Observeris a 2017 horror game that shook up the genre, but still struggled with broad appeal. The Rutger Hauer-voiced sci-fi title tasked players with hacking the minds of murder victims, slowly unraveling a mind-bending story clue by clue. While at its heartObserveris an adventure game, it also features several stealth sequences that give it more of a traditional horror atmosphere. Now, Bloober Team is announcing that’s going to bringObserverto a new generation.
Wednesday morning,Observer System Reduxwas announced to the world, with Bloober Team’ssci-fi horror gameconfirmed to be coming to next-gen consoles. In a short tweet, Bloober Team dropped a message with little information other than that a full reveal forObserver System Reduxis in progress.
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In the hours since, the newObserver System ReduxTwitteraccount has received several questions regarding whether it’s a remaster of the original game. Its oddly chosen to reply to at least two of them, saying “We will reveal more details soon.” That the account would go out of its way to do this implies that perhapsObserver System Reduxis more than just a remaster.
The only other information revealed is an odd date listed that’s somewhat confusing. Prior to the announcement ofObserver System Redux, a different tweet was posted that said, “Incoming Call Teaser - 14-07-2025.” Bloober Team isPolish, so its dates would list the day, then the month and year, so the teaser then seems to reference January 23. Perhaps it was meant to reference April 21, or perhaps something else.
WhileObserver System Reduxcould be just a remaster ofObserverupscaling visuals for next-gen consoles, it could be anObserversequel. It could have new story content or new gameplay features.Observerwas criticized for being somewhat thin at launch, so Bloober might be expanding on it. Until Bloober confirms, it’s anyone’s guess what’s in store.
The biggest clue could be the fact that Bloober Team currently doesn’t have any official games announced. BothLayers of Fear 2andBlair Witchwere released in 2019. Bloober is certainly working on something new. That something could beObserver System Redux, a larger project than just a simple remaster. After all, they made an entirely new Twitter account for it and are teasing it like it’s a big announcement. There’s something more to this story than just a remaster.
Observeris available now on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
