Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You puts you in the role of the first human researcher for a government surveillance program. After a terror attack strikes the capital, Bonton, you investigate citizens and help security forces identify those responsible. The premise turns access to private information into a question of responsibility: a human researcher chooses what the authorities are allowed to see.
Investigation takes place across citizens’ digital lives. You search web pages, social media posts, dating profiles, news articles and blogs, then examine private communications and files, including chats, emails and medical records. The defining decision is which information is relevant enough to pass on. What you select affects how suspects are perceived, while the investigation raises questions about what private details reveal and what security may cost.
Orwell is listed as a single-player adventure and simulation, so its format centers on an individual researcher’s scrutiny rather than a multiplayer team or competitive match. Its distinctive interaction is not just uncovering information, but choosing whether to make it available to those who can act on it.
