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Beholder 2

Every citizen of our great State dreams of working at the Prime Ministry! You are lucky, intern – your dream has come true! While you are at the bottom of the career ladder, that is more than many of your fellow citizens will ever achieve! Have you already decided what you're going to become? Will you become a diligent and responsible officer decorated by the Wise Leader himself? Or will you become a hardline careerist capable of destroying anyone who stands between you and the Prime Minister's seat? Or maybe you are just a whistle-blower? If so, who sent you? And why? Whatever the case, you a

Release date
December 5, 2018
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Warm Lamp Games
Publisher
Alawar
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Every citizen of our great State dreams of working at the Prime Ministry! You are lucky, intern – your dream has come true! While you are at the bottom of the career ladder, that is more than many of your fellow citizens will ever achieve! Have you already decided what you're going to become?

Will you become a diligent and responsible officer decorated by the Wise Leader himself? Or will you become a hardline careerist capable of destroying anyone who stands between you and the Prime Minister's seat? Or maybe you are just a whistle-blower? If so, who sent you? And why?

Whatever the case, you are now part of the Ministry! From this moment on, no one beyond these walls has ascendance over you! You are free to shape your own future! So, what are you going to become?

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★ 8.0/10GOG · 87 ratings
GOGLast checked November 4, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
I've read in a lot of reviews that this game is inspired by "1984" (concerning the setting) and from "Papers, please" (concerning mechanics and gameplay).…
★ 5 / 5
Rechenkoenig already wrote a perfect and accurate review, no other is needed other than maybe a comparison with first Beholder game. Is it any similar?…
★ 4 / 5
The game is a mixture of »Papers, Please« (where you play a border officer in run-down communist Arstotzka and have to decide on which papers…
★ 3 / 5
Beholder 2 is a point and click adventure game set in the reality of an authoritarian state. It's about a man trying to figure out…
★ 3 / 5
I enjoyed most of my time in the game, but I was glad when it ended and it didn't live up to Beholder 1 for…
★ 4 / 5
I've never played the first game, so I cannot compare it. This was pretty good. It's a dystopian adventure that takes place in an extremely…
★ 2 / 5
Play this with the mouse -gamepads are supported but badly implemented and your experience will be miserable. It's a sort of point-and-click, story-driven, dialog-heavy mistery…
★ 3 / 5
It's OK - some good concepts in the game and interesting plot twists but gets tedious towards the end as there's quite a bit of…

Most recent8

★ 4 / 5
Very deep game with lots of content, I really liked there are so many ways for so many things to do.
★ 3 / 5
but so repetitive and downright boring when you are having do the tedious paperwork jobs over and over, just to barely keep enough money up…
★ 2 / 5
Play this with the mouse -gamepads are supported but badly implemented and your experience will be miserable. It's a sort of point-and-click, story-driven, dialog-heavy mistery…
★ 3 / 5
It's OK - some good concepts in the game and interesting plot twists but gets tedious towards the end as there's quite a bit of…
★ 4 / 5
I've never played the first game, so I cannot compare it. This was pretty good. It's a dystopian adventure that takes place in an extremely…
★ 4 / 5
This is a great WhoDunit game with simple choices and minimum action. But choices add to consequences.
★ 5 / 5
Is a little bit confusing the job part, and you really need the money, but the games is good

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