Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Dystopian investigation game about deciding what security forces learn
Osmotic Studios · Published by Daedalic Entertainment · Released Oct 27, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 16K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 26 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 6
- peak 24h 35
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 6 years ago
- Sep 30, 2019
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)
What is Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You?
In this single-player investigation game, you work as a researcher for a government surveillance program after a terror attack in the Nation's capital. You read online posts, personal messages, and private files, deciding what to pass to security forces as you trace connections among suspects.
For you if...
- +you like reading fictional posts and private messages
- +you enjoy stories about government surveillance and moral choices
- +you prefer short, story-led single-player games
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action over reading long stretches of text
- −you want a lengthy story with extensive replayability
What players say
90% of 15,579 reviews are positive · 84% of 26 in the last 30 days
Players praise the mystery and the consequences of choosing which details to share. Many complain that highlighted clues and frequent comments from your supervisor leave little room to investigate independently.
Screenshots and trailer
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP SP2+
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz
- Graphics
- GPU: DirectX 9 compatible
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 27
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Indonesian.
Tags
- Espionage
- Investigation
- Simulation
- Choices Matter
- Political Sim
- Dystopian
- Story Rich
- Indie
- Detective
- Mystery
- Singleplayer
- Interactive Fiction
- Hacking
- Adventure
- Atmospheric
- Visual Novel
Recent updates
- Sep 30, 2019 · The Localizations Update is here!
- Oct 6, 2017 · Update to Version 1.2 (Changelog)
- Oct 6, 2017 · Update to Version 1.2 (Changelog)
1 DLC available.
