Beholder 3
Beholder 3
Game
Game2018
Beholder 2
Developer Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)
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! From the Steam store page
186 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
72
Fresh
119 positive · 46 negative
95% range 65–78%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 119 | 46 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,047 of 1,295 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
74% recommend · 125 yes, 45 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 170 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (7,145 of 8,204 positive).
Players appreciate the shift in perspective from landlord to government employee, finding it a fresh take on the series. [1][2][3] Many note the game is less stressful and time-sensitive than the original, allowing for a more relaxed pace. [2][4][5] Some reviewers find the gameplay tedious and repetitive, with excessive walking and slow interactions. [6][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
This game is not too bad. The theme is exactly what you expect. The characters and the story seemed enjoyable. You have to make some not-so-important but ethical choices and it is fun. Are you going to become one of the cogs of the system or are you going to have a personality? My gripe with this game is how much it disrespects your time. Your character slowly walks for each interaction and then away from it. They …
- [1]
I've seen a lot of mixed reviews for this game but honestly I think this game is great. the game really feels like the original in vibe, atmosphere, and spirit. unlike beholder 1 you play as Evan Redgrave, the son of a higher up at the ministry (Caleb Redgrave). so its like instead of being the landlord spying on everyone, you are one of the tenants who lives in a apartment complex and work for the government which …
- [2]
If you liked beholder 1 for the story you will like this one, but if you liked it because of the high intensity and roguelike nature i am afraid you will be disappointed. Beholder 2 picks up the world of Beholder 1 and shows you a completely different perspective, the story is interesting with plenty of choices high stakes and a phenomenal time. The game is less stressful and less time sensitive than 1 however most …
- [4]
While it's true you have to walk too much and the limited fast travel feature doesn't really help, the game is still quite enjoyable. I'm glad they got rid of the time pressure from the first entry. I liked to play this at my own pace.
- [3]
كنت متحمسة لها لاني احب السلسلة، وفكرة انك تترك مراقبة السكان وتدخل الوزارة كموظف صغير وتحاول تصعد بالمناصب كانت حلوة، ومع تقدمك تبدا تكتشف ان موت ابوك مجرد بداية لشي اكبر بكثير. القصة فيها افكار حلوة وكل ما صعدت طابق تنفتح لك اسرار جديدة عن الوزارة والنظام وتبدا تفهم الصورة بشكل اوسع، وعجبتني الشخصيات والطرق المختلفة اللي ممكن توصل فيها للنهايات، لكن حسيت الاختيارات اكبر من تاثيرها الحقيقي، وكثير من المواقف تكون …
Summarised from 34 of the 190 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Beholder 2 sits at 72% positive across 165 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 186 · most liked firstThis game is not too bad. The theme is exactly what you expect. The characters and the story seemed enjoyable. You have to make some not-so-important but ethical choices and it is fun. Are you going to become one of the cogs of the system or are you going to have a personality? My gripe with this game is how much it disrespects your time. Your character slowly walks for each interaction and then away from it. They added some quick travel into the game and it makes a HUGE difference however it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's nothing like the original game. To do things you have to walk A LOT and every time you pass through a door, there's a pause or cut scene that you can't skip. In the first game, all areas are on the same map and it was very simple to travel throughout. In this game, you can only see one very limited area at a time. All of this makes for a very cumbersome experience.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Reviewing (mostly) every game (or DLC) in my library, part 491: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆☆☆☆☆☆ (4/10) Huh. Another "not for me" game. I played and loved Beholder 1 on the Switch, but I found myself getting bored with Beholder 2 only after an hour. I honestly don't know why; it still has the same core gameplay loop as 1. The art direction is gorgeous, the atmosphere is strong, and the writing has that comedic yet ironic tone it's known for. However, I found the gameplay too tedious, and the report mechanic…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Incredibly tedious and lacks anything remotely comparable to the depth, intrigue, and moral conundrums found in the first game. I have no idea why the reviews are so positive, but I can assure you that if you enjoyed the first game for anything more than the mere setting, you likely will be quickly bored by Beholder 2.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Having never heard of, let alone played, any of the other Beholder games, I came into Beholder 2 completely blind. I saw it on sale for cheap, read the description, and decided to give it a try without looking up what it is or how it plays. I can say that games like this make wish Steam had a “meh” button. First, the pros: the game’s story is okay, the artstyle is unique, and that’s about it off the top of my head. Second, the cons: everything else. The store page advertises this game as a tale…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've seen a lot of mixed reviews for this game but honestly I think this game is great. the game really feels like the original in vibe, atmosphere, and spirit. unlike beholder 1 you play as Evan Redgrave, the son of a higher up at the ministry (Caleb Redgrave). so its like instead of being the landlord spying on everyone, you are one of the tenants who lives in a apartment complex and work for the government which i think is a good spin on the games formula. And your job is to find dirt on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you liked beholder 1 for the story you will like this one, but if you liked it because of the high intensity and roguelike nature i am afraid you will be disappointed. Beholder 2 picks up the world of Beholder 1 and shows you a completely different perspective, the story is interesting with plenty of choices high stakes and a phenomenal time. The game is less stressful and less time sensitive than 1 however most of the gameplay remains about finding things about the current situation…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awesome game that tests your morals. It is like George Orwell's 1984 book.