So it became quickly apparent that the minigames which are a big part of the core gameplay, just aren't fun when it's a necessity to grind them to pay bills.

I ended up following a walkthrough to find out how to complete the game without having to replay the minigames after realising it how onerous they were.

This game is generally okay if you play, screw up a few times and end up going "aww that was my fault" - and never try to complete it. But the problem is that core parts of the game which use up your time just aren't engaging and don't really have a payoff - aside from avoiding getting evicted (ending the game), or earning achievements. The story is not worth it, it's a nonsensical combination of I, Robot (the movie) and Orwell (another undercooked game).

It's a pity too because the OG beholder was such a novel idea and actually quite engaging, but running back and forth from the security gate to home, and then having to grind random maths combination puzzles (for several hours) to get enough authority points to finish the game, taints its legacy. Only ever buy this on sale and if you don't enjoy it for the aesthetics, don't bother with the grind.

"Beholder 2" had potential, but it ended up feeling like a grind. The dystopian setting is cool, but the gameplay is mostly just clicking through tedious tasks with little real impact. The choices don’t feel as meaningful as they should, and the pacing drags way too much. It tries to be deep and thought-provoking, but most of the time, it just feels like busywork. The first game had charm, but this one? Not so much.

Has potential, but ultimately was frustrating. You work for the government and one of the main things you have to do is direct visitors to the correct ministry of the government, in order to handle their request/problem. You have to figure out the right ministry based on what the visitors tell you. I had a really hard time guessing the right ministry. It feels ambiguous, like you either aren't given enough information or the ministry descriptions the game gives you just aren't clear enough. Either way, it's the part of the game that you have to grind and it feels frustrating and not fun.

The story and the characters are interesting, but having to grind through the guessing game of your job is what made me nope out of this game. I don't recommend it.

The game is not for me. I think beholder 1 is much fun as you play as a landlord. In beholder 2 u gotta process all those complaints and reports every day which is very boring. I m tired of doing all that to progress the story

Not Recommended

I prefer the 1st one over this any day. You would have to pay me per hour to play this again.

I loved the first game. Your family and home life are curiously missing in this sequel. It is painfully obvious that the formula that made the first one pure gold was not applied to this game. I lost interest in like 30 minutes.

I played the game for 7 hours and got to a part where i was not able to keep going........ i made one wrong choice and then there is no way out of being punished if you dont have the right stuff..... now i would have to start the game all over and play 7 hours again to get back where i was to keep going.

Weaker than it's predecessor and gets repetitive quick. It's hook is not good enough to keep me from burning out on the monotony early.

I like the game play of the first one, this feels too much "linear game". The mechanics to earn authority is so grind