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Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure
As an Operator, you will assist FDI's field agents by analyzing evidence on your computer and making deductions. Help them solve impossible cases in this immersive interface game, full of plot twists and mysteries.
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Plot-driven, clear, unpretentious and tiny.
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Hardcore GamerCallista MayberryJul 20244.5/5The 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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TwinfiniteSyed Hamza BakhtJul 20244.5/5The Operator is a short but very well made mystery that leaves you craving more of its amazing puzzles and storytelling moments.
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Game RantMichael LeriJul 20244/5 starsDeveloper 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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PCGamesNAlice BellJul 20246/10The Operator borrows a bunch of strong puzzle concepts and uses them to good and imaginative effect, but it throws in a few dud sections and its well-paced thriller story is sadly lacking in depth.
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TheGamerTessa KaurJul 20243.5/5 starsDespite 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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IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 35 ratings.
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