https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/feedThis is a feed of the latest articles from Rock Paper Shotgun.enCopyright (c) Rock Paper Shotgun a brand of IGN Entertainment, Inc.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:37:43 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-watcher-is-a-creepy-surveillance-thriller-with-shiny-unreal-engine-props-i-just-hope-its-not-as-talkative-as-its-trailerEdwin Evans-ThirlwellFri, 14 Aug 2026 17:41:16 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-watcher-is-a-creepy-surveillance-thriller-with-shiny-unreal-engine-props-i-just-hope-its-not-as-talkative-as-its-trailerSimulationThe WatcherScience FictionStory Rich<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/thewatcher.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Some pressing personal context: I live in a very small flat with huge windows and curtains that only ever seem to cover about 80% of the view, no matter how ingeniously I yank them around. Every laundry day, I have to decide between letting the sunlight in, and hiding my drying underpants from the eyes of the commuters walking to the bus stop. But it could be worse. I could be living opposite the protagonist of <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/the-watcher">The Watcher</a>, an Unreal Engine surveillance sim in which you, the stooge of a totalitarian state, spy on an opposing apartment building using a range of devices, searching for deviations in the routines of the inhabitants.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-watcher-is-a-creepy-surveillance-thriller-with-shiny-unreal-engine-props-i-just-hope-its-not-as-talkative-as-its-trailer">Read more</a></p>