Investigators, We have some great news! Today we are proud to announce that Orwell will be released as a five-part series on a weekly schedule! The first episode "The Clocks were Striking Thirteen" is available right now as a free demo via Steam! In this episode, the player is recruited into the Orwell program and, following a terrorist attack, is given their first target to investigate. Cassandra Watergate is a young woman with a criminal record who was spotted by surveillance cameras at the site of the bombing. Digging into her social media, chat messages and online presence, the player starts to uncover a web of connections and a mysterious group who might be involved in the attack.
If you enjoy the first episode (and we hope you do), you can pre-order the game directly on Steam to ensure that you gain access to the next episode as soon as it drops. The best news - your save game from the demo will work with the full version of the game!

WEEKLY EPISODIC RELEASE SCHEDULE

• Oct 20: Episode One - The Clocks were Striking Thirteen
• Oct 27: Episode Two - A Place where there is No Darkness
• Nov 03: Episode Three - Unperson
• Nov 10: Episode Four - Memory Hole
• Nov 17: Episode Five - Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree

We've also created a small FAQ on the Steam community board for you. We hope you enjoy Orwell! Cheers The Osmotic Studios Team

[ 2016-10-20 15:07:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences…

Orwell is a new governmental security program that has the power to survey the online presence of every person in The Nation. It can monitor all personal communications and access any computer. To preserve the privacy of citizens, human researchers examine the data Orwell finds and decide which pieces of information should be passed on to the security forces, and which should be rejected.

Selected from thousands of candidates, you are Orwell’s first human researcher. And when a terror attack rocks the Nation’s capital city of Bonton, Orwell, and you, are immediately put to the test. Starting with a single person of interest, you'll help the security forces build out and profile a network of potential culprits.

But are these people really terrorists? What does the information you reveal to Orwell say about them? What if you find out things about them that not even their loved ones know? What is the real price of maintaining the security that the Nation is yearning for?

Key Features

Investigate the digital lives of citizens.
Search web pages, scour through social media posts, dating site profiles, news articles and blogs to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks.

Invade the private lives of suspects.
Listen in on chat communications, read personal emails, hack PCs, pull medical files, make connections. Find the information you need to know.

Determine the relevance of information.
Only the information you provide will be seen by the security forces and acted upon. You decide what gets seen and what does not, influencing how the suspects will be perceived.

Secure the freedom of the Nation.
Find the terrorists so the citizens of the Nation can sleep safe, knowing Orwell is watching over them.

MATURE CONTENT WARNING
Please note, Orwell includes mature language at multiple points throughout the game as well as mature themes and is not suitable for younger players.