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Beholder

Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games) · Alawar · 2016-11-09

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 17, 2017 (Android), May 17, 2017 (iOS), Nov 09, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 09, 2016 (Mac), Nov 09, 2016 (Linux)

You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

56
playing now
92%
positive of 31k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (124 ratings)
10h
to beat · rushed 3.5h · completionist 21h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$13.99
steam price (US)

56 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Beholder is a adventure video game about life in a totalitarian police state, in which privacy does not exist: everything is controlled by the state. The game was developed by Warm Lamp Games and published by Alawar Entertainment on November 9, 2016. The game is supported on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iPadOS and iOS.

Health check

Cooling
  • · 56 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,346 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~168/week).
  • · Review velocity down 52% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 775k–1.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 31,014 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

WinGameStore$0.99-90%
GOG$1.39-90%
GOG$1.39-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$10.47-25%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.75 at GamersGate (2019-09-30) · bundled 21×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $13.99 · on sale 130 of 175 observed days · $0.24 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
69969920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 635 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 699 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 335 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 365 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

166412026-08-06 21:00 — 138 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 58 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 134 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 108 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 72 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 149 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 129 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 97 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 166 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 135 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 48 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 130 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 104 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 58 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 121 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 91 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 55 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 146 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 121 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 59 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 159 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 111 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 42 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 127 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 140 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 59 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 114 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 123 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 56 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$13.99$0.002016-09-202026-08-302016-09-20 — best price $7.992017-04-10 — best price $4.492017-07-12 — best price $4.292017-12-27 — best price $3.992018-06-04 — best price $9.492018-10-24 — best price $2.992019-01-14 — best price $8.062019-05-09 — best price $1.492019-09-15 — best price $6.992019-12-24 — best price $1.492020-02-17 — best price $9.992020-05-27 — best price $0.992020-08-18 — best price $1.392020-11-27 — best price $1.492021-02-17 — best price $1.292021-04-19 — best price $1.122021-06-28 — best price $9.992021-09-14 — best price $9.992021-11-24 — best price $1.492022-02-04 — best price $8.382022-04-25 — best price $7.342022-07-29 — best price $1.992022-11-01 — best price $1.292023-02-04 — best price $7.892023-05-10 — best price $9.992023-08-21 — best price $1.122023-12-15 — best price $1.502024-04-22 — best price $1.052024-08-15 — best price $2.092024-12-04 — best price $13.992025-03-26 — best price $9.992025-07-03 — best price $4.992025-09-26 — best price $13.992026-01-02 — best price $13.992026-04-03 — best price $1.792026-07-10 — best price $0.892026-08-29 — best price $1.392026-08-30 — best price $1.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

902026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
75.3%
earned "Not a Big Dealer"
4.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

13 supported languages: English, Russian, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Dutch…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)30,3663%60
Switch (Nintendo)470%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%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

DarkIndieStrategyPoliticalDark HumorDystopian SimulationStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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