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Beholder 2" had potential, but it ended up feeling like a grind. The dystopian setting is cool, but the gameplay is mostly just clicking through tedious tasks with little real impact. The choices don’t feel as meaningful as they should, and the pacing drags way too much. It tries to be deep and thought-provoking, but most of the time, it just feels like busywork. The first game had charm, but this one? Not so much.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After helping the time traveler vaccinate the clones, the next day isaac summons you to his office. To skip him you need to have 1500 of authority. If you dont have that and no game save (if only you were playing with autosave) you get into this bug that you cant escape. Can't rise your authority because you get summoned every time in the entrance. Pretty sucks to reset to be honest so im just uninstalling at this point.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dude Beholder has been holding me in a CHOKEHOLD- I love this game series so much- currently playing Beholder 2 and I already finished Conductor once- so here’s some Sona doodles :]] #Beholder #Beholder2 #fanart #persona #doodles
positive · AI labelView post →Of these I only really played D as a preteen (when it hit 3DO) and that was creepy enough for me although my neighbor/crush liked to come to my place to play it so that's mostly how I got to know it. I was more into RTS and RPGs at that age, though, and frankly I found games like Eye of the Beholder 2 scary enough (plus I learned to never trust blue eyed blonde folk; they'll fucking kill you).
neutral · AI labelView post →Slight recommend, the game gets less interesting the farther into it you get Imo (first floor is really the best floor Imo) and I feel like it really does suffer from things feeling repetitive after a bit, but the story is intriguing enough to get me to finish the game. Mostly only recommend playing if you really liked the original Beholder. Also, ngl, I think this is the worst Beholder game in terms of its visuals.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While it's true you have to walk too much and the limited fast travel feature doesn't really help, the game is still quite enjoyable. I'm glad they got rid of the time pressure from the first entry. I liked to play this at my own pace.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's still curious how what's supposedly communist resembles today's capitalism.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can make make your incel coworker shoot up the office. 10/10 Jokes aside, Beholder 2 does not compare to the first one, but I think it's still a decent game. Pros: -The Premise is interesting and can keep you going and as you progress you will happen upon progressively more ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up things that keep you invested. -The game rewards you for being smart, for example for one of the jobs, figuring out that "good enough" is fine saves you a lot of headache. For another making a real pen and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A downgrade from the first game. If I were the developer or the publisher, I would rename it and release under a different name. But it's not Beholder. If you liked Beholder 1, you might be disappointed with this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow, I have to say I've played a handful of games that really made me think about the world but this one really took the cake! Especially, in todays political climate sometimes fiction can be more like real life than we realize! 9.5/10 ! Would recommend for people that like choices matter games with a challenge. I did have to look up a guide for the mini games but overall it was still worth it. I laughed, cried, was thoroughly shocked, and happy with how much the weight of my decisions to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disappointing Sequel - A Bureaucratic Grind As someone who thoroughly enjoyed the original Beholder, I went into Beholder 2 with high hopes, but unfortunately, it misses the mark completely. Where the first game had tension, a unique atmosphere of surveillance and moral ambiguity, this sequel trades all of that for... walking around an office. Most of the game feels like a monotonous grind, simulating the dull routine of a 9-to-5 job. It's a bizarre direction that strips the series of its…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tasks get repetitive, redundant and would be replaced by AI right now, slow walking and poor explanation of the game mechanics. I don't want to play a game that is basically like getting a job and dealing with internal politics.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lovely game with lots of laughs and intense moments. Check it and the others out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd say this game is definitely good, wouldn't say as great as the first as they caught lightning in a bottle that time but it's still very good if you're looking for a dystopian game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game years ago, and was enjoying it. However there was a bug with the save and I ended up uninstalling because it was very frustrating to play the game for so long, grind a lot, and then lose all progress. I reinstalled the other day looking for something to play, the bug had been fixed and I started enjoying it. However, later on there was a quest line which resulted in an unavoidable game over, and the autosave system means there is literally nothing I can do to avoid it. It…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At first, when I played the game's prologue, I just couldn't get into it. But when I sat down with Beholder 2 again, after few years - I can easily say it was probably their best game. I have a real soft spot for the first game; I think the sequel put me off initially because it wasn't exactly like the first one. And because of that, I missed out on a lot of laughs and a plot twist I never saw coming.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Completely different vibe from the Beholder 1. In this game you don't feel like a component in a synchronized mechanism, sensation that you could obtain in Beholder 1 you will never experience in Beholder 2. And being "3d" feels off lowk. You do same tasks, objectives on every level. Probably ALAWAR ruined everything
