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Observer: System Redux

Bloober Team · Bloober Team SA · 2020-11-10

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Nov 10, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 16, 2021 (Xbox One), Nov 10, 2020 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 12, 2020 (PlayStation 5), Jul 16, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Jun 18, 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2)

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Observer: System Redux is a 2020 Adventure, Indie game priced at $29.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 3012 reviews).

5
playing now
85%
positive of 3.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (32 ratings)
8
Nexus mods (1.2k downloads)
4.01★
PlayStation Store rating (2,549 ratings)
10h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 14h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

You are Daniel Lazarski - an elite investigator of the future, portrayed by late cyberpunk icon Rutger Hauer. Using a device known as the Dream Eater, hack into people’s minds to extract clues and evidence. Virtual realities, mind-altering drugs, neural implants… Dive deep into a world where life is cheap(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Observer: System Redux trailer thumbnail

Observer: System Redux - Official 4K Trailer

≈159,876 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 227 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~28/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 60k–136k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,012 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$4.79-84%
GameBillet$5.07-83%
IndieGala$5.08-83%
Gamesplanet$5.16-83%
GOG$5.99-80%
Steam$5.99-80%
GOG$5.99-80%
GamersGate$6.00-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.53 at IndieGala Store (2026-05-20) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 125 of 161 observed days · $2.26 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26526520202026Week of 2020-11-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1702026-09-14 22:00 — 8 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 10 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 13 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 13 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 12 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 15 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 9 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 17 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 6 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 9 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 13 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
494Nov 2020Aug 2026Nov 2020 — avg 49 · peak 181Jan 2021 — avg 14 · peak 44Mar 2021 — avg 8 · peak 26May 2021 — avg 7 · peak 17Jul 2021 — avg 10 · peak 28Sep 2021 — avg 7 · peak 21Nov 2021 — avg 8 · peak 24Jan 2022 — avg 9 · peak 27Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15May 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15Jul 2022 — avg 8 · peak 22Sep 2022 — avg 6 · peak 20Nov 2022 — avg 8 · peak 31Jan 2023 — avg 6 · peak 24Mar 2023 — avg 13 · peak 60May 2023 — avg 5 · peak 19Jul 2023 — avg 10 · peak 28Sep 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Nov 2023 — avg 8 · peak 27Jan 2024 — avg 7 · peak 22Mar 2024 — avg 7 · peak 36May 2024 — avg 7 · peak 20Jul 2024 — avg 7 · peak 19Sep 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Nov 2024 — avg 8 · peak 29Jan 2025 — avg 7 · peak 28Mar 2025 — avg 10 · peak 28May 2025 — avg 13 · peak 51Jul 2025 — avg 6 · peak 19Sep 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Nov 2025 — avg 9 · peak 31Jan 2026 — avg 12 · peak 28Mar 2026 — avg 6 · peak 19May 2026 — avg 5 · peak 19Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 29
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$4.792020-08-272026-10-142020-08-27 — best price $26.992021-03-20 — best price $23.992021-06-11 — best price $20.992021-10-04 — best price $29.992021-12-06 — best price $19.492022-03-01 — best price $29.992022-06-10 — best price $19.492022-10-24 — best price $15.002022-12-15 — best price $14.992023-02-02 — best price $14.992023-03-14 — best price $29.992023-04-28 — best price $29.992023-06-06 — best price $14.992023-07-13 — best price $29.992023-08-14 — best price $11.892023-09-23 — best price $29.992023-11-16 — best price $23.892023-12-24 — best price $10.992024-02-02 — best price $12.002024-02-27 — best price $21.412024-03-29 — best price $21.412024-04-27 — best price $29.992024-05-22 — best price $12.002024-06-26 — best price $29.992024-08-10 — best price $23.892024-11-05 — best price $26.112025-01-16 — best price $22.982025-04-23 — best price $8.992025-08-11 — best price $29.992025-10-29 — best price $9.002025-12-08 — best price $7.492026-02-09 — best price $7.492026-03-30 — best price $7.492026-05-08 — best price $26.112026-07-09 — best price $7.492026-08-13 — best price $6.042026-09-01 — best price $5.952026-09-17 — best price $7.492026-10-03 — best price $5.072026-10-14 — best price $4.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
50.3%
earned "I am an Observer"
16.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2020-11-10 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)3,92025%24
Steam (Steam)1,6787%23
Xbox Series (Xbox)9629%23
PS4 (PlayStation)86826%24
PS4 (PlayStation)74825%24
PS4 (PlayStation)7745%24
Switch (Nintendo)40%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

HorrorHackingStealthSurrealCyberpunkDetectiveStory RichFirst-PersonInvestigationChoices Matter

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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