Beholder: Conductor
Beholder: Conductor
Game
Game2016
Beholder
Developer Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)
Beholder is a adventure video game about life in a totalitarian police state, in which privacy does not exist: everything is controlled by the state. The game was developed by Warm Lamp Games and published by Alawar Entertainment on November 9, 2016. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
242 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
76
LovedLoved
129 positive · 41 negative
95% range 69–82%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 129 | 41 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 1 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
3,575 of 4,382 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
78% recommend · 146 yes, 40 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 186 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (28,628 of 31,240 positive).
Players praise the game's dark atmosphere and moral dilemmas. [1][2][3] Some find the game too stressful and financially punishing. [4][5] A few reviewers note the gameplay can feel repetitive or dated. [6][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
this game is so stressful. you earn minimum wage, and every 2 minutes, your family needs something that literally costs like 20000$. if you don't accept it, they die and you have to pay funeral expenses. they always have a timer of like 15 IRL minutes aswell, and there are like 4 of these missions at once. it is basically impossible. oh, and did i mention, this is on easy mode aswell.
- [17]
for people who dont know this game: its a game about a israeli landlord who calls on big yahu's secret police once a citizen does something wrong. 10/10 epic
- [10]
I love this game cuz : your job is to spy, snitch, in order to survive you will also read your tenants' diaries, install hidden cameras, and betray their trust all to protect your own family from the state. And it have multi ending so this why I like it
- [12]
An intensely stressful but brilliant management game. Snooping through tenants' apartments, planting cameras, and deciding whether to blackmail a family or turn them into the state makes for a deeply engaging gameplay loop. Balancing your meager funds while navigating heavy moral choices keeps you on your toes the entire time.
- [1]
one of the most atmospheric games that I've ever played. Hard choices, loss, death and complicated life.
Summarised from 34 of the 250 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 9, 2026. How summaries are made
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Beholder sits at 76% positive across 170 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Beholder received positive reviews from most critics for the PC and iOS versions. While praising the controls, Eurogamer's Mateusz Zdanowicz said, "Gameplay will prove uncomplicated for everyone who has ever dealt with classic adventure games." He called the game "an interesting and quite unusual title, although in terms of mechanics it offers nothing extraordinary." He then said "An interesting plot setting combined with the need to make difficult decisions determine the strength of this independent production." Tasos Lazarides of TouchArcade also praised the controls saying, "Controlling your character is pretty easy even on smaller phone screens, with the contextual icons helping you…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 242 · most liked firstEye of the Beholder on IBM PS/1 Model 2011. Both game and machine from 1991: a very good vintage year... Photo shot in my studio. Retro setups, CRT scanlines, genuine hardware, floppy disks, ball mouse and wild joystick. That's the Retro Dream experience.
positive · AI labelView post →Hope people won't be disappointed when they find out the You Have Died dungeon crawler sections* are more Etrian Odyssey (random turn based battles) and less Dungeon Master/Eye of the Beholder * Its a small game that combines light dungeon crawling with light Princess Maker like lifesim elements
neutral · AI labelView post →for people who dont know this game: its a game about a israeli landlord who calls on big yahu's secret police once a citizen does something wrong. 10/10 epic
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →📖 Bytes of Game Ads 📺 "From the creators of EYE OF THE BEHOLDER I & II, comes the Legend of Kyrandia." Warm Westwood vibes in and out of the game. Hand of Fate is my favourite of the Kyrandia games, but the first one has a place in my heart, too. 📖: Amiga Action, December 1992.
neutral · AI labelView post →What is "UNC"? I'm old enough to remember Eye of Beholder or Lands of Lore computer games where I was forced to draw maps manually. It wasn't fun even then.
negative · AI labelView post →📖 Bytes of Game Ads 📺 I love a good dungeon crawler and it's the Commodore Amiga where my love for them was born. Eye of the Beholder was one of the games that gave me such a fierce fondness for them and so, spotting an ad for it promising an AD&D adventure unlike any other always makes me smile.
positive · AI labelView post →35 years ago, Eye of the Beholder helped continue the evolution of the RPG formula. The 1987 real-time Dungeon Master had been the prior benchmark. This game featured an improved UI, higher degree of NPC interaction, and far better party customization. A real milestone RPG.
neutral · AI labelView post →Painted the Crab Beholder for a client's collection and game last night. Had fun with the different reds, oranges, and purples on it, along with the turquoise for the eyes. The base I went with the colored coral with the skeletons interspersed around.
