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Beholder 3 cover art

Beholder 3

Paintbucket Games · Alawar · 2022-03-03

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 03, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 15, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Dec 15, 2022 (Xbox One), Dec 15, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Dec 15, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Jan 26, 2023 (Nintendo Switch)

When a high-ranking security officer saves you from prison, you end up a pawn in her schemes. Now you must eliminate anyone standing in the way of her secret plans and try to get your life back while working two jobs. No tenant, employee or superior is safe from your spying.

9
playing now
65%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
61/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$17.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 202 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~25/week).
  • · Review velocity down 41% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (621 reviews).
  • · Top 18% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 57k–128k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,843 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$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.35 at GamersGate (2025-09-15) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 126 of 169 observed days · $1.34 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
43143120222026Week of 2022-03-01: 431 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2942026-08-07 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 20 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 10 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 13 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 22 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 18 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 29 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 23 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 13 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 13 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 12 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 8 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 22 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 14 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 16 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 10 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 12 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$17.99$1.352022-02-242026-08-302022-02-24 — best price $14.992022-04-07 — best price $10.492022-05-24 — best price $14.992022-07-11 — best price $8.992022-08-23 — best price $8.992022-10-27 — best price $6.642022-12-04 — best price $11.892023-01-17 — best price $16.172023-03-03 — best price $6.002023-04-21 — best price $14.992023-05-29 — best price $13.022023-07-14 — best price $5.992023-08-25 — best price $5.992023-10-20 — best price $6.742023-12-15 — best price $6.752024-02-08 — best price $6.292024-04-19 — best price $3.332024-06-07 — best price $13.382024-08-01 — best price $13.222024-09-18 — best price $17.992024-11-05 — best price $17.992024-12-13 — best price $6.122025-02-10 — best price $4.492025-03-27 — best price $4.492025-05-15 — best price $3.592025-07-01 — best price $4.492025-08-14 — best price $3.592025-09-29 — best price $2.692025-11-17 — best price $2.692026-01-10 — best price $17.992026-02-25 — best price $17.992026-04-13 — best price $2.152026-05-28 — best price $17.992026-07-16 — best price $2.692026-08-13 — best price $2.702026-08-30 — best price $2.69
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
86.6%
earned "A new Carl, a new Janitor!"
29%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,3738%37
PS5 (PlayStation)12319%32
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)445%24
PS4 (PlayStation)3126%32
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

2DDarkLGBTQ+StrategyIsometricPoliticalDark HumorDystopian ManagementSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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