Beholder 2 vs Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Beholder 2 is a horror simulation game from Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games) (2018) while Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You is a simulation game from Osmotic Studios (2016).
What each one is
Steam files Beholder 2 under Horror and Simulation. In contrast, it files Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You under Simulation.
You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
At a glance
| Beholder 2 | Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.4/10 | 7.6/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (87%, 8,144) | Very Positive (90%, 15,565) |
| Critic aggregate | 76/100 | 77/100 |
| Price | $17.99 | $9.99 |
| Install size | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | playable |
| Released | 2018 | 2016 |
| Developer | Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games) | Osmotic Studios |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Beholder 2 vs Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Beholder 2Horror simulation gameOrwell: Keeping an Eye On YouSimulation gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Beholder 2Dystopian , Strategy, Choices MatterOrwell: Keeping an Eye On YouChoices Matter, Political Sim, DystopianThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Beholder 2Score 7.4 · 87% on Steam · 76 criticOrwell: Keeping an Eye On You ✓Score 7.6 · 90% on Steam · 77 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Beholder 28,144 reviews · 4 GBOrwell: Keeping an Eye On You15,565 reviews · 1 add-on · 3 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Beholder 2$17.99Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You ✓$9.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Beholder 2 ✓VerifiedOrwell: Keeping an Eye On YouPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueBeholder 2 and Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You (GamingPickz Score 7.6)
- The cheaper right now: Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You ($9.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Beholder 2 (verified)
- Lighter on storage: Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You (3 GB)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Dystopian Choices MatterPolitical SimSimulationStory RichSingleplayerAtmosphericPolitical
Where they differ
StrategyMultiple EndingsDarkAddictive2DLore-Rich
DetectiveInteractive FictionHackingMouse onlyVisual NovelEpisodic
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Beholder 2 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Beholder 2 | Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | NVIDIA GT 630 / 650m | — |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 GHz, AMD FX 8120 @ 3.1 GHz | — |
| Minimum RAM | 4 GB | — |
| Install size | 4 GB | 3 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Beholder 2 · Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Beholder 2 and 0 for Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Beholder 2 and Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You in scope?
Beholder 2 has drawn 8,144 Steam reviews and installs in 4 GB. Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You has drawn 15,565 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 3 GB.
Is Beholder 2 or Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You rates higher (7.6 to 7.4). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Beholder 2 or Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You?
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You is cheaper right now at $9.99, against $17.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.