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OPERATOR

VECTOR INTERACTIVE PTY LTD · 2023-08-01

Steam

ActionIndieRPGSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Aug 01, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In OPERATOR, you will play as an elite Tier 1 operator undergoing dangerous clandestine operations all over the globe. With a strategic, measured, and unforgiving style of gameplay. You are the tactical advantage, Good luck.

OPERATOR is an Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation game released in 2023, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and Very Positive (87% of 9199 reviews).

717
playing now
87%
positive of 9.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3
twitch viewers (latest)
3.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

717 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

OPERATOR trailer thumbnail

Operator (2015) Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 717 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,795 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~599/week).
  • · Review velocity up 681% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 194k–437k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,711 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2026-04-04)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20232026Week of 2023-08-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,021 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 226 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 494 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 688 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,082 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 574 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 63 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.2k2812026-09-15 02:00 — 890 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 336 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 697 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 919 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 495 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 621 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 737 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 302 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 584 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 853 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 394 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 428 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 650 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 559 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 662 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 1,218 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 745 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 430 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 872 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 973 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 614 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 928 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 952 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 717 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.3k29Aug 2023Aug 2026Aug 2023 — avg 61 · peak 187Sep 2023 — avg 48 · peak 124Oct 2023 — avg 65 · peak 141Nov 2023 — avg 72 · peak 151Dec 2023 — avg 77 · peak 171Jan 2024 — avg 54 · peak 145Feb 2024 — avg 60 · peak 180Mar 2024 — avg 49 · peak 113Apr 2024 — avg 55 · peak 110May 2024 — avg 34 · peak 79Jun 2024 — avg 39 · peak 90Jul 2024 — avg 32 · peak 61Aug 2024 — avg 29 · peak 61Sep 2024 — avg 58 · peak 216Oct 2024 — avg 53 · peak 169Nov 2024 — avg 48 · peak 124Dec 2024 — avg 58 · peak 181Jan 2025 — avg 68 · peak 182Feb 2025 — avg 55 · peak 123Mar 2025 — avg 47 · peak 96Apr 2025 — avg 43 · peak 79May 2025 — avg 40 · peak 78Jun 2025 — avg 102 · peak 301Jul 2025 — avg 117 · peak 245Aug 2025 — avg 77 · peak 153Sep 2025 — avg 56 · peak 122Oct 2025 — avg 56 · peak 124Nov 2025 — avg 53 · peak 106Dec 2025 — avg 135 · peak 572Jan 2026 — avg 327 · peak 787Feb 2026 — avg 268 · peak 528Mar 2026 — avg 255 · peak 499Apr 2026 — avg 1,085 · peak 3,384May 2026 — avg 661 · peak 1,303Jun 2026 — avg 894 · peak 2,041Jul 2026 — avg 1,332 · peak 2,395Aug 2026 — avg 1,079 · peak 2,041
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
25252026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 11 new positive2026-09-22: 3 new negative2026-09-23: 4 new positive2026-09-23: 2 new negative2026-09-24: 9 new positive2026-09-25: 7 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 14 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 25 new positive2026-09-28: 17 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 8 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 9 new positive2026-10-01: 8 new positive2026-10-02: 20 new positive2026-10-03: 21 new positive2026-10-03: 3 new negative2026-10-04: 20 new positive2026-10-04: 4 new negative2026-10-05: 25 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new negative2026-10-06: 22 new positive2026-10-07: 17 new positive2026-10-07: 2 new negative2026-10-08: 12 new positive2026-10-08: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 11 new positive2026-10-09: 3 new negative2026-10-10: 19 new positive2026-10-10: 7 new negative2026-10-11: 17 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new negative2026-10-14: 12 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$9.992023-08-012026-07-092023-08-01 — best price $19.992023-11-23 — best price $14.992023-11-25 — best price $19.992023-12-21 — best price $14.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-03-14 — best price $15.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-04-15 — best price $15.992024-04-22 — best price $19.992024-06-01 — best price $14.992024-06-08 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $17.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-10-19 — best price $13.392024-10-26 — best price $19.992024-11-27 — best price $12.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $15.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $15.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-06-08 — best price $17.992025-06-11 — best price $19.992025-06-27 — best price $13.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-09-29 — best price $15.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $11.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $13.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-04-04 — best price $9.992026-04-11 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $13.392026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

3802026-09-30 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 3 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
66%
earned "TOTAL MISSION FAILURE"
7.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,7261%26

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSPvERPGWarDarkGoreActionShooterTacticalRealistic

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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