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Beholder is a Russianadventure video game about life in a totalitarianpolice state.^[1] The game was developed by Warm Lamp Games and published by Alawar Entertainment.^[2]

Beholder was released on Steam on November 9, 2016 and supports Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

Story[edit]

Beholder is inspired by dystopian works of George Orwell,^[3]Aldous Huxley, and Ray Bradbury.

Carl is a government-installed landlord in a totalitarian state. The State appoints Carl to spy on the tenants. The player can bug apartments while tenants are away, search their belongings for whatever can threaten the authority of the State, and profile them. The State requires the player to report anyone capable of violating the law or plotting subversive activities.^[4]

The game offers the player the choice of either following the commands of the Government or siding with the people who suffer from the oppressive directives.

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Each game character has their own personality, circumstances, and issues. Every decision that a player makes affects the way the story unfolds. The game has multiple endings, each of them being a sum of the decisions made by the player.^[5]

Development and release[edit]

Beholder was developed by the Russian team at Warm Lamp Games, located in Barnaul. The team was created based on the Barnaul division of Alawar Stargaze.^[6] The Work on the project began in October 2015.^[6] The Beholder prototype contained elements of the economic game, which were expressed in the fact that the residents of the house paid rent to the main character for housing, and the player had to improve his living conditions, but later it was decided to remove them, because the creators considered that the search component of the game in this way will go the way.^[6] On April 26, 2016, the game appeared on the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform, where developers collected $25,000 to fund the game's creation. During the company, this amount was never charged and the decision was made to close the funding before the deadline. The game was also introduced on Steam Greenlight and, on May 9, reached 10th place among the projects submitted for approval by the community.^[7] During game creation, developers focused on games like Papers, Please and This War of Mine, as well as the works of George Orwell and Aldous Huxley.^[6][7]

On October 6, 2016, the Beholder demo appeared on the Steam store.^[6]

The game for personal computers was launched on November 9, 2016. On May 17, 2017, the game was released for mobile devices on iOS and Android operating systems. On January 16 and 19, 2018, the Beholder was available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, respectively.^[7][8]

On May 18, 2017, Steam released another downloadable content called Beholder: Blissful Sleep, in which the player has the opportunity to learn more about the game world and the residents of the house. According to the supplement's plot, the government issues a bill called 'Blessed Dream', which exposes all citizens who have reached the age of 85 to euthanasia. The name of the house manager is Hector Medina - he is about 65 years old, but due to an error, Hector's age has been corrected to '85 years old'. The player has a choice - to submit to fate and fall asleep with a 'blessed dream' or to avoid euthanasia by various methods. Unlike the original, the protagonist has no family, with the exception of the cat and his 30-year-old son, who works on the construction of a railway to the north. In additional content, the player has the opportunity to discover the story of the residents of the house that the next manager, Carl Stein, will encounter.^[9]

Reception[edit]

Awards[edit]

Beholder has been nominated and won several conference awards:

• Excellence in Game Design and Best Indie Game awards at the Minsk DevGAMM Conference 2016.^[16]
• Best Adventure Game @ IGN Russia^[17]
• Winner in Entertainment Category @ GDWC, 2016^[18]
• Best in Play @ Game Developers Conference, GDC Play 2017^[19]
• Most Creative & Original Game, Best Indie Game @ Game Connection America, 2017^[20]

Sequel[edit]

A sequel to the game, Beholder 2, was released for Windows, macOS, and Linux on December 4, 2018,^[21] for Android and iOS on August 16, 2019,^{[citation needed]} for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on October 22, 2019,^{[citation needed]} and for Xbox One on April 9, 2020.^{[citation needed]}

Short film[edit]

Russian filmmakers Nikita Ordynskiy and Liliya Tkach released a live-action short film for Beholder, with Russian actor Evgeniy Stychkin playing the role of Carl. The film was released onto YouTube on February 1, 2019.^[22][23][24]

References[edit]

1. ^'Spy on your neighbours in Beholder'. pcgamer. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
2. ^'Warm Lamp Games unveils BEHOLDER -- A Game of moral choices'. Destructoid. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
3. ^Smith, Adam (2016-10-06). 'Demo Of Surveillance Game Beholder Now Available'. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
4. ^Vincent, Brittany (2016-11-13). 'Dystopia Simulator Beholder Out Just in the Nick of Time'. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
5. ^'Beholder - A Game of Moral Choices'. DVS. 2016-10-13. Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
6. ^ ^abcdeНиколай Чумаков (2016-10-24). ''В первую очередь, это игра о выборе': интервью с разработчиками антиутопии Beholder'. DTF. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
7. ^ ^abc'Beholder'. Mail.ru. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
8. ^'Beholder: Complete Edition for Xbox One Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
9. ^Лилия Дунаевская (2017-06-17). 'IGN тест. Beholder: Blissful Sleep'. IGN. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
10. ^'Beholder for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
11. ^'Beholder for iPhone/iPad Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
12. ^'Beholder: Complete Edition for PlayStation 4 Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
13. ^'Beholder: Complete Edition for Xbox One Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
14. ^O'Connor, James (2017-02-07). 'Beholder Review'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
15. ^Lazarides, Tasos (2017-06-02). ''Beholder' Review – Oppressing People and Taking Names Was Never This Fun'. TouchArcade. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
16. ^'DevGAMM Awards Winners'. DevGAMM Minsk 2016. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
17. ^'ИТОГИ 2016 ГОДА'. IGN Russia. Ziff Davis. 2016-12-31. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
18. ^Rasila, Leevi. 'Game Development World Championship 2016 Winners'. Facebook. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
19. ^'These are your 'Best In Play' winners for GDC Play 2017!'. GDC Conference. UBM. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
20. ^'Game Connection America 2017 Development Awards'. Game Connection. Fazaé. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
21. ^https://store.steampowered.com/app/761620/Beholder_2/
22. ^Fogel, Stephanie (September 17, 2018). ''Papers, Please' Filmmakers Working on a 'Beholder' Adaptation'. Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
23. ^Horti, Samuel (February 2, 2019). 'Watch the official Beholder film from studio behind Papers, Please short'. PC Gamer. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
24. ^'BEHOLDER. Official Short Film (2019) 4K'. youtube.com. Никита Ордынский. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

External links[edit]

• Beholder review at PC Gamer
• Beholder review at Destructoid
• Beholder review at Rock, Paper, Shotgun

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Welcome to The Greatest Union!
A totalitarian state that controls everything and everyone through oppressive laws, total surveillance, and intimidation.

You are Frank Schwarz, a husband, and father who lost his cushy office job at the Ministry after someone set him up. The only way to avoid jail time was to make a deal with a high-ranking security officer.

Now a government spy working undercover as a landlord, you must break into tenants' apartments, search them for contraband and eliminate anyone your boss wants out of the picture.

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At the same time, you'll have to spy and scheme against co-workers and superiors in the Ministry to work your way back up the ladder. Different factions are secretly vying for power over the Ministry and the country – play them against each other to your advantage.

Can you get your old life back, or even something better?Will you fight for change and truth or uphold the status quo?Who are you willing to sacrifice to get what you want?

Features:

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• Work two jobs: in an apartment block and in the Ministry.
• Different political factions are fighting for power. Pick your side wisely.
• Complete quests from the Ministry: promote the ideology of the totalitarian state, manipulate flags and spread whatever propaganda you're told to.
• Install surveillance cameras and search apartments and offices.
• Maintain your cover by doing everyday chores like paying bills, fixing up apartments, and keeping your tenants happy.