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I'm on Observation Duty 5 cover art

I'm on Observation Duty 5

Notovia · 2022-05-13

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 13, 2022 (Linux), May 13, 2022 (Mac), May 13, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

I'm on Observation Duty 5 is an Indie game released in 2022, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 817 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

4
playing now
96%
positive of 817 reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 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

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 63 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 57% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 49,650 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 16k–37k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 817 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.99 at Steam (2024-06-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11811820222026Week of 2022-05-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-15 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 5 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 6 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
964May 2022Aug 2026May 2022 — avg 96 · peak 217Jul 2022 — avg 31 · peak 69Sep 2022 — avg 14 · peak 42Nov 2022 — avg 12 · peak 56Jan 2023 — avg 12 · peak 34Mar 2023 — avg 22 · peak 74May 2023 — avg 25 · peak 65Jul 2023 — avg 17 · peak 45Sep 2023 — avg 15 · peak 42Nov 2023 — avg 10 · peak 44Jan 2024 — avg 12 · peak 35Mar 2024 — avg 10 · peak 29May 2024 — avg 7 · peak 19Jul 2024 — avg 7 · peak 23Sep 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Nov 2024 — avg 7 · peak 23Jan 2025 — avg 6 · peak 19Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18May 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Jul 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Sep 2025 — avg 5 · peak 12Nov 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Jan 2026 — avg 7 · peak 19Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Jul 2026 — avg 5 · peak 18Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$7.992022-05-132026-07-092022-05-13 — best price $9.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-11-01 — best price $9.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-04-13 — best price $9.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-11-02 — best price $9.992023-11-28 — best price $9.992024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-11-04 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992025-11-03 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
92.4%
earned "R.I.P."
27.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,10017%10

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

Player tags

DarkLogicCasualHorrorPuzzleMysterySokobanNarrationRealisticStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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