Orwell: Ignorance is Strength on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.

Orwell: Ignorance is Strength is a simulation, choices matter and political sim game developed by Osmotic Studios and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Released on February 22nd 2018 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 1,735 reviews of which 1,319 were positive and 416 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.00€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Orwell: Ignorance is Strength into these genres:

Simulation Choices Matter Political Sim Indie Dystopian Story Rich Political Adventure Singleplayer Detective Interactive Fiction Hacking Mystery Visual Novel Puzzle Atmospheric Great Soundtrack Point & Click Multiple Endings Investigation

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows XP SP2+
Processor: 2.0 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GPU: DirectX 9 compatible
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 3 GB available space

MacOS

OS: Mac OS X 10.10.5 or above
Processor: 2.0 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GPU: OpenGL 3.2+
Storage: 3 GB available space

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or above
Processor: 2.0 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GPU: OpenGL 3.2+
Storage: 3 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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April 2025

A bit late with the review. Listening to the OST on YT sent me here. The original game was great in my opinion. The second game was, as people already mentioned, short but it had voice acting (phone calls) which made it even better. I still wish there'll be more games like Orwell in the future but it has been sort of 7 years now. I was inspired by the game and I started developing my own (Uplink was a key factor here as well). I can only recommend this game and the original game if you like to be a peeping Tom!

Dec. 2024

In my view this is a step down from the first game. I think that the concepts they implemented were interesting, but ultimately overcomplicated things to a point where you, as the player, become overly confused as to what to do. As well, it seems like the order of operations you need to accomplish certain things by certain times is extremely difficult to figure out in a first playthrough, requiring multiples playthroughs to really get a full sense of the game's content and alternate endings. For me, the introduction of a social media "influencer" element was intriguing, obviously drawing on the height of Twitter's influence in 2018 as the place where reputations are made or broken. In 2024, we're much more aware of how government interferences controls narratives online, so this factor probably feels less surprising than it did at the game's release. I'd love to see another Orwell game so although this sequel didn't live up to the strength of the first one, there's definitely a great concept that works here and is worth playing.

Sept. 2024

Ignorance is strength is a smaller yet more intense sequel to the first Orwell, the issue this time is that the thematic purpose for Orwell is already thoroughly and thoughtfully explored in the first game, so on that front the sequel did not and cannot add much to it. With that being said the sequel feels much more personal and emotional that the state is willing to spend so much resource against one man who isn't in the right state of mind, there is something deeply twisted in an engaging way, and tells an even more horrifying tale an encompassing surveillance can do compared to the first. The soundtrack for this is a step up, while still focused on ambience, certain tracks does match intensified and condensed story line of the game.

July 2024

Checking that I recommend the game because there isn't a neutral option. I love the Orwell games, but this sequel doesn't really expand on the last in any capacity. The story happens simultaneously to the story from the last game, but the crossovers honestly leading the game towards feeling more like a DLC than a sequel. That being said, it was still largely enjoyable! It is also exceedingly short, I would suggest getting it on sale. The biggest complaint: My god why does it take so long to upload and read/listen/sit through every message/call they are receiving. More often than not, you have to sit through all of these messages before continuing to upload new datachunks, which isn't so bad at first, but if you go after 100% achievements like I do, man does it begin to feel TEDIOUS.

July 2024

The first Orwell was better but this was still good. Wish there was an option to skip seen scenes for faster 100% achievement. Worth for the price (especially on discount) if you like revolutions, burning bridges or just snooping around.

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