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not a technically bad game just kind of boring. I usually love story/choice based games but I just don't really care about the story. I like dark and bleak as much as the next person but this one just was boring bleak which is never good. I did like doing the actual office work but it also wore thin after time enough that it isn't worth multiple play throughs. Maybe this is for you but it isn't for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really don't understand any negative reviews for this game. Some of it is better than the original in my opinion. I really like the different levels, and the exploration of the environment and choices. Its stakes aren't as high as the original, but it's still really good. Only valid complaint is the slowness of some interactions, but i don't think its a major problem (I've replayed the game and It's not a big issue) 9.5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"You've got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down." Thanks to this line, this game and Ray Bradbury works, I often tend to be bolder in my life, cling to it and try to do better. And in my opinion if a game moves you like that then it's a Great Game. Final Score: 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd leave a neutral review if I could, but I can't so... here's a negative one. The game itself looked promising when I started playing it, even tho I saw some negative reviews I still decided to give it a try. I dropped this game out of frustration, because I had F'ed up once, saved the game and only got to know about it when I started the next day (I won't say what exactly happened so not to spoiler the story). Anyways, I don't give up that easily, it was my mistake and I decided to replay…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like the atmosphere and the setting of the Ministry. However it feels like they really don't respect your time with these minigames.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beholder 2 is an exciting story-driven game where your choices truly matter, letting you experience the oppressive atmosphere of a dictatorship while meeting intriguing characters.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's just really boring and tedious. It also takes too long for anything to get done. Half the time instead of actually doing something you're just walking around or waiting for an animation to complete.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beholder 2 is a dystopian adventure game developed by Warm Lamp Games and published by Alawar Premium, serving as a follow-up to the original Beholder. While it shares some thematic and stylistic similarities with its predecessor, Beholder 2 charts its own course, combining narrative choice, social commentary, and light puzzle elements into a game that is both bleak and thought-provoking. Unlike the original game, where players spied on tenants as a building manager, this sequel casts you as a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beholder 2 managed to excel in many areas where the first game fell short, yet it stumbled in a few of the original’s crucial little arts. First we shall aproach the successes: the setting adopts a markedly different approach from the original. In Beholder 1, the dystopia is emphasized on a grand scale, relentlessly conveying a pervasive sense of hopelessness. In Beholder 2, the horror lies in how effortlessly you become just another number in this big ministry and everyone around you is too.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beholder 2 isn't a bad game, but I recommend it with reservations. If you're a fan of the first game then you're probably going to feel disappointed. Beholder 2 is much more grindy than Beholder and some of the work tasks were off putting for me. Gone is the sense of urgency that the first game had. There are no time based tasks and you can advance as many days as you would like. A task doesn't go away until it's either completed or failed. Beholder 2 feels more like a really long fetch quest…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not as good as the first one but I like to plant evidence in my co-worker's desks and see them executed
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do think the main story is interesting with alot of different options but the gameplay just ruined it for me. The beginning was confusing and felt like I was just thrown in and after I got the hang of it I got quite bored of the mechanics early on. I understand its a different story from the first Beholder but I was really hoping for something similar considering how well received the first game was
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was very excited to play this after the first one but honestly, this one is just really bad. The 3D ruins everything in this game. The gameplay gets very boring after few minutes. And there is so much dialoge it's INSANE. The walking is annoying as well, I only played it for 30 mins but the whole time I was just walking and reading uninteresting dialoge. The first one was way better. I tried to push through but no, just no.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →23/ Eye Of The Beholder 2: The Legend Of Darkmoon An excellent, atmospheric sequel that effortlessly builds on the original game, carries over your characters and is chock full of D&D goodness. The game that hooked me on D&D before Baldur's Gate.
