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Beholder 2016

Role-playing (RPG) by Alawar, Warm Lamp Games, published by Alawar.

Linux Android PC (Microsoft Windows) iOS Mac Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Strategy ESRB: M Steam Deck Verified
80
Critics
aggregate score
77
Players
IGDB rating
92%
Very Positive
23,360 Steam reviews
89 playing now
on Steam, 100 peak today

About

Beholder came out on April 23, 2025 for Mac and PC, then for PlayStation 5 on June 2, 2026 and for Nintendo Switch on June 11, 2026. On Steam, 92% of 23,360 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 89 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 132 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck.

A totalitarian State controls every aspect of private and social life. Laws are oppressive. Surveillance is total. Privacy is dead. You are a State-installed manager of an apartment house. The State requires you to spy on your tenants, and report any illegal or subversive activity. However, you can also choose to keep the information to yourself, or use it to blackmail the residents, resulting in a multitude of choices and endings.

What is happening now

Beholder: Conductor is a dystopian management sim where you oversee an authoritarian rail line, making morally fraught decisions about who travels and what gets approved. The game has been available across mobile and PC since earlier this year, and has earned an "Overwhelmingly Positive" reception from players. The latest development marks the completion of the game's console rollout, with it now arriving on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, supported by Xbox Play Anywhere. Reviews have been mixed on the quality of the experience itself - while critics acknowledge the series' skill at presenting moral dilemmas within a grim setting, some felt Conductor doesn't quite reach the heights of its predecessors. Currently, the mobile version is available free through the Epic Games Store App for a limited time.

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1 other title
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Beholder 2
2018

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Media

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Watch trailer 1

Releases

Platform
Date
April 23, 2025
April 23, 2025
June 2, 2026
June 11, 2026
July 13, 2026
July 28, 2026
July 28, 2026

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified works great out of the box

Minimum
Recommended
OS *
Windows 7/8/10
Windows 7/8/10
Processor
Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2180 2.00GHz
Intel Core i5 – 2.4 GHz
Memory
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
Graphics
GeForce 600M / ATI Radeon HD 5450 (1GB)
GeForce GT 730 (1Gb) / Radeon R7 A10-7700K
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Version 11
Storage
1600 MB available space
1600 MB available space

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.

Beholder player count

concurrent players on Steam
89playing now22m ago
100peak today
13230-day peak
132highest we have seenOct 24, 2026
Oct 23: 94 Oct 24: 132 Oct 25: 129 Oct 26: 113 Oct 27: 103 Oct 28: 103 Oct 29: 95 Oct 30: 110 Oct 31: 109 Nov 1: 120 Nov 2: 100
Oct 23daily peak, last 11 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Beholder achievements

60 achievements on Steam

Rarest

District 9 Hector ended his life in the slums
2.4%
111 kilometers Work in the Archives till the end of your life
2.5%
Whiskered idler
2.5%
Without a Severance Pay Hector went abroad
2.6%
Dolce Vita Hector went abroad and guaranteed a comfortable life
2.6%
Awesome Descartres
2.6%
All 60 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Blast from the past
2.6%
It's not my business Don't touch secrets of the past
2.6%
Look into the monsters' eyes
2.7%
Law and Order
2.7%
Dementia and Courage!
2.8%
I made it in life Hector went abroad and guaranteed a comfortable life (Trainee mode)
3%
You're not Hannibal Lector Bring justice
3.1%
Leg Grower
3.2%
Live like a boss
3.2%
Work or die Work in the Archives till the end of your life (Trainee mode)
3.3%
Citizen Shteyn
3.6%
Validol or Validation? Carl failed fit and proper test
3.7%
Stop or I'll shoot! Carl was caught on the border while he was trying to escape
3.8%
Merry Drakaris
3.8%
Love Potion No. 9 They lived happily… or not
3.8%
Dance, dance! Find Zlata Schimmer's biological parents
3.8%
Yo-ho-ho Be friends with a pirate
3.9%
Most Important Thing All family is alive
4%
Bad Time Stories
4.4%
At both fronts Contribute to art development
4.4%
I'm Too Old For This Undergo the Blissful Sleep procedure in advance
4.5%
Freedom is Slavery State influence upon citizens life increased
4.6%
Their Grass is Greener Carl went abroad
4.7%
Sleep Tight Hector slept his Blissful Sleep
4.8%
What Is It Good For? The war ended with ceasefire
5%
Parental Control
5.2%
Gold Standard Carl became a gold standard of a model citizen (Trainee mode)
5.3%
Borderline Disorder Carl was caught on the border while he was trying to escape (Trainee mode)
5.4%
Fired! Out of a Cannon. Carl failed fit and proper test (Trainee mode)
5.6%
Social Unit All family is alive (Trainee mode)
6.4%
War Never Changes Battle actions still take place on the border
6.7%
I Did Nothing! Force a tenant to commit suicide
6.9%
Easy Virtue Klara lived in the house twice
6.9%
Brave New World New Tomorrow is already here!
7.7%
Unpaid Holiday Carl went abroad (Trainee mode)
7.8%
Ignorance Is Power State influence upon citizens life increased (Trainee mode)
7.9%
Make Peace, Not War The war ended with ceasefire (Trainee mode)
8.1%
Beholden To No One I have nothing to behold
8.7%
Solitary Man All family is dead (Trainee mode)
11.8%
War Is Peace The State still continues war on the border (Trainee mode)
12.5%
Iron Curtain Carl left in the country
12.6%
My Heart Will Go On Set the Shimmers off to sailing the barge
13.7%
Patria o Muerte! New Tomorrow won (Trainee mode)
14%
No Man's Spy
14.3%
Dirty Hands Take part in the attempt on the life of the General
16.2%
Not So Dumb This dumb is not mine!
18.2%
Bahama Mama Set the Shimmers off to cruise
18.9%
Billing Them Softly Be caught in theft
23.6%
I Choose Violence Dishouse Klaus Shimmer in a hard way
27.8%
White Papers, Black Mails Write a blackmailing letter
35.3%
Die Like You Mean It Be killed by a tenant
36.3%
Pimp My Bride Find a woman for Shpak
56.1%
Family Guy Get on track with your family
63.9%
Not a Big Dealer Report the drug maker
75.3%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

In the news

7 stories
Issue 6.0: The Beholder’s Eye
1 outlet · Oct 4, 2026
Beholder: Conductor lets you take the control of an authoritarian rail line
1 outlet · Aug 14, 2026
Beholder: Conductor (Mobile) Giveaway
2 outlets · Aug 13, 2026
Beholder: Conductor Review
1 outlet · Aug 4, 2026
Beholder: Conductor Pulls into Xbox Station – Are You Ready to Serve the State?
1 outlet · Jul 14, 2026
Xbox gets "Overwhelmingly Positive" dystopia sim Beholder: Conductor with XPA support
1 outlet · Jul 14, 2026
Beholder: Conductor Completes Console Release With Its Arrival on Xbox Series X/S
1 outlet · Jul 14, 2026