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Beholder

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

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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?

Beholder is an Adventure, Indie and Strategy game released in 2016, priced at $13.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 31172 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-27

73
playing now
92%
positive of 31k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3,515
twitch viewers (latest)
3515.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
80/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (124 ratings)
76/100
opencritic · strong · 56% recommend · from 27 critics
10h
to beat · rushed 3.5h · completionist 21h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$13.99
steam price (US)

73 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

Beholder trailer thumbnail

Beholder - Gameplay Trailer

≈433,787 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • · 73 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 2% of 28,778 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 779k–1.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 31,172 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$1.11-92%
GOG$2.09-85%
Steam$2.09-85%
GOG$2.09-85%

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 161 of 199 observed days · $0.36 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

319372026-09-15 12:00 — 176 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 214 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 77 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 273 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 268 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 100 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 142 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 240 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 77 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 219 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 237 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 56 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 65 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 164 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 120 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 76 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 164 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 105 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 40 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 161 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 126 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 37 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 73 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
7590Jul 2016Aug 2026Jul 2016 — avg 0 · peak 2Nov 2016 — avg 476 · peak 2,111Mar 2017 — avg 76 · peak 223Jul 2017 — avg 200 · peak 850Nov 2017 — avg 137 · peak 517Mar 2018 — avg 88 · peak 261Jul 2018 — avg 106 · peak 265Nov 2018 — avg 149 · peak 424Mar 2019 — avg 72 · peak 170Jul 2019 — avg 100 · peak 252Nov 2019 — avg 73 · peak 260Mar 2020 — avg 162 · peak 693Jul 2020 — avg 103 · peak 288Nov 2020 — avg 284 · peak 2,711Mar 2021 — avg 96 · peak 359Jul 2021 — avg 89 · peak 219Nov 2021 — avg 759 · peak 7,799Mar 2022 — avg 178 · peak 631Jul 2022 — avg 97 · peak 208Nov 2022 — avg 98 · peak 255Mar 2023 — avg 121 · peak 317Jul 2023 — avg 132 · peak 292Nov 2023 — avg 101 · peak 269Mar 2024 — avg 79 · peak 186Jul 2024 — avg 96 · peak 192Nov 2024 — avg 94 · peak 264Mar 2025 — avg 115 · peak 296Jul 2025 — avg 180 · peak 418Nov 2025 — avg 137 · peak 387Mar 2026 — avg 96 · peak 246Jul 2026 — avg 168 · peak 506Aug 2026 — avg 116 · peak 334
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$13.99$0.002016-09-202026-10-142016-09-20 — 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 $1.392026-10-08 — best price $2.092026-10-14 — best price $2.09
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

179382026-06-02 — 47 pageviews2026-06-06 — 44 pageviews2026-06-10 — 59 pageviews2026-06-14 — 63 pageviews2026-06-18 — 57 pageviews2026-06-22 — 56 pageviews2026-06-26 — 46 pageviews2026-06-30 — 62 pageviews2026-07-04 — 46 pageviews2026-07-08 — 60 pageviews2026-07-12 — 43 pageviews2026-07-16 — 45 pageviews2026-07-20 — 79 pageviews2026-07-24 — 133 pageviews2026-07-28 — 118 pageviews2026-08-01 — 75 pageviews2026-08-05 — 71 pageviews2026-08-09 — 67 pageviews2026-08-13 — 99 pageviews2026-08-17 — 107 pageviews2026-08-21 — 55 pageviews2026-08-25 — 95 pageviews2026-08-29 — 49 pageviews2026-09-02 — 52 pageviews2026-09-06 — 58 pageviews2026-09-10 — 61 pageviews2026-09-14 — 72 pageviews2026-09-18 — 73 pageviews2026-09-22 — 54 pageviews2026-09-26 — 59 pageviews2026-09-30 — 48 pageviews2026-10-04 — 48 pageviews2026-10-08 — 51 pageviews2026-10-11 — 59 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2016-11-09, latest 2017-05-18 (Steam store data)

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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