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Beholder 2 cover art

Beholder 2

Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games) · Alawar · 2018-12-04

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 15, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 09, 2020 (Xbox One), Dec 04, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 04, 2018 (Linux), Dec 04, 2018 (Mac), Oct 22, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

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!

19
playing now
87%
positive of 8.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (33 ratings)
12h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$17.99
steam price (US)

19 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 19 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 386 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~48/week).
  • · Review velocity down 52% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 203k–488k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,135 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.69-85%
GOG$2.69-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.69-85%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-04-08) · bundled 13×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 123 of 161 observed days · $1.69 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
58358320182026Week of 2018-12-01: 583 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

74102026-08-06 22:00 — 50 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 28 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 68 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 39 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 32 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 72 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 38 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 27 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 74 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 42 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 26 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 71 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 37 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 28 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 59 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 39 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 25 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 56 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 48 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 29 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 54 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 40 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 18 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 51 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 57 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 10 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 39 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 51 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 19 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$100.00$1.792018-04-202026-08-302018-04-20 — best price $100.002019-03-01 — best price $7.492019-07-08 — best price $7.492019-09-30 — best price $6.752019-12-23 — best price $5.162020-02-07 — best price $11.622020-04-14 — best price $14.992020-06-29 — best price $13.942020-08-26 — best price $11.012020-11-06 — best price $5.242021-01-12 — best price $3.742021-03-22 — best price $3.372021-05-29 — best price $14.992021-07-23 — best price $5.252021-10-01 — best price $2.852021-11-30 — best price $14.992022-02-14 — best price $3.372022-04-22 — best price $3.862022-07-08 — best price $14.992022-10-04 — best price $14.992022-12-23 — best price $2.242023-03-24 — best price $11.012023-06-20 — best price $14.992023-09-05 — best price $14.992023-12-11 — best price $2.992024-03-25 — best price $2.702024-06-27 — best price $2.692024-09-27 — best price $2.702024-12-16 — best price $14.992025-03-24 — best price $17.992025-07-02 — best price $2.702025-09-23 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $2.692026-03-19 — best price $2.692026-06-15 — best price $17.992026-08-20 — best price $2.692026-08-30 — best price $2.69
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

52
achievements tracked
50.1%
earned "No Pain, No Gain..."
11.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam Cloud

7 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Russian, German, Korean, Polish, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,9917%52
PS4 (PlayStation)43833%53
Xbox One (Xbox)15412%52
Switch (Nintendo)90%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DDarkPoliticsStrategyAddictivePoliticalDystopian SimulationStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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