Observer
What would you do if your fears were hacked? Observer is a cyberpunk horror game from Bloober Team, the creators of Layers of Fear. Discover a dark cyberpunk world beset by plagues, war and squalor. Play as the new front line of neural police as you hack into the jagged minds of the insane. Features: Observe and Report – You are Dan Lazarski, an elite neural detective known as an Observer, and part of a corporate-funded police unit whose purpose is to hack and invade suspects’ minds. In this future, anything you think, feel, or remember can be used against you in a court of law. A Dark Dystopia – The year is 2084. If you somehow survived the Nanophage, odds are you were killed in the War. Those who live have turned to drugs, VR, neural implants— anything to distract themselves from this new reality. But they can’t hide from you.
Game Discussion
Steam User 15
Can't buy this version on Steam anymore,
but get it on "those" websites, you know what I mean "wink wink", and make it fast as they are running out of keys.
Otherwise you will still be able to find "other" ways, but they won't be in your Steam library.
The remake was released only 3 years later.
The graphics are better but don't differ much to be honest, the game did not age that much.
I'd say the difference is only in aesthetics:
Observer 2017 = Blade Runner 1982
Observer System Redux = The Matrix
Steam User 10
I wasted 4 hours thinking that I had to do a puzzle with the cryptic paintings on each floor and then realized it was a glitch and I couldn't get anywhere. Reloaded the save and was able to access the basement.
My 100th review btw and I may re-play this game in the future, but its going to be uninstalled for now meow.
Steam User 4
Cyberpunk detective noir. Walking around a run down apartment building talking to tenants and investigating main and side missions is the best part of the game. The world is interesting and built well enough for you to be curious about it. The decor looks like "what if Blade Runner was made in 80's Poland, not Hollywood".
I respect the man's contribution to the cyberpunk genre, but Rutger Hauer sounds old and tired. He's awkward to listen to.
Most notable are the overly long dream sections (called Dream Eater sequences) that copy paste all of the Layers of Fear techniques while adding seizure inducing effects for good measure. Also, terrible stealth sections.
It's ok. If they just cut the horror and went full on detective/investigation game, it would've been much better.
Steam User 8
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion... I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain... Time to die." -- Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer) BladeRunner (1982)
GNU/Linux version playthrough *mostly* works: issue with mouse cursor at center screen, opening and intro videos dont have audio in game (unreal engine / fmod issue)
Steam User 3
Steam User 3
Observer is definitely a masterpiece. It should be played at a slow-pace, only in dark and one quest each night.
Steam User 4
epilepsy simulator
good game tough