I'm on Observation Duty 5

I'm on Observation Duty 5

Released May 2022

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

96% positive · 820 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 5 launched on May 13, 2022 as a self-contained game with six unique levels. It is one entry in a series of standalone horror games by Notovia, each released as a complete, finished product. The developer's news posts for this game's store page are focused on announcements for later entries in the series — I'm on Observation Duty 7 (released October 22, 2024) and I'm on Observation Duty 8 (released December 5, 2025) — rather than updates to this title. There is no DLC listed, no post-launch content updates, and no developer communications indicating plans to add content to this specific game. It shipped as a complete package and has not received any post-launch additions.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a complete package with six unique levels and no mention of planned post-launch content or updates.
description · May 13, 2022 source content shipped
medium
Developer announced I'm on Observation Duty 8 as a separate standalone release, further confirming the series model of self-contained games.
news post · Dec 5, 2025 source ambiguous
low

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Notovia
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

I'm on Observation Duty 5 is the biggest Observation Duty game yet with six unique levels! Gameplay is familiar to those who have played the previous games. The game is part of a series of popular "spot the difference" -type of horror games. In I'm on Observation Duty 5 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.
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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