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The Operator
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“I'm very on the fence about recommending this game. I would say pick it up on sale for a few reasons. For one, the game is very linear with almost no replay value outside of getting achievements. Their seems to have been many opportunities for branching story paths but your…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Good game, overall, and Operator 2 will be an instant buy for me. My two nit-picks: 1) One major part of the story was pretty obvious (to me at least). 2) It's far shorter than I would have liked (which tells you it's a good game or I wouldn't care).”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“etanner> Really interesting story, pulls u in bit by bit with clever clues & puzzles. My favourite is the bomb defusal event, really exciting!”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:51 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The Operator 2 Is In Development
Hey Operators,We recently passed the one-year anniversary of The Operator’s launch, and what a year it's been. Thanks to your incredible support, we’re excited to officially announce that development
Update 2.3
To check the version, look at the second number on the top right of the main menu. If it contains 5145 or greater, you're good! Changelog: - FIX: Videos should be more reliable in all PC platforms. -
Update 2.2
To check the version, look at the second number on the top right of the main menu. If it contains 514 or greater, you're good! Changelog: - FIX: In Evidence Room, the glyphs sometimes display ??? inst
The Operator Launches On Switch!
Hey Operators, We're excited to announce that The Operator is now available on Nintendo Switch. Part of our process for bringing the game to Steam Deck also allowed us to port the game to Nintendo's h
Update 2.1 #12
To check the version, look at the second number on the top right of the main menu. If it contains 5100 or greater, you're good! Changelog: - FIX: Some date tags were incorrect in german, breaking some
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Detective · Investigation · Conspiracy · Puzzle · Atmospheric · Mystery · Immersive Sim · Thriller · Simulation · Crime · Narration · Point & Click (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Captions available · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 13 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel i5 or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 970 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 3 GB available space