Even though Christmas is fast approaching, the Epic Games platform did not wait to distribute gifts. For several years, it has offered one or two games per week. Last week, all players could get Castlevania Anniversary Collection and Snakebird Complete. Since last Thursday, another title has been highlighted. Beholder is free on the Epic Games Store.
Before going any further, we would like to point out that this good deal is available until 5:00 p.m. today. So you only have a few hours left to enjoy it. By going to the Epic Games store and clicking “Get” next to Beholderyou will save around 14 euros.
The Epic Games giveaway for the week of November 21
Beholder
Beholder is a simulation game developed by Alawar Stargaze and published by Alawar.
In this title, the player embodies Carl Stein, a man appointed by the (totalitarian) State to become the manager of a residential building. He must take care of the maintenance and well-being of the residence. So far, nothing too unusual except that it doesn't stop there. Indeed, the role of this character is to spy on the inhabitants and report their actions to the authorities. It's not over. Carl may be led to manipulate his neighbors for… different reasons that we will not reveal here.
You understand, this title will force you to think about your actions and their consequences. Already, you will interfere in the lives of the tenants of the building. Next, you will have to decide whether you want to protect your family by obeying orders, help persecuted neighbors or denounce those who plot or defy prohibitions.
By reading these few lines, you have probably realized that the universe into which Beholder immerses us is particular, somewhat oppressive. Privacy is put aside and everything is a question of morality. Will you be able to make the right choices?
If you are really interested in this game, know that there are other episodes. Indeed, after Beholder, there was Beholder 2 and Beholder 3, not counting the additional content. However, you will have to look for all this on another store. On Epic Games, you will only find Beholder – free at the moment, and Beholder 3.
An overview of assessments
If you are interested in knowing how Beholder was rated by players, here is a quick summary:
- 3.6 / 5 sur Epic Games
- 91% of 19,153 Steam reviews are positive
- 75 in Metascore (26 reviews) and 7.8 in Userscore (335 reviews) on Metacritic
- 76 in Top Critic Average, 56% in Critics Recommend and 30 in Player Rating on Opencritic (27 reviews)
The next good Epic Games deal: Brotato
At the end of the day, all players will be able to pick up a new game without paying a cent. After Beholderthe next gift to unwrap will be Brotato. This is a roguelite-style shooter.
Even if it is not yet announced by the site, it should not be long before we hear about the event that we call “Epic Games Advent Calendar”. During this time, instead of being able to get one or two free games per week, it's one game per day. If this operation is repeated, it will be the fourth year that we have covered it. We can't wait to discover the site's next surprises.
While waiting for this event to launch, don't forget to retrieve the game of the moment and reconnect a little later to retrieve the next good deal.
