Beholder is a side-scrolling strategy game from Russian independent developers based in Barnaul. The first part of the series, a sequel was released on the wave of success. The engine for the project was Unity, which gave room for creativity when creating backdrops and environment objects.
The main character of the game is Carl. He lives and works in a rough totalitarian state, which wants to constantly compress the limits of what is permitted for the population living on its territory. The protagonist has a position in the state apparatus, he is an observer over one of the apartment buildings. His goal, received from the authorities, is to identify violations of the constitution among the residents by spying on them and searching their apartments while the owners are away.
In the course of the passage, it becomes possible to help the residents and support the Resistance movement in order to oppose the established laws and those in power directly. You can do this by fulfilling the instructions of the residents, because they are also people with their own desires and problems. The gamer will have to choose for which side he wants to go, but the officials will not be happy with your work if they do not receive characteristics on residents and reports on the work done to catch violators.
In addition to being between the two fires of political life, Karl has his own family of his wife and two children who live in the basement of the same building. Their needs also need to be taken into account and don't forget to help. They can also get sick, which affects the immediate plans.