Rank 01Games like Beholder 2
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- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Beholder 2 also play
The closest matches to Beholder 2: Beholder, Beholder 3, Papers, Please, Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, and Orwell: Ignorance is Strength. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Shares moral decision making with Beholder 2.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2013
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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Why this: Also Politics and Political, like Beholder 2.
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Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Why this: Shares time management with Beholder 2.
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Not For Broadcast
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Beholder 2.
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Suzerain
Why this: Shares faction politics with Beholder 2.
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)
- Price: $2.69−85%checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 82% of 1,028 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- Metacritic 76
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Climbing the ministrys ranks matters
- Dark humor lands perfectly
- Moral dilemmas feel consequential
- Atmospheric
- Bleak
- Dark
More games like Beholder 2, sliced differently
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Beholder
Why this: Shares multiple endings with Beholder 2.
Beholder 3
Why this: Same dark mood as Beholder 2.
Papers, Please
Why this: Shares moral decision making with Beholder 2.
Suzerain
Why this: Shares faction politics with Beholder 2.
About Beholder 2
The closest matches to Beholder 2: Beholder, Beholder 3, Papers, Please, Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, and Orwell: Ignorance is Strength. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Beholder 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Beholder, Beholder 3 and Papers, Please — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, bleak and dark, and single out its career climbing and dossier collection. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Beholder 2 is a dark narrative adventure that blends strategy, simulation, and puzzle mechanics. Players take on the role of an intern at a totalitarian Ministry, navigating faction politics and working to climb the career ladder through dossier collection and careful time management. The game presents moral decision-making as a core mechanic, with multiple endings that reviewers highlight as encouraging replaying. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and tense, with a bleak tone that underpins its political themes. Originally released in 2018, the game costs $17.99 USD and has been verified to run on Steam Deck. It holds an 82% positive rating from over 1000 Steam reviews.
About Beholder 2: You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!
Is Beholder 2 worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 82% of 1,028 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $17.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 15 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 11 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Climbing the ministrys ranks matters
- Dark humor lands perfectly
- Moral dilemmas feel consequential
- Multiple endings encourage replaying
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“After helping the time traveler vaccinate the clones, the next day isaac summons you to his office. To skip him you need to have 1500 of authority. If you dont have that and no game save (if only you were playing with autosave) you get…”
People who play it also play: Beholder, Beholder 3, Papers, Please
Mobile version
Beholder 2 is also on Google Play and App Store. What the store pages declare:
- No ads declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-05, source)
- No in-app purchases declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-05, source)
- No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-05, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-05, source)
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Frequently asked about Beholder 2
Can I run it?
Is Beholder 2 verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Beholder 2 is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Beholder 2 cost?
Beholder 2 is listed on Steam at 2.69 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Beholder 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Beholder 2 are Beholder, Beholder 3, Papers, Please.
Who developed Beholder 2?
Beholder 2 was developed by Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games) and published by Alawar.