraphicsDystopian Multiple Endings+12 more
Extremely Similar

Not For Broadcast

by NotGames

$6.24

11,139715

A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?

Adventure1980sChoices MatterDystopian SimulationDark ComedyFMVStory Rich+12 more
Extremely Similar

Through the Darkest of Times

by Paintbucket Games

$2.99

931179

Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.

StrategySimulationIndieAdventureWorld War IIHistoricalPoliticalChoices Matter+12 more
Very Similar

The Hex

by Daniel Mullins Games

$1.99

4,829300

In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...

IndieSingleplayerStory RichPsychological HorrorMysteryPixel GraphicsDarkGreat Soundtrack+12 more
Similar

ESCAPELAND

by eX Software

$0.99

61

Philosophical parable in the action‑adventure genre. Nikolaj finds himself in the Valley of Life — an oasis in the wasteland where clans wage a ruthless war for resources. Find allies and decide what matters most to you: helping people or profiting from their suffering?

Immersive SimAtmosphericShooterSingleplayerPost-apocalypticStealthAlternate HistoryAction-Adventure+12 more
Similar

Ib

by kouri

$12.99

4,61345

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Story RichPixel GraphicsIndieHorrorExplorationPuzzle2DChoose Your Own Adventure+12 more
Similar

Lords of Infinity

by Hosted Games

$7.91

1949

Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.

CasualRPGPolitical SimText-BasedDiplomacyManagementChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive Fiction+7 more
Similar

Neofeud

by Silver Spook Games

$4.49

22941

Neofeud is a Dystopic Cyberpunk adventure game in the vein of Blade Runner, but with an overlay of Game of Thrones-like political intrigue, and 1366x768, hand-painted, stylized visuals.

AdventureIndieCyberpunkPoint & ClickDystopian Story RichSingleplayerSci-fi+7 more
Somewhat Similar

Contraband Police

by Crazy Rocks

$13.79

20,7981,114

Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.

Open WorldSimulationSingleplayerFirst-PersonActionRealisticMultiple Endings1980s+12 more
Somewhat Similar

King Of The Castle

by Tributary Games

$4.99

1,330178

Take your rightful place on the throne in this political party game for 4+ players. Rule the kingdom with an iron fist or silver tongue as you steer through bloodshed, intrigue & madcap disaster! Can you keep your crown when others plot your downfall? More importantly, can you keep your head?

StrategyChoices MatterFantasyStory RichCo-opMedievalMultiplayerPolitical Sim+12 more