Beholder
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About Beholder
Beholder drops you into a dystopian apartment complex ruled by a suffocating totalitarian regime. Released in late 2016 by Warm Lamp Games, this title blends adventure, role-playing, and simulation elements to create a tense narrative experience. You play as the appointed manager tasked with watching over your tenants while reporting any sign of dissent to the State. The game launched on PC, Linux, Mac, Android, and iOS back in 2016. It is a single-player story where your decisions determine who lives, who dies, and how the world around you crumbles under pressure.
Gameplay
Your daily routine involves checking tenant files, snooping through their apartments, and interacting with residents to gather intel. You will spend minutes reading documents, examining hidden items, and conducting conversations that can go wrong if you pick the wrong lines. The core loop forces you to balance state demands against personal morality. You might choose to blackmail a neighbor for cash or hide evidence of illegal activity to help them escape. Each choice ripples through the narrative, leading to different endings. The controls are simple point-and-click interactions typical of the genre, but the weight of your actions creates constant tension throughout the session.
What Players Think
Players on PlayPile and IGDB have rated this title at 77.4 out of 100 based on 120 ratings. The community feels a heavy mix of dread and moral conflict, with many noting the oppressive atmosphere as both a strength and a flaw. Average playtime sits around 6 hours for a first run, though completion rates vary wildly depending on which path you take. The achievement system is quite difficult, with an average unlock rate of just 10.7% across all 60 available trophies. The rarest badge, "District 9," has only been unlocked by 2.40% of players, proving how hard it is to find the specific conditions required for that ending.
PlayPile's Take
Behaler works best for people who want a heavy moral dilemma rather than a fun time. The current price on Fanatical sits at $1.11, which makes the 60 achievements worth chasing despite their difficulty. You will spend hours deciding whether to turn someone in or let them suffer. This game is not for players seeking action or lighthearted stories. It demands you make hard choices with no happy outcomes available. The low price point justifies the time investment if you enjoy dark political satire and branching narratives that punish selfishness.
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Single player
IGDB Rating
77.3
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