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Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

Political investigation game about surveillance and shaping public opinion

Osmotic Studios · Published by Daedalic Entertainment · Released Feb 22, 2018

AdventureIndieSimulation

Reviews
Mostly Positive
76% of 1,591
Recent reviews
Mixed
41% of 12 in 30 days
Players
4
daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Mar 18, 2025
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
4 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)

What is Orwell: Ignorance is Strength?

This single-player investigation game takes place in a dystopian state, where civil unrest threatens relations with a neighboring country. As a government agent, you browse web pages, read private communications, and build profiles of an editor and his family across three episodes. A time-of-day system makes choosing whom to investigate and when important.

For you if...

  • +you like politically focused stories with difficult ethical choices

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer action over reading messages and examining evidence

What players say

76% of 1,591 reviews are positive · 41% of 12 in the last 30 days

Players praise the investigation format and storytelling. Recurring complaints describe a shorter, less compelling follow-up to the original, with limited choices and overly guided progression.

Screenshots and trailer

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Orwell: Ignorance is Strength system requirements

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

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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

Does Orwell: Ignorance is Strength have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Orwell: Ignorance is Strength run on Steam Deck?

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

  • 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
19
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English.

Does Orwell: Ignorance is Strength 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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