Panoptic

Released: Oct 8, 2020
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 04:03 GMT

Updates & announcements

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26 Mar 2026Developer post
The PANOPTIC II Steam page is live !
Hello all! As the title suggests, Panoptic II now has a Steam page (and a trailer, first shown at the Spring 2026 VR Games Showcase)! You probably know this, but early wishlist numbers are super important for indie games, so if you can spare the few seconds it takes to add the ga
20 Dec 2025Developer post
Panoptic II - Patreon
Hey there, As you may already know, we are working on Panoptic II, the sequel to our very first game! To help us fund this project, we are launching our Patreon page. After a lot of tweaking around, it’s ready, it’s all shiny! 🔥 Here’s a sneak peak 👀 Team Panoptes - Patreon We
09 Dec 2025Developer post
Panoptic II - Announcement and Q&A
We have a big announcement to make... We are working on a sequel to Panoptic ! And we are beyond excited to share this news with you! While the game is not coming out quite yet, we have a whole bunch of plans, and we are holding a live on Twitch ( , on December the 17th, 8PM Cent
We have a big announcement to make...
We are working on a sequel to Panoptic! And we are beyond excited to share this news with you!

While the game is not coming out quite yet, we have a whole bunch of plans, and we are holding a live on Twitch (https://twitch.tv/teampanoptes), on December the 17th, 8PM Central European Time, to let you know everything about it.
We will run you through our story, going over the last few years, but mainly our goals regarding Panoptic II, the opportunities and challenges we foresee.
But, we can already share some points:
Panoptic II will support up to 4 vs 1 (maybe more?)
Panoptic II will have online multiplayer
We plan on introducing new gameplay modes and elements (heists, anyone?)
We want to make the game the best version it can be, so we will be using a Patreon to both support the game and encourage participation and input into the development process (including early access to the game).
All of this and more will be discussed in detail during the hour-long stream next week.
Be there to have a sneak peek of our very early prototype and to participate into the Q&A. We will answer any questions you might have on this sequel to the best of our abilities!
We are looking forward to seeing you there.
All the best,
-Team Panoptes
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24 Dec 2020Developer post
Panoptic 1.1 - Holiday update!
Hey everyone! We just released a new update, which brings a few new things while paving the way for further changes that we are excited about! While the changelog will be short and sweet, we highly encourage you to join us on Discord to discuss the new mechanic and let us know ho
Hey everyone! We just released a new update, which brings a few new things while paving the way for further changes that we are excited about! While the changelog will be short and sweet, we highly encourage you to join us on Discord to discuss the new mechanic and let us know how you feel about it! Changelog:

A new, holiday-themed look! Add some fun into the game by enjoying a cozier look for the Overseer, Challenger, Beings and Watchers! Everybody put on some ornaments for the winter holidays :) This is enabled by default during a limited time, but will remain available via a toggle in the main menu if you want to keep the festive season going longer or want to go back to the original look!
The Challenger can now "call" nearby Beings by holding "E" for a short time. While you will look suspicious if you do it in the open, you can use this to more easily get out of tricky spots by bringing a few Beings closer to you and mingling with them. We feel this will make the role of the Challenger more interesting and open up new opportunities, but please let us know if and how you would want this option to be tweaked! We are all ears! You can also disable this feature in the main menu.
Once again, feel free to let us know your thoughts, and happy holidays! We have more coming in 2021, so stay tuned! -Team Panoptes
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26 Oct 2020Developer post
Panoptic 1.0.1 - Bugfix update
Hello everyone! Since Panoptic was released, we have been blown away by the warm reception it got! That was great to see, thanks a lot to everyone who bought the game, left a review or even just told a friend about the game! For the time being, we have a small bugfix update for y
Hello everyone! Since Panoptic was released, we have been blown away by the warm reception it got! That was great to see, thanks a lot to everyone who bought the game, left a review or even just told a friend about the game! For the time being, we have a small bugfix update for you that will adress feedback we got from players since the release. Enjoy!
Panoptic 1.0.1 - Changelog

