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Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

Osmotic Studios · Daedalic Entertainment · 2018-02-22

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

AdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Feb 22, 2018 (Linux), Feb 22, 2018 (Mac), Feb 22, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 21, 2026 (Nintendo Switch)

Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.

4
playing now
76%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (39 ratings)
6.3h
to beat · rushed 3h
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-16 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 88 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity up 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 29,789 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 48k–116k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,926 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$2.99-70%
GOG$2.99-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.80 at GreenManGaming (2024-09-16) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 81 of 106 observed days · $0.19 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10010020182026Week of 2018-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-16 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-22 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 9 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 06:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 5 players2026-10-15 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-16 12:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
530Jan 2018Aug 2026Jan 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Apr 2018 — avg 19 · peak 69Jul 2018 — avg 14 · peak 42Oct 2018 — avg 13 · peak 72Jan 2019 — avg 8 · peak 27Apr 2019 — avg 5 · peak 17Jul 2019 — avg 7 · peak 25Oct 2019 — avg 11 · peak 49Jan 2020 — avg 7 · peak 20Apr 2020 — avg 8 · peak 31Jul 2020 — avg 9 · peak 28Oct 2020 — avg 6 · peak 21Jan 2021 — avg 7 · peak 22Apr 2021 — avg 5 · peak 18Jul 2021 — avg 8 · peak 23Oct 2021 — avg 17 · peak 54Jan 2022 — avg 10 · peak 31Apr 2022 — avg 5 · peak 13Jul 2022 — avg 6 · peak 14Oct 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15Jan 2023 — avg 5 · peak 19Apr 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Jul 2023 — avg 4 · peak 14Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Jul 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 9Jan 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Jul 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 12Feb 2026 — avg 4 · peak 10May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 21
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$10.76$2.532018-02-222026-10-162018-02-22 — best price $8.992018-07-17 — best price $7.992018-09-17 — best price $7.992019-02-04 — best price $7.492019-08-26 — best price $9.992019-12-16 — best price $5.392020-03-24 — best price $9.992020-07-11 — best price $9.992020-08-25 — best price $5.992021-01-30 — best price $9.992021-07-18 — best price $8.892021-11-03 — best price $9.992022-01-26 — best price $7.862022-04-08 — best price $4.992022-07-10 — best price $9.992022-10-21 — best price $3.992022-12-30 — best price $9.992023-03-20 — best price $2.992023-06-16 — best price $8.992023-08-08 — best price $8.992023-09-28 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $2.992024-01-18 — best price $2.992024-03-14 — best price $2.992024-05-28 — best price $6.472024-08-05 — best price $3.292024-10-22 — best price $9.992025-02-10 — best price $9.992025-09-15 — best price $2.992026-02-28 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $2.992026-09-07 — best price $2.992026-10-01 — best price $2.992026-10-16 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
56.6%
earned "Thesis"
22.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-02-22 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,23312%19
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

IndiePuzzleHackingMysteryAdventureDetectivePoliticalDystopian SimulationStory Rich

Census log

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

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