Panopticon
Loading critic reviews...
Deals
Finding deals...
Live Streams
Finding live streams...
About Panopticon
Panopticon is an adventure simulator developed by Achimphang Studio and released on PC in December 2025. It casts you as a part-time worker in a café caught in a mystery. Your job tasks, taking orders, managing inventory, interacting with patrons, double as stealth challenges. Surveillance systems and hidden threats push you to balance efficiency with evasion. It’s a story-driven game for players who enjoy tense decision-making wrapped in a mundane setting.
Gameplay
You spend most sessions juggling café duties like brewing coffee and restocking shelves while avoiding cameras and suspicious patrons. A core loop involves quick-time events for tasks, inventory management for supplies, and sneaking past motion sensors. The game uses a top-down perspective with point-and-click mechanics. Tension spikes when a camera detects you, players often restart tasks to avoid detection. The story unfolds through environmental clues and brief dialogue snippets. Each day ends with a summary of progress toward uncovering the café’s secrets.
What Players Think
PlayPile users rate Panopticon 8.6/10. Critics praise its “nervy pacing” but note repetitive mechanics. 68% of players complete the base story, averaging 9.2 hours. The most common mood is “curious,” with 32% logging sessions under 5 hours. Review highlights include “A great experiment in stress mechanics” and “Too many chores feel mandatory.” Completion rates drop for stealth challenges, only 27% achieve 100% achievement. Community forums split between praising the setting and complaining about camera placement.
PlayPile's Take
Panopticon is a niche pick for mystery fans who enjoy slow-burn storytelling. At $29.99, it offers 8, 12 hours of gameplay with 32 achievements focused on stealth and story completion. It struggles to balance simulation depth with its tense premise. If you’re patient with its grindy systems, it’s a fresh take on workplace mystery. Skip if you want fast-paced action or open-ended exploration.
Game Modes
Single player
Achievements
Loading achievements...
Similar Games
Finding similar games...
Buzzing on Bluesky
Checking Bluesky...