Observer

Other (objects, etc.) theme

Player (character) is aware of an observer to their actions, other than a counselor, mission command, tactical officer, or similar that is expected to function as such.

19
games
8
platforms

Alternate name: Spectator

Narrator is generally not proper to include in this unless they somehow interact with the protagonist, same for antagonist or others that already have a tag for this.

Best cases has the observer somehow interacting with the protagonist but not offering any significant impact to the story or gameplay.

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Games by year

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The first Observer video game was released on July 25, 1998.

Valve, Bethesda Softworks and Sierra On-Line published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 7
Linux 6
PS2 1
Xbox 1
Dreamcast 1
PS3 1
X360 1
Mac OS Classic 1

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