The Operator is an adventure developed by Bastienre4, released 22 July 2024 on Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Operator is
The Operator is an adventure game developed by Bastienre4 and released in 2024. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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?
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are mystery and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 13 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
The Operator holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 4 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel i5 or equivalent, 4 GB RAM and GTX 970. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 3GB.
What it launched against
The Operator launched on 22 July 2024, within three weeks of Nobody Wants to Die, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Once Human and Cat Quest III. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 7 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Nobody Wants to Die, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Once Human, Cat Quest III.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Operator yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 4 videos →
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