Engaging story with twists
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The story has some fun twists and turns here and there that kept me hooked until i finished the story.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%Osmotic Studios2016Investigation · Detective · Simulation
The verdict
A short, linear surveillance-thriller with a gripping story and timely themes, but little real detective gameplay. Skip it if you want actual deduction or freedom.
Great for
Story-driven players who like dystopian themes, reading-heavy narratives and short one-sitting experiences
Main risk
Expecting a real detective game and getting a linear, highlighted click-and-drag visual novel
What players love
Timely surveillance and privacy themes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Great "Big Brother" game that makes you question the implications of surveillance irl.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Choices with consequences and multiple endings
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Your choices matter and impact the ending.”
Steam review · 7.4 h played ↗
Unique investigation mechanic and UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The format of the game is really cool, it feels very satisfying to find out information about people and slowly fill in a profile and understand what they're like.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Short, respects your time
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“This game respects the time you have and you can finish it in one sitting.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Great art, music and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“subtle yet masterful soundtrack that syncs to important events of the game”
Steam review · 8.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Hand-held, highlighted drag-and-drop gameplay
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“There is no hunting for information. It is handed to you on a plate.”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
Linear; choices feel fake or forced
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The illusion of "choice matter" in this case is worse than reading a visual novel.”
Steam review · 11.9 h played ↗
Preachy, weak writing and disliked ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Honestly, they could have saved everyone a few hours and just put a giant “CONTROL = BAD, FREEDOM = GOOD” banner on the screen and called it a day.”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Boring, slow and text-heavy
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“there is WAY too much text to sit through, WAY too much hand-holding, and the game progresses way too slow.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Annoying supervisor constantly interrupts
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Annoying guy keeps popping up, interrupting my investigation just to say meaningless sentences”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Progress-blocking bugs and unskippable dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“very early on I've run into a bug where I can't continue the game any further”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP2+
Processor2.0 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGPU: DirectX 9 compatible
Storage3 GB available space
OSWindows XP SP2+
Processor2.0 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGPU: DirectX 9 compatible
Storage3 GB available space
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