neutral · AI labelView post →Thanks again to @wizkids.bsky.social for sending the D&D Icons of the Realm: Potato Head Beholder Event Exclusive mini! 👁️🥔 This version will be at the WizKids booth at Origins Game Fair & their online store this weekend only (while supplies last)! If you're attending, pop by and pick up a tater! 💖
neutral · AI labelView post →I started playing Beholder, and while I can see why people enjoy it — the mechanics are solid and the concept is clever — it just wasn’t for me. The world felt too dark, too dystopian, and a bit morally suffocating. It’s one of those games that doesn’t just explore bleakness, it lives in it. I prefer games that leave some space for empathy or beauty, and Beholder never really did. So it’s not a bad game by any means — just one that didn’t fit my taste. Steam needs a “not for me” button…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thank you to whomever invented the CR5 Beholder Zombie in D&D 5e. Perfect surprise monster for my game group this evening.
neutral · AI labelView post →For anyone who remembers Eye Of The Beholder 1 & 2 and was disappointed by 3, this was made by the team that made the original two games in the series and is basically a follow-up in a different universe. Game style and "feel" is very similar.
positive · AI labelView post →The new Beholder brought a lot of positive emotions. I played through it in one go and drew my co-author’s and my characters as if they were part of the game series. #beholderconductor #beholder #oc #art
positive · AI labelView post →Hello, people. I'm Wis. A game developer, curently working on "With a HEART and a GUN you [...] ASCENDed [...] to the status of the Beholder. Applaud, Praise [...] SHOOT or DIE." The demo is live on Itch.io, if it piqued your interest: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev
neutral · AI labelView post →Annotations for *Star Trek: Starfleet Academy* 1x02: “Beta Test”. The title refers to both Caleb’s adjusting to Starfleet Academy and the arrival of the Betazoids. The episode opens with a caption saying it’s the Fall Semester. The US Naval Academy starts its Fall Semester in the last week of August, so it’s a safe assumption that Starfleet Academy starts its academic year around there or early September, which dates the season as beginning end-August 3191. I’m aware that Memory Alpha says…
neutral · AI labelView post →My favorite game by far in UFO 50 ended up being Valbrace so I’d love to play Ultima Underworld and Eye of the Beholder and stuff… thankfully have all of the gold and silver box D&D games on steam already. I’m really itching for that mood!!!
positive · AI labelView post →Spoiler for Eye of the Beholder (1991): "And then at the end, I killed the final boss, and a little dialogue box pops up and says 'Congratulations, you win!' or whatever. Then quits to desktop."
neutral · AI labelView post →or more directly, "why I kind of have Beholder Syndrome when it comes to interacting with the greater gamedev community." and also "why I call myself a Game Artist" instead of a "gamedev"
neutral · AI labelView post →Kimimi has written a banger of an epic-level article and adventure log gushing about Eye of the Beholder and her adventures beneath Waterdeep. It's a special game to me, so it was a lovely read. I'm sure it will be for you too; check it out!
positive · AI labelView post →Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Icewind Dale, Planescape Torment, and Eye of the Beholder are great and all, but the BEST videogame adaptation of D&D ever made wasn't even a roleplaying game:
positive · AI labelView post →I'm going through my steam library trying out each of the games that I haven't touched yet, and I just tried Beholder— briefly. A game where you spy on your neighbors and report them to a police state. I literally feel physically fucking sick right now.
negative · AI labelView post →Annotations for *Star Trek: Starfleet Academy* 1x02: “Beta Test”. The title refers to both Caleb’s adjusting to Starfleet Academy and the arrival of the Betazoids. The episode opens with a caption saying it’s the Fall Semester. The US Naval Academy starts its Fall Semester in the last week of August, so it’s a safe assumption that Starfleet Academy starts its academic year around there or early September, which dates the season as beginning end-August 3191. I’m aware that Memory Alpha says…
neutral · AI labelView post →Stardew & chill w/ a Beholder in an hour! it's a rainy cold day~ I'm an eepy creature and I need cozy farming game c: Come hang out and meet @zoraskerri.bsky.social ALSO ANNOUCEMENT TODAY C: #vsky #CalamityCrew
neutral · AI labelView post →Another game-night doodle. A friend wants me to draw a "Beholder-claus" for some holiday in his D&D game called "Dinglefurkus". My rabbit bard Viktor loves holiday festivities and was inspired to write a song about it. No one will like it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Eye of the Beholder (2022) A truly impressive unofficial conversion of the classic RPG by Westwood Studios and SSI, and currently rated the best Commodore 64 game ever over at Lemon64. It's really faithful to the original, looks and sounds great, and plays very well too. 1/3
positive · AI labelView post →And some sharks and a beholder WIP. I have no plans to run a beholder any time soon, but the mini was cool so I printed it. I do have plans for the sharks. Tip: never go swimming in a D&D game, real oceans are terrifying enough! #minipainting #ttrpg #d&d #beholder
neutral · AI labelView post →Here quick! some Beholder I painted tonight! It's for an escape game oneshot I'm gonna master! (It's been a few days I should post some art but I'm too busy working and having fun.)
