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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

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Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 9,426
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
73% of 34 in 30 days
Players
16
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
6 months ago
May 5, 2026
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
4 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

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 9,426 reviews are positive · 73% of 34 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.

Players over time

▼ -37% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 35 players on Sep 23, 2026.

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Sep 22, 20266

How many players finish Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You?

22% of Steam players have unlocked «Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You screenshot 1

Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Does Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

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+
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Indonesian.

Does Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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