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Observation

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

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Mostly Positive (4,110) - 78% of the 4,110 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

May 21, 2020

Developer:

No Code

Publisher:

Devolver Digital

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By Achievement Scouts 2 August 10

“Fully guided sci-fi adventure game. 6 missable achievements, including ones for finding all 85 documents (Memory Recovered) and never missing on the matching minigame (An Anomaly). ~5 hours to 100%.”

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Italian	✔		✔

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Title: Observation
Genre: Adventure, Indie

Developer: No Code

Publisher: Devolver Digital

Release Date: May 21, 2020

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Reviews

“Observation is a smart, original science fiction story propelled by its novel approach to puzzle design and stunning attention to detail.”
9/10 – IGN

“Observation shouldn’t be missed by anyone in search of a mind-bending and unsettling thrill.”
9/10 – Game Informer

“Old science fiction meets New Weird in this 2001: A Space Odyssey homage”
9/10 – PC World

About This Game

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M. Players assume the role of S.A.M. by operating the station’s control systems, cameras, and tools to assist Emma in discovering what is happening to the station, the vanished crew, and S.A.M. himself.

You're not on the station, you are the station

Blending narrative adventure, puzzles, exploration, and cosmic existential horror, uncover the true nature of yourself, your crew, and the mysterious always-present hexagon on Saturn...

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Observation contains a few rare scenes of blood and gore.

System Requirements

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64
Processor: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64 OS Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64 CPU Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400) or equivalent | AMD FX-4300 (4 * 3800) or equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GT 640 (2048 MB) | Radeon HD 7750 (2048 MB)
Storage: 12 GB available space

Recommended:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K (4 * 3500) or equivalent | AMD Ryzen 3 2200G (4 * 3500) or equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 960 (4096 MB) | Radeon RX 570 (8192 MB)
Storage: 12 GB available space

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.