Fixed the Challenger having a jittery animation while walking on stairs (that was a huge tell!).
Fixed the sensitivity handling in the in-game menu and in the main menu. Your changes should now be reflected as soon as you update the slider and exit the menu.
Fixed the lightprobes in the Sanctum level, where Beings had a sudden change in illumination in some spots.
-Team Panoptes
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08 Oct 2020Developer post
Release celebration - Livestream
At 9PM CEST, we will go live on and our Steam page to have a chill stream, answer any questions you might have, and generally enjoy the feeling of having released the game :) See you then!
08 Oct 2020Developer post
Panoptic is out now!
Today, Panoptic was released out of Early Access! This version includes months of bugfixes, balance tweaks, improvements to the look and feel of the game, and general hard work! This marks a huge step in our more-than-4 years journey, and we hope you will enjoy all we poured into
Today, Panoptic was released out of Early Access! This version includes months of bugfixes, balance tweaks, improvements to the look and feel of the game, and general hard work! This marks a huge step in our more-than-4 years journey, and we hope you will enjoy all we poured into this game! The game is 40% off for a week, so grab a friend (but stay safe!), and enjoy! This is not the final update for the game, we still have some plans for it, but for the time being, this is a "1.0" release we are very proud of :) [previewyoutube=WeP-0L-3hRI;full][/previewyoutube] Here are some of the things you can expect from the release:

The Panopticon
New options to customize the power of both players
Improved death effect for Beings that are shot
Tweaks to the NPCs distributions to improve gameplay
An improved tutorial
Achievements!
Redone and improved audio
Many more fixes and changes!
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01 Oct 2020Developer post
Panoptic releases on October 8!
On October 8, Panoptic will be out of Early Access! During the past few months, we have worked hard to polish the game and make it the best experience we could. To celebrate, we will be discounting the game at launch, and we also have a brand new trailer to accompany the launch!
On October 8, Panoptic will be out of Early Access! During the past few months, we have worked hard to polish the game and make it the best experience we could. To celebrate, we will be discounting the game at launch, and we also have a brand new trailer to accompany the launch! [previewyoutube=tgJcwEgsJmQ;full][/previewyoutube] Here are some of the things you can expect from the release:

The Panopticon
New options to customize the power of both players
Redone effects for the Overseer shots Being disappearance
Tweaks to the NPCs distributions to improve gameplay
An improved tutorial
Achievements!
Redone and improved audio
Many more fixes and changes!
We will talk more about the changes in the coming days, but we are excited to reach this very significant milestone!
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18 Sep 2020Developer post
Devs vs. Discord #6 - Livestream
After a break last week, we are back! Today at 8 PM CEST, we will be the Overseer and challenge our Discord members to friendly games of Panoptic! Join our Discord server , and hit us up to be added to our Steam Friends' list and play together! As usual the stream is planned to l
21 Aug 2020Developer post
Remote Play Together Tournament - Discord vs. Devs
Welcome to the second Panoptic Tournament! Using Steam Remote Play Together, we are holding a Panoptic Tournament in our Discord . Today, at 8pm CEST (GMT+2), we will gather to face players in a friendly competition for bragging rights and a special Discord role! If you are up fo
14 Aug 2020Developer post
Devs vs. Discord #5 - Livestream
Are you ready to beat the devs? Today at 8 PM CEST, we will be the Overseer and challenge our Discord members to friendly games of Panoptic! Join our Discord server , and hit us up to be added to our Steam Friends' list and play together! As usual the stream is planned to last ab
22 Jul 2020Developer post
Remote Play Together Tournament - Discord vs. Devs
Welcome to the first Panoptic Tournament! Using Steam Remote Play Together, we are holding the first Panoptic Tournament in our Discord . On Friday the 24th of July, at 8pm CEST (GMT+2), we will gather to face players in a friendly competition for bragging rights and a special Di
10 Jul 2020Developer post
Devs vs. Discord #4 - Livestream
Once again, today at 8 PM CEST, we will be the Overseer and challenge our Discord members to friendly games of Panoptic! Join our Discord server , and hit us up to be added to our Steam Friends' list and play together! As usual the stream is planned to last about an hour. Hopeful
08 Jul 2020Developer post
Get your name in the game before the 15th of July!
Head to this website and sign in using your Steam account. If you own the game, you will have the opportunity to tell us the name you want to see appear in the game! >>> THIS WAY! <<< The website will remain open for a week, so do not wait! Please note that this
03 Jul 2020Developer post
Devs vs. Discord #3 - Livestream
Once again, today at 8 PM CEST, we will be the Overseer and challenge our Discord members to friendly games of Panoptic! Join our Discord server , and hit us up to be added to our Steam Friends' list and play together! As usual the stream is planned to last about an hour. Hopeful
25 Jun 2020Developer post
Devs vs. Discord #2 - Livestream
Friday (tomorrow!), at 8 PM CEST, we will once again take on the role of the Overseer to challenge our Discord members to friendly games of Panoptic! Join our Discord server , and hit us up to be added to our Steam Friends' list and play together! The stream is planned for one ho
19 Jun 2020Developer post
Devs vs. Discord - Livestream
At 8 PM CEST (in less than 2 hours!), we will be hosting a livestream in our Discord Channel. Join our Discord server , and hit us up to be added to our Steam Friends' list and play together! The stream is planned to last for around an hour, but will be a regular occurrence, so i
09 Apr 2020Developer post
Preview build for 2020-04-09
This post details a new release from the unstable "preview" branch of Panoptic, which contains work-in-progress features. If you wish to experience these builds, see the instructions at the end of this post. Hey all! While the world is in a very peculiar time, and as everyone els
This post details a new release from the unstable "preview" branch of Panoptic, which contains work-in-progress features. If you wish to experience these builds, see the instructions at the end of this post. Hey all! While the world is in a very peculiar time, and as everyone else we have been forced to adapt to a new way of working (and we are lucky to still get to do that!). But that does not mean we have stopped improving the game or adding new content to it. We hope everyone is keeping safe, and that you can find some solace in playing video games to take your mind off of the situation and share moments with friends and family, even through Remote Play Together! Headlining this preview release is your first look at yet another level! While it does not yet have original music, it is fully playable, and as always we are looking for feedback on what worked or did not for you! As with every level, it has its own particularities, but we will let you discover them by yourselves! As an additional note : we know some of the new UI elements are not yet localized, but we will update that before fully releasing the update, of course. But here is the list of what you can expect in this preview release:
New features

