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Based on 43 ratings
6.6
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Score Breakdown Based on 43 ratings
  1. 10 (2)
  2. 9 (5)
  3. 8 (6)
  4. 7 (16)
  5. 6 (6)
  6. 5 (4)
  7. 4 (1)
  8. 3 (0)
  9. 2 (0)
  10. 1 (3)

What Gamespot Users have to say about Observation

  • Rating:5

    Story is interesting, gameplay is bad

    I think this would've been better as an interactive movie. The gameplay elements felt weak and almost tacked on. And they're not explained well. I resorted to a guide more than I would've liked. It's a shame because the ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Computer- id est detective and puzzle solver.

    This game takes you by surprise from the beginning: you don't play as a human being, you play as an OS called Sam. All along this SF story you have to possess cameras and spheres in order to solve puzzles and progress t... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Not for everyone

    This game is not for your everyday average casual gamer, and I felt that myself. I was really frustrated by the lack of instructions on missions, hard puzzles that required memory and attention, I confess that I used a w... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    Good game to be beat in a day - it is just about the story - HAL 9000

    This game was part of the game pass offering, so I decided to give it a try. I checked and the game can be beat in 6 hours. Just what I needed after months playing slightly long games.Despite the pretty easy gameplay du... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6

    Good story focused game let down by frustrating controls

    The basic premise of Observation is certainly original: rather than controlling the protagonist (a female astronaut), you have to help her as a disembodied A.I. (called SAM) by manipulating various space station controls... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    A fantastic game with new gameplay ideas and a tense atmosphere

    I love horror games set in space as it's probably the most unknown part of life that we know and is the most isolated and can be quite scary. Observation forgoes the aliens, monsters, and ghosts, and literally gives us ... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful