# Games like Beholder

> The closest matches to Beholder: Beholder 2, Beholder: Conductor, Papers, Please, Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, and Do Not Feed the Monkeys. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Beholder 2](https://imho.run/games/761620/beholder-2) — Shares multiple endings with Beholder. 1,028 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761620/)
2. [Beholder: Conductor](https://imho.run/games/2825530/beholder-conductor) — Also Political and Dystopian, like Beholder. 432 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2825530/)
3. [Papers, Please](https://imho.run/games/239030/papers-please) — Shares time pressure and resource management with Beholder. 38,957 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239030/)
4. [Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You](https://imho.run/games/491950/orwell-keeping-an-eye-on-you) — Shares evidence gathering with Beholder. 4,802 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/491950/)
5. [Do Not Feed the Monkeys](https://imho.run/games/658850/do-not-feed-the-monkeys) — Shares resource management with Beholder. 2,202 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/658850/)
6. [Not For Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/1147550/not-for-broadcast) — Also Political Sim, like Beholder. 5,212 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147550/)
7. [Organs Please](https://imho.run/games/1593780/organs-please) — A frequent pick in Beholder players' libraries, and another RPG. 104 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593780/)
8. [This War of Mine](https://imho.run/games/282070/this-war-of-mine) — A frequent pick in Beholder players' libraries, and another Indie. 22,855 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282070/)
9. [Suzerain](https://imho.run/games/1207650/suzerain) — Also Political Sim, like Beholder. 6,933 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1207650/)
10. [Booth: A Dystopian Adventure](https://imho.run/games/761350/booth-a-dystopian-adventure) — Shares multiple endings and resource management with Beholder. 138 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761350/)
11. [Ministry of Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/874040/ministry-of-broadcast) — Shares multiple endings with Beholder. 95 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874040/)
12. [Not Tonight](https://imho.run/games/733790/not-tonight) — Also Political and Dystopian, like Beholder. 1,400 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/733790/)
13. [Orwell: Ignorance is Strength](https://imho.run/games/633060/orwell-ignorance-is-strength) — Also Political Sim, like Beholder. 1,068 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/633060/)
14. [Border Officer](https://imho.run/games/1057180/border-officer) — A frequent pick in Beholder players' libraries, and another Action. 309 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1057180/)
15. [CorpoNation: The Sorting Process](https://imho.run/games/2159960/corponation-the-sorting-process) — Shares resource management with Beholder. 95 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2159960/)
16. [JudgeSim](https://imho.run/games/2919660/judgesim) — A frequent pick in Beholder players' libraries, and another Strategy. 504 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2919660/)
17. [Mind Scanners](https://imho.run/games/1389550/mind-scanners) — Shares time pressure and resource management with Beholder. 553 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1389550/)
18. [Dishonored](https://imho.run/games/205100/dishonored) — Also Dystopian, like Beholder. 1,699 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205100/)
19. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares time pressure and multiple endings with Beholder. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
20. [Headliner: NoviNews](https://imho.run/games/918820/headliner-novinews) — Also Political Sim, like Beholder. 500 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/918820/)
21. [Lil' Guardsman](https://imho.run/games/1924360/lil-guardsman) — Also Political, like Beholder. 827 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1924360/)
22. [The Shrouded Isle](https://imho.run/games/501320/the-shrouded-isle) — Also Political Sim and Dark Humor, like Beholder. 525 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501320/)
23. [Rogue State](https://imho.run/games/396090/rogue-state) — Shares resource management with Beholder. 160 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396090/)
24. [Silicon Dreams  |  cyberpunk interrogation](https://imho.run/games/1272070/silicon-dreams-cyberpunk-interrogation) — Also Political and Dystopian, like Beholder. 196 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272070/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=475550&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=475550&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=475550&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=475550
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/475550
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Beholder

Beholder is a 2016 strategy, indie, and adventure game set in a 1984-inspired dystopia where players assume the role of a state-installed landlord tasked with spying on tenants, gathering evidence, and reporting potential dissidents. The game blends blackmail simulation, consequence-driven choices, resource management, and multiple endings into a challenging experience. Players describe the atmosphere as bleak, dark, and grim, with dark humor undercutting the oppressive setting. Reviewers highlight that the dystopian bureaucracy feels oppressively real, moral choices have irreversible consequences, and the writing and characters feel authentically Russian. Currently priced at $13.99 USD and verified on Steam Deck, it holds an 82% positive rating from over 3,000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 475550
- **Developer:** Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)
- **Publisher:** Alawar
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 9, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 75
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/475550/beholder)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=475550&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/475550/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

---

*Markdown version of https://imho.run/games/475550/beholder for AI assistants (also served for `Accept: text/markdown`). Every game has one at https://imho.run/md/game/<appid>. Cite imho.run and link the game pages.*