Gameplay: A new level! Do you know how to call a prison where all cells face a central guard post?
Graphics: We exposed some more settings for you to tweak the game graphics in a more granular fashion.
Graphics: The "contextual action" beam effect has been overhauled.
UI: We have added a Credits section in the game's title screen! A way to see who contributed to the game so far!
Input: You can now disable the VR movement/rotation mechanics in the options of the main menu. While they will be still turned on in scenes that require them (like the tutorial), it can help simplify the game's controls if you do not need to rotate or move the VR player. These settings are only visible to the VR player.
Input: You can now set where Panoptic will place levels. On the title screen, you will find a "Calibrate play area" (only visible in VR), which will let you position the effective play area where you want by centering it on your current position.
Input: You can decide to either show the VR controllers instead of the usual effect if you prefer.

Bugs Fixed

Gameplay : Some NPCs got stuck in clumps in the Sanctum level, this is no longer the case.
UI : When selecting "Restart level", you could move directly, this has been fixed.
UI : Fixed a few controller navigation bugs in the in-game menu.
Misc : We fixed a few bugs that were throwing errors in the log, taking some time.
Until next time, have fun playing! -Team Panoptes
HOW TO GET THE PREVIEW BUILDS:
Warning : the preview builds contain some features that are deemed not ready for wider release yet, and are intended to gather feedback on new additions and validate bugfixes. Some things may not work as intended, so try at your own risk.

In your steam library, right-click on the entry for Panoptic.
Select "Properties".
In the window that opens, open the "BETAS" tab.
In the dropdown, select "preview".
Let the game update, and that's it!
Follow the same steps, but select "default - Opt out of all betas" at the end if you want to revert to the stable builds.
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24 Feb 2020Developer post
Preview build for 2020-02-20
This post details a new release from the unstable "preview" branch of Panoptic, which contains work-in-progress features. If you wish to experience these builds, see the instructions at the end of this post. Hey all! As promised, we have been continuing to implement new options i
This post details a new release from the unstable "preview" branch of Panoptic, which contains work-in-progress features. If you wish to experience these builds, see the instructions at the end of this post. Hey all! As promised, we have been continuing to implement new options in Panoptic, and we feel that now is a good time to release another of our preview builds to let you experience some of them! While the changes list for this update will be relatively short, the few items on it cover quite a lot of changes! Also, you might notice the date for this update does not correspond to the date of this post. Why? Because we were testing the build at the 1UP Expo in Kortrijk, Belgium, this whole weekend. Mystery solved! So without further ado, here are the changes you can find in this version:
New features

Graphics : We introduced a new option to let you set the Quality Level of the game's graphics. Our current plans are to let you tweak that further, but for now, "High" represents the game's default look, and you can decrease the quality to "Medium" or "Low", losing some texture resolution and shadows, but gaining precious frames per second!
UI : You can now choose the game's language! This is a big one, and for now, only supports Dutch and French in addition to English. And while we know a lot of people will be excited at the prospect of getting the game in their language, we plan to first work with the current set of languages for now, and establish further plans down the line. Indeed, the game is still evolving, as is the text in it, and we do not have the resources to properly maintain and test more languages quite right now.
UI : The "Press Action" prompt for the Challenger now displays the actual key or button the player needs to press in order to interact.