neutral · AI labelView post →And available for everyone is this deep analysis of Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon! What it does right! What it does wrong! SO MANY MOUTHS TO FEED! kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2024/06/17/e...
neutral · AI labelView post →"Arrested my own family for disloyalty, only to be brutally punished for turning in my criminal daughter." You’d expect a game like this to offer equal freedom to play as a patriotic landlord or a rebel supporter. While it technically features endings for both paths, the game leans heavily into forcing resistance support as its narrative default. Even on a full patriot playthrough, I was constantly slapped with mandatory quests to aid the rebels and oppose the government by stealing,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not really my style, way too dark... The feeling of powerlessness is... Really strong, so I won't be continuing it, if it's your style then godspeed but I genuinely couldn't keep playing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey #vsky, another free game for you via Epic Games. Beholder: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/beho... Free until November 28, 2024
neutral · AI labelView post →New post: Eye of the Beholder — how Westwood's 1991 dungeon crawler turned AD&D into a real-time nightmare. Playable in your browser. dev.to/retrorom/eye... #retrogaming #rpg #dungeoncrawler #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Eye of the Beholder II has a special place in my heart as my first dungeon crawler, but it's the game I've curdled on the most revisiting it. It was released the same year as the first Eye of the Beholder and you if you play it all the way through, you can really feel the rush to release.
neutral · AI labelView post →Beholder Monsters Top-Down Pixel Art Sprites Add three creepy fantasy enemies to your game: Infernal Eye, Ancient Orb, and Void Stalker. Each monster features walk, run, attack, hurt, death, and idle animations. Download 👉 craftpix.net/product/beho... #craftpix #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #2d
neutral · AI labelView post →I went into Beholder expecting to be a ruthless, loyal government spy, but instead, I became a total softie for the Schimmers. The State wanted them gone, and my job was to ruin their lives. But when my daughter was literally dying of a cough and these beautiful, endangered souls handed me a single, life-saving aspirin, the inner corporate narc died right then and there. I bawled my eyes out, hid their illegal contraband, and smuggled them out of the apartment complex like a modern-day, highly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How has no one recommended Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom and Shadow Over Mystara? Classic Capcom beat 'em ups with a ridiculous level of D&D added on top. Cast a spell at the Beholder? Bad idea, unless it's looking the other way. Dwarves find extra treasure, there are tons of secrets and hidden items, the cleric can turn undead, it's a ton of fun. Available via emulation or as a 2-pack on Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/229480/Dungeons_Dragons_Chronicles_of_Mystara/
neutral · AI labelView post →I've solved the perspective animation (again, thanks to my old files) and now I'm just drawing some forms and I can animate stuff after I work out blocking out whatever sections. Eye of the Beholder #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Saw this cutie at a local game shop and I had to share xD #twistedsketch #irl #beholder #mrpotatohead #model
neutral · AI labelView post →Graveyard Keeper is so completely banal, so unconcerned with its own subject matter that I cannot but conclude the creator is the kind of guy who'd be really into AI. I did not think I would find a game as morally rejectionable as Beholder until I played Graveyard Keeper.
