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Orwell

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App ID 491950
App Type Game
Store Name Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Developer
Publisher Daedalic Entertainment
Franchise Orwell Game Series
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 37629613
Last Record Update 29 July 2026 – 23:07:29 UTC ()
Release Date 27 October 2016 – 14:58:00 UTC ()
😎 88.03%
15k reviews
15
In-Game
🕵️ Espionage 🔍 Investigation 🖥️ Simulation 🧞 Choices Matter 🏛️ Political Sim

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.

Additional Information

Developer Osmotic Studios
metacritic_name Orwell
metacritic_score 77
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/orwell?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Daedalic Entertainment
Store Release Date 27 October 2016 – 15:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/orwellgame/
https://x.com/osmoticstudios
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 27 October 2016 – 14:58:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 11 April 2025 – 18:55:02 UTC () (1744397702)
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Detected Technologies Unity Engine, Mono SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, UnityBurst SDK, UnityIL2CPP SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 2
  • test_timestamp: 31 January 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5208977
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Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 14 June 2016 – 00:50:44 UTC (), in changelist #2030393
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Indonesian Yes Yes

Tags

🕵️ Espionage 🔍 Investigation 🖥️ Simulation 🧞 Choices Matter 🏛️ Political Sim ⛓ Dystopian 📚 Story Rich 🌱 Indie 🕵️ Detective 🤫 Mystery 👤 Singleplayer 📚 Interactive Fiction 🔌 Hacking 🗺️ Adventure 🌫 Atmospheric 📚 Visual Novel 🔚 Multiple Endings 🔎 Point & Click 🖱️ Mouse Only 🎶 Great Soundtrack

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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last_modified12 February 2026 – 16:19:14 UTC
timestamp12 February 2026 – 16:19:14 UTC

Trailer 291414 ↴

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Steam charts

  • 15 players right now
  • 20 24-hour peak
  • 154,375 all-time peak 3 October 2018
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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 32,777 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 88.03% SteamDB Rating
  • 14,067 90.2% positive reviews
  • 1,524 9.8% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Orwell right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 15 players live playing Orwell on Steam.

Orwell had an all-time peak of 154375 concurrent players on 3 October 2018.

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