Bugs Fixed

Gameplay : The setting for "Overseer recharge time" (found in the options section of the title screen) was ignored in-game, but now works again as intended! With it, you can make the Overseer able to shoot faster or slower to help or hinder them!
UI : The "Menu opacity" setting was not doing anything in the title screen PC Options menu, that has been fixed.
Until next time, have fun playing! -Team Panoptes
HOW TO GET THE PREVIEW BUILDS:
Warning : the preview builds contain some features that are deemed not ready for wider release yet, and are intended to gather feedback on new additions and validate bugfixes. Some things may not work as intended, so try at your own risk.

In your steam library, right-click on the entry for Panoptic.
Select "Properties".
In the window that opens, open the "BETAS" tab.
In the dropdown, select "preview".
Let the game update, and that's it!
Follow the same steps, but select "default - Opt out of all betas" at the end if you want to revert to the stable builds.
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05 Feb 2020Developer post
Panoptic Early Access Update 7
Hey everyone! Here we are with update 7, which is lighter on content, but more focused on quality of life improvements. The reason for that is we are shifting our focus to really polishing the game in preparation for the end of Early Access. While we do not have more to announce
Hey everyone! Here we are with update 7, which is lighter on content, but more focused on quality of life improvements. The reason for that is we are shifting our focus to really polishing the game in preparation for the end of Early Access. While we do not have more to announce at this time, remember that the price of Panoptic will increase once the game is out of Early Access. We will announce details later, and of course give plenty of notice before any change happens, but keep that in mind if you have been waiting on the game! On to the changes then! One big item on our collective to-do list is improving performances across the board. VR games are really resource-hungry, and having to display the levels from 2 perspectives at the same time makes Panoptic even more so. We are happy to announce that, while we are not done improving the way the game runs, we achieved a significant improvement. On the picture above, you can see the performances reported by Unity in one of our heaviest level (the Foundry). These show the time taken by rendering (green), scripts (blue), physics computations (orange) and animation (light blue). As you can see, we adjusted the picture to line up the vertical scale, and in the same situation (we positioned the Overseer and Challenger the same way), the new update performed much better on our test machine (running a GTX 1080)! Here is another comparison on median frames for both (blue is Update 6, orange is Update 7) : This is of course not the end of our work on that front, but we hope this will already improve your experience significantly! Another part where Panoptic got a lot of work this update is its user interface. We updated the in-game menu once again to add more options to it, and pave the way to more game customization. We already implemented some often-requested features like PC field of view adjustment, as well as features that will make the game more comfortable to play such as an optional reticle. Expect more of this kind of changes in the future! As usual, feel free to share your thoughts with us on Discord, Twitter, the Steam forum, or any other means! Following is the full list of changes.
New features

Gameplay : "Extra Watchers" now work for the most recent map
Gameplay : Breaking Orbs now require pressing the Action button
Graphics : Some windows have new textures in several levels
Graphics : Some assets have been improved in the latest map and in the Foundry
Performances : Optimized rendering by adding occlusion culling to all levels for both players
Audio : Added option to set the levels of various audio cues and music
UI : Added support for ultra-wide screens (tested up to 32:9, but should work for all screens)
UI : Added an option to change the PC player Field of View
UI : Completely remade the options menu, and use the same menu in the title screen and in the in-game menu during gameplay
UI : Added button names in the options menu (it will be expanded later to incorporate other parts of the game)
UI : All the UI now use TextMeshPro (the better text rendering engine), making it clearer at more sizes
UI : Added the option to add a reticle and set its opacity to help with motion sickness in certain people
UI : Added an option to set the background opacity for the in-game menu
UI : Added a confirmation popup when resetting options to default

Bugs Fixed

Foundry : Challenger cannot glitch through the floor or get stuck in the later part of the level
Foundry : Fixed the zones where the Overseer gets blinded for coming too close
All levels : The Challenger cannot move during the first few seconds of each level
Crystal Mines : Moved the Challenger spawn position so it cannot be killed before moving
Tutorial : Updated some instructions on the VR side
UI : Fixed the view still moving sometimes while the in-game menu is opened
We hope that you enjoy this new version, and do let us know what you think! :) — Team Panoptes
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Updates & announcements

Panoptic 1.0.1 - Changelog

New features

Bugs Fixed

HOW TO GET THE PREVIEW BUILDS:

New features

Bugs Fixed

HOW TO GET THE PREVIEW BUILDS:

New features

Bugs Fixed