Observer is the cyberpunk Rutger Hauer simulator we deserve

Blade Runner debuted 35 years ago, and that is far too long for us to go without a video game that let’s us inhabit the body of Rutger Hauer who played the replicant leader in that sci-fi classic. Thankfully, the wait is over. Observer is here from developer Blooper Team and publisher Aspyr, and it puts you in the skin of cybernetically enhanced detective with the voice and appearance of Hauer.

Observer launched last month on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, and I’ve finally put in some time with it on Windows. It’s a cyberpunk horror adventure with a digital-nightmare atmosphere that will make your eyes bleed in a good way. You play as Daniel Lazarski, Hauer’s character, in Poland in the year 2084. Observer hits all the beats of any good cyberpunk fiction. You live in a world recently ravaged by a digital plague, and the massive Chiron corporation has stepped in to capitalize on the collapse of strong central governments.