Item: Beholder: Conductor
Rating: 89
Author: Dinsun

Our Site Score

89/100

Beholder: Conductor successfully captures the crushing dread of the previous games while introducing a fresh, claustrophobic setting. Being stuck on a train adds a new layer of tension—you can't just run away from the consequences of your actions. The interactions with passengers feel more intimate and, therefore, the moral choices feel much heavier.

The art style remains iconic: dark, shadowy figures with glowing eyes that emphasize the lack of individuality in a total-surveillance state. The UI is well-adapted for touch screens, making it easy to toggle between cameras and inventory.

What makes this game truly 'expert' level is the writing. The stories of the passengers are genuinely tragic and moving, making it very difficult to be a 'loyal' employee. It’s a thinking-person's game that will leave you questioning your own morality long after you've closed the app. A fantastic, dark addition to the App Store.

Reviewed on: Wed Mar 19 2025

Dinsun Review

Now this is more like it. I’ve always appreciated the grim, uncompromising tone of the Beholder series, and moving the setting to a train is a masterstroke of design. It literalizes the feeling of being trapped in a system you can't control. As a 40-year-old gamer, I appreciate stories that don't treat me like a child; the choices here have actual weight, and 'doing the right thing' is often the quickest way to a 'Game Over' screen.

The mechanics of searching baggage and reporting passengers are satisfyingly tactile, though the UI can get a bit cluttered on a smaller phone screen. My only real gripe is that the 'free-to-start' model feels slightly deceptive when the full experience is gated behind an IAP, but given the quality of the writing and the atmosphere, it’s a price worth paying for fans of the genre. It's not 'fun' in the traditional sense—it's stressful and depressing—but it's a piece of work that respects the player's intelligence.

Overall Stats

Pros & Cons

Excellent dystopian atmosphere
Meaningful moral choices
Strong world-building

Pay-to-unlock full game
Repetitive tasks in mid-game
Small UI elements

Technical Report

Performance: Occasional frame drops when moving between cars. High battery drain.

Accessibility:

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Audience Fit

Buy if: You enjoy dark narratives, strategy games with moral choices, and the 'Papers, Please' style of gameplay.

Skip if: You want a relaxing experience or dislike games where you have to be the 'bad guy'.

Similar Games:

Papers, Please
This War of Mine
Beholder 2

Reviewer Context

Reviewer: Dinsun
Hardware: iPhone 15 Pro
Playtime: 5 hours
Status: Finished one full playthrough

The Game

Available on: iPhone, iPad

6748957041

Free🏆13+★0 0 reviews

Author : Plug In Digital

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Support Languages : English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish

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Requires iOS 16.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Beholder: Conductor is coming soon! Pre-order now!
Welcome aboard the Determination Bringer!
You have been appointed senior conductor of the legendary train, which all the citizens of our vast country are happy to see in their cities. Your responsibilities are maintaining order in the carriage assigned to you and providing assistance to passengers along the way. Your tools are reporting, intimidation, searches and ejection. Remember: the conductor is always right.
*Beholder: Conductor is free to download. An in-app purchase is required to unlock the full experience.*
Monitor the passengers
Carefully monitor everyone who enters the carriage and decide what to do with fare-evaders. Observe and report all suspicious, unauthorized and basically any passenger activity. Search the baggage and call the police if you find prohibited items.
Move up the train
Get access to the dining car or VIP compartments and carriages where high-ranking officials and big industrialists ride. Keep an eye on your colleagues and report their accepting bribes or transporting banned goods. The Ministry will not let your dedication go unnoticed.
Complete secret missions
Earn the trust of higher-ups in order to receive special assignments. Their level of secrecy will depend on your loyalty, and completion will be rewarded with a bonus or even a promotion. You will also encounter smugglers, transporting their packages along the route is risky, but profitable.
Visit various stations and remote corners of the country. Make difficult decisions determining the fate of passengers and your colleagues. What kind of person will you be at the end of the journey? The choice is yours!

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Age Rating 13+

Beholder: Conductor is a new entry in the acclaimed dystopian series, this time set aboard a high-speed train. As the state-appointed Conductor, your job is to maintain order and spy on the passengers. You must install hidden cameras, search luggage, and eavesdrop on conversations to uncover enemies of the state. However, the moral choices are yours: will you report a struggling father for having forbidden books, or will you take a bribe to look the other way? Every decision has consequences in this tense game of surveillance and survival.

Features

Unique 'Train-based' dystopian setting

Deep moral branching narratives

Stealth and management gameplay loop

Stunning, moody silhouette art style

Multiple endings based on your choices

Tips

Efficient Eavesdropping

Only search a passenger's cabin when they are in the dining car. Use the 'Look through Keyhole' feature first to ensure the coast is clear, and always leave the room exactly as you found it.

Gameplays

Moral Balancing

The State gives you quotas, but the passengers give you money. Balance your reputation with the ministry against your need for cash to pay for your own family's survival back home.