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.
Observation is an adventure developed by No Code, released 21 May 2019 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $6.24 at Fanatical. The main story takes about 5.7 hrs to finish.
What Observation is
Observation is an adventure game developed by No Code and released in 2019. It was published by Devolver Digital. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Observation is an adventure video game developed by No Code and published by Devolver Digital. The game, described as sci-fi thriller, puts the player in control of a space station AI in order to recover from the sudden, mysterious loss of its crew. Observation was released for Windows and PlayStation 4 on 21 May 2019 and for Xbox One on 25 June 2020.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror, mystery, science fiction and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 11 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Observation holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 99 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 5.7 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 11 hrs, roughly 1.9 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $6.24, that works out to about $1.09 per hour of the main story, or $0.57 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 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, 4 GB RAM and GeForce GT 640 (2048 MB) | Radeon HD 7750 (2048 MB). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 12GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $6.24 at Fanatical, 75% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Observation launched on 21 May 2019, within three weeks of A Plague Tale: Innocence, Outer Wilds, Rage 2 and Call of Duty: Mobile. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: A Plague Tale: Innocence, Outer Wilds, Rage 2, Call of Duty: Mobile.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Observation yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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