Release Date: August 15, 2017
A psychological first-person horror from the Polish developer studio Bloober Team, known best for another horror game, entitled Layers of Fear. Observer is set in a cyberpunk universe, in Cracow of 2048. In the game you play as Daniel Lazarski (starred by Rutger Hauer, known from the film Blade Runner), a detective able to hack into people’s minds.
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Released for PC, PS4 and XONE, Observer is a first-person psychological horror from Polish development studio Bloober Team, known best for another horror game, entitled Layers of Fear.
Observer is set in a dystopian vision of the future, in Cracow of 2048. The player assumes the role of Daniel Lazarski (starred by Rutger Hauer, the actor known from the film Blade Runner), one of neuro detectives called Observers, able to hack into the minds of suspects. He works for an elite police unit funded by the powerful Chiron Corporation.
The game’s story starts when the main hero receives a letter from his missing son, who turns out to be a high-ranking engineer working for Chiron Corporation. The protagonist picks up the investigation that takes him to the slums of Cracow and forces him to relive dark memories and nightmares of both criminals and their victims.
Observer for PC, PS4 and XONE is a first-person adventure game based on survival horror mechanics. Most of the time the player explores grim locations and interacts with characters encountered on the way. An important aspect of gameplay are sequences in which the protagonist hacks into minds of suspects and becomes part of their nightmares, originating from their deepest fears. In those moments the game resembles a classic survival horror, in which you witness disturbing, paranormal events and avoid deadly dangers.
Platforms:
PC Windows August 15, 2017
PlayStation 4 August 15, 2017
Xbox One August 15, 2017
Nintendo Switch February 7, 2019
Developer: Bloober Team
Publisher: Aspyr Media
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Last update: August 15, 2017
This guide to Observer contains full walkthrough, which describes all steps that are necessary to finish it. The guide includes information on how to complete investigations, find material evidence and play through the mind-hacking sequences
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Today Bloober Team released the first trailer of Observer: System Redux for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. The trailer gives us a foretaste of how graphics will look on future-gen consoles.
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Agnes Adamus
April 16, 2020
Bloober Team has published a teaser Observer System Redux. We don't know exactly what this project is yet, but it has been confirmed that it will be released on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
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Jacob Blazewicz
April 8, 2020
Polish studio Bloober Team has revealed its plans for the future. The team will focus on productions with a higher budget, which will offer more action than the developer's previous projects. FPP will be abandoned in favour of third-preson perspective, but the devs still intend to specialize in psychological thrillers.
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Adrian Werner
February 6, 2020
A short video has just appeared on the web, which most probably announces the creation of another installment of the horror game Observer from the Polish studio Bloober Team. The video does not show much, but it reveals the logo of Chiron Incorporated, which was present in the first part.
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Paul Wozniak
January 23, 2020
Next month, horror genre enthusiasts will get a chance to delve into another disturbing game from Layers of Fear developer, Poland-based studio Bloober Team. This one is going to take us into a dystopian version of Cracow of 2084.
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July 19, 2017
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System Requirements for Observer Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i3 3.4 GHz/AMD A8-6700 3.1 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 660/Radeon R9 270 or better, 10 GB HDD, Windows 7.
Game Ratings for Observer Video Game.
Eurogamer: by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
A splendid hybrid of CSI, cyberpunk and Silent Hill woven around a potent central performance, spoiled a bit by unconvincing scare tactics.
Game Revolution: 4.5 / 5 by Brittany Vincent
It may be a little unorthodox, but it's executed fantastically. If you're looking to be simultaneously terrified and intrigued, you need to spend a few days with Daniel Lazarski as an Observer.
PC Gamer: 45 / 100 by Jody Macgregor
Brainhacking will blow your mind, but you'll want to get the cop out of your head by the end.
Average score from votes.