Polish studio Bloober Team are working on a promising new game titled simply Observer. The game starsRutger Hauer, whose name will be instantly familiar to any fans of the original Blade Runner. We actually wrote about the game last year, however the new reveal today is Hauer leading the experience.

While Hauer starred as the leader of a band of murderous replicants in Blade Runner, hes kind of jumping to the other side of the equation with his role as an the eponymous Observer a neural detective that hacks into the minds of people in search of clues behind crime cases.

Featured above, you can view the games latest trailer, which showcases Hauers velvety chords as Detective Daniel Lazarski.

The cyberpunk horror story begins when you get a strange message from your estranged son, a high-level engineer for the powerfulChiron Corporation. Sound familiar?

Set in the year 2084, most of humanity has been wiped out and those who survived live in a disgusting, near-uninhabitable world that sees most people living out their days in drugs, or virtual reality. Each mind hack brings with it horror-like experiences how far will you go in search of the truth?

Here are the games key features:

Observer is launching on August 15th across PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

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Rutger Hauer Stars as a Neural-Detective in New Cyberpunk Horror-Thriller Game Observer - Niche Gamer