Gripping story with twists and many endings
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“How many plot twists do you want? Yes.”
Steam review · translated · 37.6 h played ↗
Beholder 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)2018Point & Click · Strategy · Simulation
$17.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A story-driven dystopian office-career sequel with strong atmosphere and satire, but very different from Beholder 1. Skip it if you want tense spying or hate repetitive paperwork and walking.
Great for
Story-focused players who enjoy dystopian satire, moral choices and a slower, low-pressure bureaucratic sim
Main risk
Tedious, repetitive work minigames and long walking make it feel like a chore, unlike Beholder 1
What players love
Oppressive dystopian atmosphere and satire
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Pretty interesting game, it's like "what if 1984 was a game?"”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
Interesting characters and varied quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“interesting story and characters (every worker has their own background and quest branch)”
Steam review · translated · 19.6 h played ↗
Fresh take with Evan's personal story
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“You are not spying on your neighbours or passengers, you are ivestigating your father's death.”
Steam review · 13.5 h played ↗
Great music and visual style
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Music, visual style, atmosphere, story - everything is top notch.”
Steam review · translated · 22.3 h played ↗
No time limit, relaxed pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“I liked that unlike the first part there is no time limit and you can play calmly without rushing.”
Steam review · translated · 22.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Tedious, repetitive grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“it became extremely repetitive and tedious.”
Steam review · 25.4 h played ↗
Worse than and unlike Beholder 1
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“A downgrade from the first game.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Too much slow walking and unskippable animations
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“To do things you have to walk A LOT and every time you pass through a door, there's a pause or cut scene that you can't skip.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Confusing, unfair paperwork minigames
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“I've gotten at least 5 questions wrong for absolutely insane reasons.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and soft locks
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“I was really enjoying this game, until I hit a game-breaking bug that completely killed the experience.”
Steam review · 9.6 h played ↗
Choices matter little; endings depend on collectibles
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“the endings depend almost exclusively on how many collectibles you have collected.”
Steam review · 24.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 GHz, AMD FX 8120 @ 3.1 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GT 630 / 650m, AMD Radeon HD6570 or equivalent
Storage4 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 8/10 (64-bit OS required)
ProcessorIntel i7 920 @ 2.7 GHz, AMD Phenom II 945 @ 3.0 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 660, Radeon R9-270
Storage4 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 GHz, AMD FX 8120 @ 3.1 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GT 630 / 650m, AMD Radeon HD6570 or equivalent
Storage4 GB available space
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