negative · AI labelView post →I bought this game as part of a Bundle of all 4 Beholder Titles currently out as of 2026. So i'm going to preface this by pointing out that I played through them all practically back-to-back... Practically. I needed some space before Conductor as i'd overloaded on Beholder but bare with me because i've had space and time to digest before coming back to write a review. I want to start as well by saying this wasn't my first time through Beholder, I had actually bought this on I believe it was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →one of the most atmospheric games that I've ever played. Hard choices, loss, death and complicated life.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is so stressful. you earn minimum wage, and every 2 minutes, your family needs something that literally costs like 20000$. if you don't accept it, they die and you have to pay funeral expenses. they always have a timer of like 15 IRL minutes aswell, and there are like 4 of these missions at once. it is basically impossible. oh, and did i mention, this is on easy mode aswell.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game cuz : your job is to spy, snitch, in order to survive you will also read your tenants' diaries, install hidden cameras, and betray their trust all to protect your own family from the state. And it have multi ending so this why I like it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Live with DK64 KEVIN w/Derpy, followed by SNESMania Game 363: Eye of the Beholder! twitch.tv/spikevegeta
neutral · AI labelView post →Strategy-adventure game in which you play as the manager of an apartment building in a totalitarian state; you spy on your tenants either reporting them or helping them with your decisions shaping the plot and the game's ending ✅Difficult moral choices and their consequences ✅Atmospheric, cartoon style graphics ✅Atmospheric soundtrack ✅Dark, heavy, totalitarian-state atmosphere ✅Time pressure that heightens tension ✅The need to manage finances and look after your family ❌The price is too high…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An intensely stressful but brilliant management game. Snooping through tenants' apartments, planting cameras, and deciding whether to blackmail a family or turn them into the state makes for a deeply engaging gameplay loop. Balancing your meager funds while navigating heavy moral choices keeps you on your toes the entire time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game with a good story and choices that actually matter. The music design and artstyle help to contribute to a depressing totalitarian feel.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The character designs and apartment layouts are excellent. The whole game feels like a good book—at certain points in the story, it made me feel a bit guilty.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Live with DK64 KEVIN, then SNESMania Game 363: Eye of the Beholder (IF Internet works, lmfao) twitch.tv/spikevegeta
neutral · AI labelView post →So I was browsing the Steam sale and found 4 games that I played back in the day and got them all for less than 10 bucks. Eye of the Beholder 1, 2, & 3, and Dungeon Hack. I have so many fun memories playing Dungeon Hack :) Next up - Secret of Mana, game AND soundtrack!
positive · AI labelView post →I'll start by saying, it's a good game at its core, despite some rough edges. The first blind playthrough was really fun and immersive, the characters, the tasks, the mechanics, it's all solid. The problem is, I felt like the the game tries a little too hard to force the feeling of despair and hopelessness? To do a "perfect" playthrough and be as benevolent as possible to your tenants, the amount of money you need is absurd. The only way to get relies on cheesing the blackmail system and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The mechanics didn’t age well. The despair did. A trial and error experience disguised as a management game, where every choice leads to consequences you won’t like. Dark humor keeps you going — just enough to make the next bad decision. And don’t worry about making mistakes. The game will make sure you regret yourself anyway.
positive · 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 →This was used for a vintage D&D game in the Eye of the Beholder series.
neutral · AI labelView post →Live with (the finale of ???) SNESMania Game 363: Eye of the Beholder! twitch.tv/spikevegeta
neutral · AI labelView post →i only like this game for the plot. do you believe me #beholder #beholderconductor #fanart
neutral · AI labelView post →I was didn’t expecting this game really fun, at first I had to get used to the game, then things started to be more fun I had a lot of fun while playing I hope you have fun too nice game, congratulations
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was honestly surprised at how much I enjoyed Beholder. Each choice made me question my actions, and occasionally I found myself feeling guilty for peeping into the lives of others. The atmosphere and story pulled me in way more than I expected, and this is actually the game that made me start liking political sim type games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1984/10 Story, characters, choices are just AMAZING, especially in russian sounds so like.....at home? People talk just like how they would talk in russian, sounds really native, unlike in other games/movies where it sounds like google translate, thats a really fat fat plus that gives so much charm and darkness to the game at the same time. Gameplay is okay? Its not hard, but can be annoying that you cant steal or do anything at night, no matter what you do if someone is in apartment,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Greetings! I’ve had Beholder in my library for many of years, tried playing it when I first got and never really stuck, but my Ex loved it. So, here I am trying it again to see if it is more than I thought previously. Did I change my mind? Let’s Discuss! Never Been Tried: This game has amazing atmosphere, from the music to the very-limited voice acting and the graphics the game feels somber, depressing and miserable. The game appears to be a bit of management game but what we really seem…
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