

After Chiron, a megacorporation, took control of Poland and manifested the Fifth Polish Republic, a police unit known as Observers was put in control of the denizens with license to hack their minds. Observer is set in 2084 Kraków, Poland after the nanophage, a "digital plague" that cost the lives of thousands, resulting in war and rampant drug use. A mini-game called With Fire and Sword: Spiders is accessed through computer terminals, which can also read documents. Nanophage cards, patient records, radio-controlled cars and roses serve as collectibles. Objects can be interacted with and examined, while dialogue trees are used for speaking with non-player characters. Equipped with augmented vision split into Electromagnetic Vision-which scans for electronic devices-and Bio Vision-which scans for biological evidence -he is able to analyse and highlight certain objects in his environment.


He can hack people's brain implants with a device known as the Dream Eater, for interrogation purposes. The player controls Daniel Lazarski, a Krakowian detective of the Observers police unit. Observer is a psychological horror video game played from a first-person perspective. Critics praised the world design, visual effects and hacking sequences but criticised the stealth and its focus on style over substance.ĭaniel's Electromagnetic Vision scans for a brain implant. Observer received generally favourable reviews. Arkadiusz Reikowski composed the score, infusing it with choral, diegetic and ambient music. It stars Rutger Hauer, who was also in Blade Runner, one of the primary influences. Observer follows Daniel Lazarski, a detective known as an Observer, who can hack people's minds as a method of interrogation.Ī team of around thirty developed the game using the Unreal Engine 4.
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An upgraded and expanded version called Observer: System Redux was released in November 2020 for Windows, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 and in July 2021 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in August 2017, followed by versions for Linux, macOS and Nintendo Switch. Observer (stylised as >observer_) is a psychological horror video game developed by Bloober Team and published by Aspyr.
