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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 · Perspectives: Side view

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!

Beholder 2 is a 2018 Adventure, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game priced at $17.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 8153 reviews).

33
playing now
87%
positive of 8.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (33 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (66 downloads)
4.04★
PlayStation Store rating (199 ratings)
12h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$17.99
steam price (US)

33 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Beholder 2 trailer thumbnail

Beholder 2 - Teaser

≈385,287 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • · 33 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 4% of 28,692 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 204k–489k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,153 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.69-85%
Steam$2.69-85%
GOG$2.69-85%
Microsoft Store$5.99-60%

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 152 of 186 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

100132026-09-14 21:00 — 41 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 20 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 67 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 74 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 30 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 48 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 77 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 23 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 55 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 100 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 32 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 43 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 78 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 19 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 33 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 84 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 29 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 24 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 47 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 32 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 15 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 41 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 40 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 33 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
49224Dec 2018Aug 2026Dec 2018 — avg 492 · peak 1,939Mar 2019 — avg 43 · peak 118Jun 2019 — avg 53 · peak 253Sep 2019 — avg 64 · peak 183Dec 2019 — avg 48 · peak 124Mar 2020 — avg 92 · peak 351Jun 2020 — avg 36 · peak 126Sep 2020 — avg 28 · peak 65Dec 2020 — avg 46 · peak 117Mar 2021 — avg 48 · peak 202Jun 2021 — avg 43 · peak 118Sep 2021 — avg 25 · peak 59Dec 2021 — avg 65 · peak 189Mar 2022 — avg 73 · peak 261Jun 2022 — avg 32 · peak 79Sep 2022 — avg 28 · peak 81Dec 2022 — avg 128 · peak 787Mar 2023 — avg 45 · peak 113Jun 2023 — avg 48 · peak 132Sep 2023 — avg 26 · peak 74Dec 2023 — avg 33 · peak 85Mar 2024 — avg 33 · peak 85Jun 2024 — avg 37 · peak 89Sep 2024 — avg 31 · peak 83Dec 2024 — avg 44 · peak 101Mar 2025 — avg 49 · peak 123Jun 2025 — avg 88 · peak 201Sep 2025 — avg 93 · peak 409Dec 2025 — avg 38 · peak 85Mar 2026 — avg 35 · peak 89Jun 2026 — avg 41 · peak 92Aug 2026 — avg 44 · peak 130
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$100.00$1.792018-04-202026-10-142018-04-20 — 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 $2.692026-09-25 — best price $2.692026-10-14 — 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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DDarkPoliticsStrategyAddictivePoliticalDystopian SimulationStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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