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Beholder

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Developer
Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)
Publisher
Alawar
Released
Nov 9, 2016
Steam reviews
92% of players recommend it, from 31,224 reviews — Steam calls that “Very Positive”
Tags
AdventureIndieStrategy
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On Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine

Native LinuxDeck VerifiedSteam Machine: VerifiedSteamOS Compatible

Ships a native Linux build on Steam — no Proton needed. Valve rates it Deck Verified.

Valve rates it Verified on Steam Machine. Valve marks it SteamOS Compatible.

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About this game

The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.

Welcome to a grim dystopian future. A totalitarian State controls every aspect of private and public life. Laws are oppressive. Surveillance is total. Privacy is dead.

You are the State-installed manager of an apartment building. Your daily routine involves making the building a sweet spot for tenants, who will come and go. However, that is simply a facade that hides your real mission...

Your primary task is to covertly watch your tenants and eavesdrop on their conversations. You must BUG their apartments while they're away, SEARCH their belongings for whatever can threaten the authority of the State, and PROFILE them for your superiors. You must also REPORT anyone capable of violating the laws or plotting subversive activities against the State to the authorities.

You are a cog in a totalitarian machine with your own family who also has needs. Do you cling to your humanity and cover up your tenants? Or do you survive by staying loyal to the regime? The choice is yours.

You can report the suspicious activities of a father but orphan his children. Or you can withhold the details about his illegal activities and give him a chance to make things right? Or you can blackmail him to earn something your family.

As you play the game, you'll interact with many characters and complete dozens of quests. You'll also make decisions that will affect the way the story unfolds. This will lead to one of several game endings - the ending you have earned!

System requirements

As Steam lists them.

Windows

Minimum

OS *
Windows 7/8/10
Processor
Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2180 2.00GHz
Memory
2 GB RAM
Graphics
GeForce 600M / ATI Radeon HD 5450 (1GB)
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Storage
1600 MB available space

Recommended

OS *
Windows 7/8/10
Processor
Intel Core i5 – 2.4 GHz
Memory
3 GB RAM
Graphics
GeForce GT 730 (1Gb) / Radeon R7 A10-7700K
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
1600 MB available space
macOS

Minimum

OS
MacOSX 10.10 or higher
Processor
Intel Core i5 – 2.4 GHz
Memory
2 GB RAM
Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256 MB
Storage
1600 MB available space

Recommended

OS
MacOSX 10.10 or higher
Processor
Intel Core i5-2400S, 2.6 GHz
Memory
3 GB RAM
Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 6750M (512 MB)
Storage
1600 MB available space
SteamOS + Linux

Minimum

OS
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or more
Processor
1.7 GHz Dual Core
Memory
2 GB RAM
Graphics
1 Gb
Storage
1600 MB available space

Recommended

OS
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or more
Processor
Core i5 – 2.5 GHz
Memory
3 GB RAM
Graphics
1 Gb
Storage
1600 MB available space

Downloadable content

Steam lists 2 items of downloadable content for this game.

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