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The Operator

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3.6/5

( 18 Reviews )

3.6

18 Reviews

English & 6 more
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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

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Languages
English
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Deutsch
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español
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français
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italiano
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中文(简体)
audio
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中文(繁體)
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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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Overall most helpful review

Posted on: July 23, 2024

CaptainNemo77

Verified owner

Games: 583 Reviews: 17

Hands down the best game of its kind

This game literally feels like Introversion's Uplink had a lovechild with Rebelephant's Mainlining and that offspring went to school at "Her Story" and "Telling Lies".


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Posted on: July 23, 2024

Crafti_

Verified owner

Games: 141 Reviews: 2

Short game but worth it IMO

Buy it, it's a small team. I just hope they'll had an endless mode or something similar.


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Posted on: October 28, 2024

SG95

Games: 0 Reviews: 1

Short But Worth It

Completed it in around 3 hours but definitely worth the money as for those 3 hours it demands your whole attention and rewards you for your investment


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Posted on: December 21, 2024

jojo85at

Verified owner

Games: 181 Reviews: 1

Game design at it’s best

The Operator is a piece of art. One gets sucked into an exciting FBI (FDI) Thriller. My first run through took me about 3.5 hours. It is amazing how immersive this game achieves to be with so little means. One works as an internal service agent at a computer desktop. Field agents need your help with research and solving puzzles with different sorts of evidence and clues. But something’s fishy…
 A well written story told by first class (Englisch) voice acting combined with a simple and classy art work and a tasteful sound design. This is a gaming gem.


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Posted on: February 10, 2025

59cobalt

Verified owner

Games: 268 Reviews: 66

Recommended

Good puzzle game where you take the "guy in the chair" role, supporting FDI field agents investigating a number of crimes. Story and voice acting are good, and there's a nice variety of puzzles. What I didn't like about the game are the cut scenes (if you can call them that). In retrospect they kinda make sense, but they still made me feel like I was missing half of the game. And I hated that we only get a bad ending (no, the after-credit scene doesn't make up for it).


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