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The Operator

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3.6/5

( 18 Reviews )

3.6

18 Reviews

English & 6 more
Offer ends on: 25/09/2025 15:59 EEST
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13.999.79
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The Operator
Description
Welcome to the FDI, Mr Tanner. Time to clear your head, work through your hangover and start your first day as an Operator. There are plenty of cases to solve. Assist our field agents using your computer console and ingenuity to bring criminals to justice. Ready to make the world a better place?&nb...
Critics reviews
69 %
Recommend
Game Rant
4/5 stars
Hardcore Gamer
4.5/5
TheGamer
3.5/5 stars
User reviews

3.6/5

( 18 Reviews )

3.6

18 Reviews

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Product details
2024, Bureau 81, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, Intel i5 or equivalent, 4 GB RAM, GTX 970, Version 9.0, 3 GB available space...
Time to beat
3.5 hMain
4 h Main + Sides
4.5 h Completionist
3.5 h All Styles
Description

Welcome to the FDI, Mr Tanner.

Time to clear your head, work through your hangover and start your first day as an Operator. There are plenty of cases to solve. Assist our field agents using your computer console and ingenuity to bring criminals to justice. Ready to make the world a better place? 
 

  • Investigate Crimes: Solve cases such as murders, missing people, and cyber attacks. 
  • Use FDI Software: Analyze evidence and find clues using cutting-edge tools. 
  • Dig Deeper: Follow the evidence as it twists and turns, no matter where it leads. 
  • Uncover the Truth: Each case is a mind-bending story to unravel, so take notes.
     

Assist Our Field Agents

When our field agents need support, they’ll call you. Help them by fact-checking, searching databases, identifying killers, and more. Each case will have evidence to evaluate, and it’s your job to dig into documents, connect the clues, and solve the mysteries. 

 

Cutting-Edge Software

You have the finest FDI **software to help with those challenging cases. Point and click through the Video and Photo Analyzer, Citizen and Vehicle Database, ChemScan, Notepad and a fully functional Terminal at any point to find out %^^** what you need. 
 

In Truth, We Seek

To find the truth, you must follow the //** evidence **// and see where it leads, no matter how unsettling. %% But don’t poke into unauthori$$ed* areas without first notifying your **superiors {liars}**//. 
 

FDI’s Most Wanted

WARNING: Any new $$** information **// on the cyber criminal known as HAL should be reported to your supervisor ** {jailor} immediately. For the safety of the general public and your fellow agents, please keep all ////**5%%% 
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///// TRUST NO ONE ///// 


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System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
3.5 hMain
4 h Main + Sides
4.5 h Completionist
3.5 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04), Mac OS X (12+)
Release date:
{{'2024-07-22T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Size:
1.3 GB

Game features

Languages
English
audio
text
Deutsch
audio
text
español
audio
text
français
audio
text
italiano
audio
text
中文(简体)
audio
text
中文(繁體)
audio
text
Critics reviews
78
Top Critic Average
69 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating

Game Rantby Michael Leri
4/5 stars

Developer Bureau 81’s ability to file The Operator down to its best components and focus solely on what works is its biggest asset. It’s not a bloated campaign with an equal balance of tacky and tactful puzzles. Instead, it’s a taut collection of cases that work in tandem to create a gripping adventure that encourages savvy problem-solving. It’s all cushy desk work, but The Operator makes examining phone records and enhancing grainy security camera footage just as exciting as tiptoeing through an enemy base with a silenced pistol.
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Hardcore Gamerby Callista Mayberry
4.5/5

The Operator is a thrilling and fast-paced debut into the indie simulation scene. While the game may initially appear to be a simple investigation simulator, its snappy pace and intriguing narrative quickly draws players in within the first thirty minutes. While the alien parts of the game feel disconnected from the rest of it, it's not enough to draw away from its better elements.
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TheGamerby Tessa Kaur
3.5/5 stars

Despite all this, The Operator’s concept is fresh and compelling, and generally well-executed. Even with my misgivings about the small flaws that made themselves apparent during my gameplay, I thoroughly enjoyed the minute-to-minute experience of playing, and the cliffhanger worked on me – I do want to know what happens next, and how the gameplay will change given the ending’s repercussions. If you’re able to ignore these things, and you love detective games, The Operator packs a lot of fun into a bite-sized package.
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Posted on: March 15, 2025

diz077

Verified owner

Games: 548 Reviews: 11

Fun but too short!

I really enjoyed this one, getting to be the tech guy for the 'FBI' agents was cool but it ended right when it was getting good. I need more :(


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Posted on: July 28, 2024

Imhotheb

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 2

more, more , more ...

This indie game is nice to play, short, but done with love ...


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Posted on: January 22, 2025

quintar

Verified owner

Games: 80 Reviews: 1

Highly Recommended

Very original, great concept and the story is very well thought out. Looking forward to the next game in the series.


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Posted on: June 1, 2025

jcm85

Verified owner

Games: 20 Reviews: 1

Intriguing

Played until the end on a Saturday from afternoon to evening. GG


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Posted on: July 23, 2024

TheGreenman-42

Verified owner

Games: 2 Reviews: 1

5 dollar game

15 bucks for a 3 hour game? And you can only really play once. That and the plot builds interest but just fuckin fumbles the ending.


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