positive · AI labelView post →Always wanted to try them, I actually bought the Steam edition of the Forgotten Realms series, but they feel so hardcore I doubt I'll ever have the time to play the properly XD my first DnD video game was Eye of the Beholder 2... I guess that's archaeology too by now.
neutral · AI labelView post →My first TTRPGs: 1. AD&D, ran by my dad, after we'd played Eye of The Beholder 2 as a family. He did a berzerker warcry and startled mum. Good times. 2. 3.5e D&D 3. Paranoia 4. Bladewars. Completely custom sci-fi game made by me+friends. A wonderful mess. 5.Shadowrun
neutral · AI labelView post →The game doesn't draw you in, seems very tedius. Categorizing applications is very confusing and boring. Not to mention authority points are bugged and I don't get any from interactions which makes the game proggresion very difficult. I already gave this game a second chance just to be disappointed once again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you come to play Beholder 2 cuz Beholder 1 attracts you, you'll find this one such a disappointment. WAY TOO TEDIOUS. can't even sit through
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →yes yes yes, amazing game, love love love yes yes good game im traumatised :D GLORY TO THE WISE LEADER
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fantastic sequel that builds on the original in every way. The world feels deeper, the choices more impactful. It improves on the first game and its DLC, delivering a more refined and immersive narrative. A standout experience that easily became one of my favorite games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved the first game; it was unique, and the setting was awesome. This one is kinda more of the same in that regard, but gameplay-wise, it feels like a narrowed-down, more mainstream version. Not a bad game per se, but it is simple, both in the mini-game and strategy aspect. After a break, I couldn’t convince myself to play more. 6/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Certainly the easiest beholder game. However, it might be my favourite for how different it is for the series.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In this dark dystopia, I tried to carry out the tasks given by my government properly, but after I concentrated power in my own hands, I became corrupted and declared myself a god. "Power corrupts, and absolute power inevitably corrupts."
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beholder 2 is one of those games that will remain in your mind, especially with these many Characters to build friendships up or report. Definately a must buy if you love Games with interesting Lore and if you love the Beholder franchise!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Waste of time. A lot of useless walking.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →got invited to a sex party and lit someone on fire, gave a dehydrated hooker some vodker, wrote genitalia on a guy drowning in his vomit 10/10 would play/go again
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Get to the top of the corporate/government ladder with story. The game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To be honest, I expected much more. The first part (Beholder) was very good... This one has: Slow trabsitions, bugs when selecting ministry offices... YOU LOSE SKILLS AS THE DAYS GO BY! I only played until I had 3 cromo cards so I could sell them.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked the first game. This one is too tedious and repeating. For awhile it was alright until the game repeats.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its just not good
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An overbearing dystopian dictatorship full of people out for number one, all spying and reporting on each other. Lots of different options and narrative branches, but ultimately a little repetitive and boring. Takes like 2 minutes to run into work from home each in-game day which felt a little obnoxious.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a good plot and a unique art style that fits the theme of the game. I would rate it highly, was fun to run trough the story from different angles but TLDR all pipes lead to the same lake.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →beholder series never disappoint although they should have added like some sort of skibidi boss
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is a successful sequel to the first one. Although not without moments that are repetitive and could use some quality of life updates.
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