Navigating careers in Beholder 4 requires balancing your duties as a rising Ministry official by day with subversive operations for the underground resistance by night. Players must process citizen files, climb the bureaucratic ladder, and choose whether to serve the totalitarian State or exploit both factions for personal survival.
How Do You Balance Ministry Duties and Underground Work?
As a young and promising Ministry official developed by Alawar, your daily routine involves sitting at your desk, processing citizen documents, and signing official orders. However, your true tasks begin once you leave your workspace to explore restricted offices and the vast halls of the Ministry. You must covertly gather intelligence, steal keys, crack safes, and plant listening devices to aid the underground resistance without arousing suspicion from your superiors.
What Are the Core Responsibilities of a Ministry Official?
Your official job description forces you to interact closely with colleagues who each possess unique routines, weaknesses, and dark secrets.
| Job Task Type | Daily Ministry Role | Secret Underground Role |
|---|---|---|
| Desk Work | Process citizen files and sign official state orders. | Forge documents and steal classified archives. |
| Surveillance | Monitor employee compliance and report dissidents. | Eavesdrop on conversations, peer through keyholes, and spy on colleagues. |
| Sabotage | Maintain state infrastructure and enforce curfews. | Plant listening devices, crack safes, and steal keys. |
| Advancement | Climb the career ladder for legal promotions. | Blackhold officials using compromising information. |
How Does the Career Promotion System Work?
Advancing your career within the Ministry grants you higher clearance levels, deeper access to classified archives, and greater authority over other citizens. Accepting higher positions, however, forces you into brutal moral dilemmas, such as signing arrest orders with your own hand.
Follow these steps to progress through your bureaucratic assignments:
- Review pending citizen files thoroughly at your assigned Ministry desk.
- Fulfill daily quotas set by your superiors to maintain a facade of absolute loyalty.
- Explore restricted offices during downtime to uncover employee routines and vulnerabilities.
- Choose whether to report targets to the State for career advancement or blackmail them to benefit the underground.
- Accept promotions carefully, weighing the immediate career benefits against the heavier enforcement duties required of higher ranks.
What Are the Risks of Working Both Sides?
Playing a double agent means you are constantly walking a razor-thin tightrope between opposing forces. The Ministry will task you with hunting down traitors within the building, while the underground resistance will simultaneously demand that you help those exact same targets escape. Choosing one side over the other alters narrative outcomes, character fates, and available resources. Because Beholder 4 features no simple "do the right thing" button, every action carries permanent consequences that ripple through your relationships and future operations.
How Can You Manage Your Double Life and Home Searches?
Successfully executing your jobs inside the Ministry means your home will inevitably accumulate dangerous contraband, stolen documents, and resistance blueprints. When your workday ends and you return home, sudden police raids will test your ability to conceal evidence under severe time pressure.
FAQ
When is Beholder 4 coming out?
The release date for Beholder 4 is currently listed by Alawar as "To be announced," following its official announcement during the franchise's 10th anniversary in November 2026.
Can you play as a loyal State worker without helping the resistance?
Yes, players can choose to focus entirely on climbing the Ministry career ladder, turning in dissidents, and serving the totalitarian government without supporting the underground.
How do romantic relationships impact your job?
You can romance four different women tied to either the State or the underground, balancing personal affections against conflicting political orders and loyalties.
What platforms is Beholder 4 releasing on?
The game is officially confirmed for release on Windows via Steam.