Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Released Oct 2016
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
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Evaluation
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You launched on October 27, 2016, as a complete five-episode narrative game. Following release, Osmotic Studios delivered several patches — adding Mac/Linux support, a rewind/episode-selection feature, performance improvements, and a localization update in September 2019 that added German, French, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese language support. That localization update (version 1.3, released September 30, 2019) represents the last meaningful content or feature work on the game itself.
A sequel/companion game, Orwell: Ignorance is Strength, was announced in August 2017 and launched in February 2018 as a separate product. That was a standalone release, not additional content for this game.
The most recent developer communication on this game's page (August 2, 2024) is a post announcing Osmotic Studios' new game, Closer the Distance — it is a studio update, not a signal of continued development on Orwell. The only DLC listed is the soundtrack, which released on launch day. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no roadmap, and no developer statements promising future content for this title. The game launched as a complete episodic story and has received no substantive updates since September 2019, consistent with a finished product.
Evidence
Osmotic Studios announces their new game Closer the Distance on this game's news page, thanking Orwell fans for their support. No mention of any future updates or content for Orwell itself.
Version 1.3 released with official localizations in five languages, new UI features, document reworks, and performance improvements — the last substantive update to the game.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Daedalic Entertainment
Achievements
27
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences…
Orwell is a new governmental security program that has the power to survey the online presence of every person in The Nation. It can monitor all personal communications and access any computer. To preserve the privacy of citizens, human researchers examine the data Orwell finds and decide which pieces of information should be passed on to the security forces, and which should be rejected.
Selected from thousands of candidates, you are Orwell’s first human researcher. And when a terror attack rocks the Nation’s capital city of Bonton, Orwell, and you, are immediately put to the test. Starting with a single person of interest, you'll help the security forces build out and profile a network of potential culprits.
But are these people really terrorists? What does the information you reveal to Orwell say about them? What if you find out things about them that not even their loved ones know? What is the real price of maintaining the security that the Nation is yearning for?
Investigate the digital lives of citizens.
Search web pages, scour through social media posts, dating site profiles, news articles and blogs to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks.
Invade the private lives of suspects.
Listen in on chat communications, read personal emails, hack PCs, pull medical files, make connections. Find the information you need to know.
Determine the relevance of information.
Only the information you provide will be seen by the security forces and acted upon. You decide what gets seen and what does not, influencing how the suspects will be perceived.
Secure the freedom of the Nation.
Find the terrorists so the citizens of the Nation can sleep safe, knowing Orwell is watching over them.
MATURE CONTENT WARNING
Please note, Orwell includes mature language at multiple points throughout the game as well as mature themes and is not suitable for younger players.
Orwell is a new governmental security program that has the power to survey the online presence of every person in The Nation. It can monitor all personal communications and access any computer. To preserve the privacy of citizens, human researchers examine the data Orwell finds and decide which pieces of information should be passed on to the security forces, and which should be rejected.
Selected from thousands of candidates, you are Orwell’s first human researcher. And when a terror attack rocks the Nation’s capital city of Bonton, Orwell, and you, are immediately put to the test. Starting with a single person of interest, you'll help the security forces build out and profile a network of potential culprits.
But are these people really terrorists? What does the information you reveal to Orwell say about them? What if you find out things about them that not even their loved ones know? What is the real price of maintaining the security that the Nation is yearning for?
Key Features
Investigate the digital lives of citizens.
Search web pages, scour through social media posts, dating site profiles, news articles and blogs to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks.
Invade the private lives of suspects.
Listen in on chat communications, read personal emails, hack PCs, pull medical files, make connections. Find the information you need to know.
Determine the relevance of information.
Only the information you provide will be seen by the security forces and acted upon. You decide what gets seen and what does not, influencing how the suspects will be perceived.
Secure the freedom of the Nation.
Find the terrorists so the citizens of the Nation can sleep safe, knowing Orwell is watching over them.
MATURE CONTENT WARNING
Please note, Orwell includes mature language at multiple points throughout the game as well as mature themes and is not suitable for younger players.
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