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I'm on Observation Duty 3

PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR • 2020

Should you play it?

A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.

What works

  • Unique first-person and vr perspective
  • Immersive and spooky atmosphere
  • Affordable price
  • Challenging anomaly spotting and memorization
  • Creative use of phone camera mechanic

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited number of maps
  • Some players experience motion sickness
  • Frustrating difficulty and pacing for some
  • Photo reporting can be finicky
  • Less replayability and social features

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with I'm on Observation Duty 3. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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I'm on Observation Duty 3: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Value. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 26/08/2026