New home, new job, new prospects. All of this should be pretty welcoming and a potentially exciting change for a family, but it's not it's cracked up to be in Beholder. Whisked off on a train ride to a brand new home and a 'promising' new career in a Cold War-esque 1984, we soon realise that Carl is yet another pawn for the Ministry, the games totalitarian government, to use as they see fit.
Injected with a serum that supresses his need to sleep, Carl is set to work as his new apartment block's landlord. Not only is it his duty to maintain the wellbeing of his residents, and condition of their properties, but he's in charge of reporting tenant's personal life and activities.
After making my way through the tutorial level, it became clear that Beholder isn't a simple building management game. In fact, it's the exact opposite. The Ministry are constantly phoning in brand new missions, and new government directives are decided daily. Time limits are set on various tasks, and it's up to you to decide on how these should be completed. Perhaps you'll turn a blind eye to a residents law breaking (trust me...most of them will be breaking the law, as pretty much everything comes under Ministry scrutiny), or become the whistleblower and send the police to wheel them away. Mess up, and face the death of yourself and your family. Send off reports, type up profiles on each tenant, and blackmail them for a little extra cash. It's really up to you how you decide to play it.
