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Summary

Observer is a first person perspective horror game that focuses on a dark, atmospheric environment and deep story telling.

Storyline

The year is 2084. If you somehow survived the Nanophage, odds are you were killed in the War. Those who live have turned to drugs, VR, neural implants— anything to distract themselves from this new reality. You are Daniel Lazarski, an elite neural detective known as an Observer, and part of a corporate-funded police unit whose purpose is to hack and invade suspects’ minds. In this future, anything you think, feel, or remember can be used against you in a court of law.

When you receive a mysterious message from your estranged son, a high-level engineer for the almighty Chiron Corporation, you journey to the seedy Class C slums of Krakow to investigate. But as you hack into the unstable minds of criminals and victims to look for clues, you are forced to relive their darkest fears. How far will you go to discover the truth?

With cyberpunk legend Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner) as Detective Lazarski, >observer_ is a first-person psychological horror story that focuses on a dark, dystopian setting. Developed by Bloober Team, the creators of Layers of Fear, >observer_ is a horror experience meant for mature audiences. What you see will disturb you.


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Observer Reviews & Ratings

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Review by FakeHaouken [user]
March 12, 2022

Great sound design, breathtaking visuals and a truly captivating story. The game is rather short at about 7-8 hours but it never fails toGreat sound design, breathtaking visuals and a truly captivating story. The game is rather short at about 7-8 hours but it never fails to amaze with its creativity during that time.

100
Review by Lumic [user]
March 3, 2022

don't mix politics and games, how do you treat us the way we treat you, now I know what kind of company you are and how you deal with players,don't mix politics and games, how do you treat us the way we treat you, now I know what kind of company you are and how you deal with players, I will never buy your games again

90
Review by Ripper36 [user]
January 14, 2022

So glad this came out on the Switch. I loved it on the PC and the Switch version does not let me down. Great strory, great gameplay and itSo glad this came out on the Switch. I loved it on the PC and the Switch version does not let me down. Great strory, great gameplay and it looks very nice. Have to say it has some great voice over acting compared to other game alike. Great game!

100
Review by new_casual [user]
September 11, 2021

Observer is beautiful and mysterious journey to world of images, fantasy, fears and something more. Such an experience, that gives you aObserver is beautiful and mysterious journey to world of images, fantasy, fears and something more. Such an experience, that gives you a little shake-up and stays with you for a several night with cup of tea

60
Review by AllNewSuperfake [user]
February 26, 2021

This is not a video game. It's an interactive 9/10 cinematic with all the interactivity of a video recorder.It's quite linear. There areThis is not a video game. It's an interactive 9/10 cinematic with all the interactivity of a video recorder.It's quite linear. There are no real puzzles to solve except for figuring out where the next PLAY button is. It might be opening a door, or scanning a book that is inside a drawer, you might have to walk a few steps or just turn around, but I never really felt like I'm investigating or figuring something out. There is only ever one solution to every problem, and it therefore rewards patience and nothing else.However, as far as video-recorder-mechanics go, "Observer" has quite a few, just like it has some very pretty aesthetics and sound.Having played this after Cyberpunk I'd even go as far as saying that they understood way better what a dystopia looks like, and made it lot more inhospitable, messy and dark. Observer's cyberpunk is not stylish and cool, it's poverty is crushing and ugly, and it's technology has become a prison for it's citizens. It's claustrophic, hostile and outright depressing (and I recommend it for that) and has excellent voice-acting and sound design on top of that.It would however do much better as an actual film or animation that let's those qualities shine.The plot doesn't gain anything by being permanently on pause while you stumble through it's dark, glitching setpieces looking for the next scene to play. Dialogue choices, while seemingly plenty, don't really change anything, and there is no replayability. While the actual cinematic you are "playing" shames the likes of David Cage by being engaging, better paced and way better narrated, it's still that.So if you like this kind of "game" this is borderline a must-buy; even with some nitpicks about the controls it would be easily a 9.To me it still felt like watching a let's play where I had to do all the work, and I'd rather see the movie, so it's only a 6.

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Game Information
Release Date August 15, 2017
Publisher Aspyr Media, Bloober Team
Content Rated M (Mature)
Game Modes Single player
Player Perspectives First person
Genres Adventure, Indie
Themes Science fiction, Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Platforms Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch