I'm on Observation Duty 4

I'm on Observation Duty 4

Released Dec 2021

A spot the difference -type of puzzle horror game about monitoring live surveillance camera footage and spotting anomalies. Anomalies range from furniture movement to intruders. Fix anomalies by filing reports. You will need sharp eyes and good memory. The goal is to survive the entire night.

96% positive · 855 reviews
Done
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

I'm on Observation Duty 4 released on December 22, 2021 as a standalone entry in the series. The store description presents it as a complete, self-contained game with no mention of planned DLC, expansions, or post-launch content. There are no DLC listings for this title. The two developer news posts on this game's page are both announcements promoting I'm on Observation Duty 8 (demo on October 13, 2025, and full release on December 5, 2025) — a later entry in the series — rather than any new content for this game. The series has continued with subsequent numbered entries (suggesting the developer moves forward with new installments rather than adding post-launch content to existing ones). I'm on Observation Duty 4 launched as a complete product and there is no evidence of any post-launch content updates or planned additions.
Evidence
Store description presents a complete, self-contained horror puzzle game with no mention of post-launch content, DLC, or updates planned
description · Dec 22, 2021 source content shipped
medium
Developer news post announces I'm on Observation Duty 8 as a separate game, not new content for this title
news post · Dec 5, 2025 source ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Notovia
Achievements
8
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

I'm on Observation Duty is a series of popular "spot the difference" -type of horror games. In I'm on Observation Duty 4 the players job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies in the monitored rooms. You can swap between different camera-views. An anomaly means that for example something (e.g. a piece of furniture) has moved, an extra object has appeared or something has disappeared. There's also intruders and ghosts! When you notice something is different in any of the monitored rooms you have to file a report by choosing the right location and type of the anomaly to fix it. Anoamalies appear at random so the player never knows what is going to hapen next. Too many active and unreported anomalies means game over. Goal is to survive long enough (from 00:00 to 06:00 in game time). You will need sharp eyes and good memory to survive the entire night. The game contains psychological horror that mainly comes from making the player paranoid about what has changed in the house. There are also some scary monsters that might appear.

I'm on Observation Duty 4 is the sequel that everyone wanted and deserved. Observation Duty goes back to its roots. Cameras are back. Colors are gone. New anomalies, new intruders, new houses! Same familiar gameplay. Scarier than ever.
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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