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Beholder: Conductor

91% positive · 5,492 Steam reviews · released Apr 23, 2025 · by Alawar

DystopianChoices MatterSingleplayerIndieStory RichPoint & ClickStrategySimulation

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~181k (P10–P90: 72.5k – 399k)

Gross revenue: ~$2.1M (P10–P90: $832k – $4.6M)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 88% positive across 235 stored reviews. Adventure games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4113 games).

Story & writing81% positive · 128 mentions
“TLDR: As an expansion this is decent, but I don’t think you should go into it if you haven’t played and enjoyed the games before it. General Thoughts/Overview: Beholder: Conductor (BC) is the latest in the Beholder series, and follows the…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 16 h played · Report / request removal
Gameplay & mechanics80% positive · 79 mentions
“TLDR: As an expansion this is decent, but I don’t think you should go into it if you haven’t played and enjoyed the games before it. General Thoughts/Overview: Beholder: Conductor (BC) is the latest in the Beholder series, and follows the…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 16 h played · Report / request removal
Visuals & audio87% positive · 62 mentions
“TLDR: As an expansion this is decent, but I don’t think you should go into it if you haven’t played and enjoyed the games before it. General Thoughts/Overview: Beholder: Conductor (BC) is the latest in the Beholder series, and follows the…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 16 h played · Report / request removal
Content & longevity80% positive · 35 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 10 h played · Report / request removal
Price & value77% positive · 30 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 10 h played · Report / request removal
Performance & stability67% positive · 18 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 10 h played · Report / request removal
Controls & UI31% positive · 16 mentions
“Interesting game with a unique art style. Imagine if "Papers, Please" was more fleshed out and took place on a train basically. Takes about 5 hours for your first playthrough, and it's meant to be replayed for various choices and endings…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 9 h played · Report / request removal
Difficulty & balance71% positive · 14 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 10 h played · Report / request removal

524 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Technology

2D

Art style

Pixel art

Structure

Branching choices

Mood & themes

AtmosphericDark

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsFull controller supportTrading cardsSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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