Platforms
- PCNov 09, 20168.1playscore7.515 Critics9.113K Players
- AndroidMay 16, 20178.5playscore8.32 Critics9.66.61K Players
- iOSMay 17, 20178.4playscore8.04 Critics9.41.22K Players
39 critic reviews · 2 community reviews across all platforms
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Critic Reviews
- Overall, Beholder is a good little game. There are a few negatives that keep it from reaching greatness, but it’s definitely worth checking out. It’s slick, dark and thoroughly addictive, with a unique concept that will keep you busy for many hours.
Jemma Casson · Dec 31, 2018 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - All in all, Beholder will certainly capture your attention for quite a while with its dark premise and complex relationships. Keep in mind, though, some of the controls don’t work as intuitively as you’d expect, and some of the actions you have to do can be a bore. If you can see past that, this is a fantastically-designed management-sim with layers of art and complexity.
Mitchell Parton · Dec 24, 2018 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - So I find it hard to be too critical of a game when it is succeeding at what it set out to do. And there are a few parts of the game that I enjoyed – including the included ‘Blissful Sleep’ DLC which brings a new protagonist and supporting characters. In the long run though, Beholder: Complete Edition is a bit too much like an exhausting job, a job that I wished I could quit after a while.
Patrick Anderson · Dec 21, 2018 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - We would lie if we said that Beholder is a bad game, but it is undoubtedly overshadowed by permeating feeling of dread and despair which makes the gameplay exhausting and depressing. We understand that not all games are supposed to be happy-go-lucky, but the experience of overcoming the game should make you feel satisfied. Unfortunately, Beholder is not that kind of the game.
Dan N. Scarborough · Dec 16, 2018 Reviewed on AndRead full review - Beholder's dystopian world provides a grimly satisfying management playground to work in. It's got plenty of heart – albeit a rather scorched black one – and it forces you into making genuinely interesting moral and ethical decisions, which should be enough to see you through the tiresome grind, muddled signposting and rather flakey controls.
Jon Mundy · Dec 14, 2018 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - If you don’t have a PC and are interested in giving Beholder a shot, just give it time to fully reveal itself before giving up. With the bonus of the DLC the Complete Edition gives you a lot of gameplay for your money.
Phil Neyman · Feb 07, 2018 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Beholder: Complete Edition is a wonderfully morally corrupt package that makes you feel stress, pity, loathing, and desperate to survive. While the more compelling story of Hector and his fate is a stronger draw than the open concept of Carl and his family, the game will still play the same: spy, report, build relationships and try not to get shot in the face.
Alexander Thomas · Jan 30, 2018 Reviewed on XB1Read full review - Beholder: Complete Edition is a fun strategy game. Its gorgeous yet subtle dystopian aesthetic illustrates a totalitarian world on the brink of revolution, with an interesting set of characters and soundtrack to boot. But while it’s geared towards player agency, it can feel like you're under the thumb of the state more often than not, and that means you may feel forced to walk a path you didn't necessarily choose.
Gabriella Petty · Jan 20, 2018 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - With its sequel due for release at the tailend of 2018, Beholder should be approached as a smart concept with some flaws that laid the foundations for its already seemingly more ambitious follow-up. It offers flashes of greatness that do enough to undersell the game’s issues and is worth experiencing at least once, if for nothing other than to act as a harsh reminder of what can happen when we just roll over and let things happen.
Jimmy Donnellan · Jan 17, 2018 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Comprised of the base game and the Blissful Sleep DLC, which offers up even more scenarios as the previous apartment building landlord, Hector, Beholder: Complete Edition is a unique and thought-provoking package that should pique the interest of any gamer that isn't averse to a bit of strategy. It may not stand up so well to many repeated playthroughs, despite it having multiple endings aplenty, but while it lasts it'll have you on tenterhooks as you go about your duplicitous operations.
Richard Seagrave · Jan 17, 2018 Reviewed on XB1Read full review
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
You’re a State-installed Landlord in a totalitarian State. You must spy on tenants, peep, eavesdrop and profile! You must report on anyone capable of plotting subversion against the State. You MUST! But WILL you?
Developer: Warm Lamp Games