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I'm on Observation Duty 4

Notovia · 2021-12-22

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 22, 2021 (Mac), Dec 22, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 22, 2021 (Linux)

A spot the difference -type of puzzle horror game about monitoring live surveillance camera footage and spotting anomalies. Anomalies range from furniture movement to intruders. Fix anomalies by filing reports. You will need sharp eyes and good memory. The goal is to survive the entire night.

4
playing now
97%
positive of 850 reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

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

You're a trained anomaly observer monitoring haunted houses trough surveillance cameras. Your job is to keep the monitored facilities safe by reporting any anomalies you spot.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 28% of 18,167 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 17k–38k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 850 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2024-06-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

502026-08-11 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 13:00 — 3 players2026-08-17 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 19:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 11:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$3.992021-12-222026-07-092021-12-22 — best price $4.742022-06-23 — best price $4.242022-10-25 — best price $4.492022-12-22 — best price $4.492023-03-16 — best price $4.492023-04-06 — best price $4.492023-06-29 — best price $4.492023-10-26 — best price $4.492023-11-21 — best price $4.492023-12-21 — best price $4.492024-03-14 — best price $4.492024-06-27 — best price $3.992024-10-28 — best price $3.992024-11-27 — best price $3.992024-12-19 — best price $3.992025-03-13 — best price $3.992025-06-26 — best price $3.992025-10-01 — best price $3.992025-10-27 — best price $3.992025-12-18 — best price $3.992026-03-19 — best price $3.992026-06-25 — best price $3.992026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

8
achievements tracked
73.4%
earned "R.I.P."
26.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,06821%8

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

Player tags

3DLogicCasualHorrorPuzzleMysterySokobanSurrealStrategyAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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