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The Operator

Bureau 81 · 2024-07-22

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

AdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 22, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 22, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 22, 2024 (Mac), Jul 22, 2024 (Linux)

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.

15
playing now
92%
positive of 8.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (33 ratings)
3.5h
to beat · rushed 2.5h · completionist 3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$13.99
steam price (US)

15 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

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?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 15 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,651 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~206/week).
  • · Review velocity up 41% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 176k–397k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,821 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.09-35%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.09-35%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.39 at Steam (2026-07-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 48 of 79 observed days · $0.70 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.9k1.9k20242026Week of 2024-07-01: 1,867 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,139 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 681 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 510 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

55102026-08-06 22:00 — 29 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 19 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 35 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 25 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 27 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 46 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 28 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 19 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 50 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 29 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 30 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 19 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 19 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 23 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 23 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 16 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 24 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 26 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 23 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 20 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 15 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 24 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 25 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 10 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 20 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 16 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.002024-07-222026-08-302024-07-22 — best price $12.592024-09-30 — best price $12.592024-10-28 — best price $12.592024-11-22 — best price $12.592024-12-13 — best price $11.192025-01-12 — best price $10.492025-01-26 — best price $13.992025-02-21 — best price $11.192025-03-06 — best price $11.192025-03-28 — best price $13.992025-04-17 — best price $10.492025-05-07 — best price $10.492025-05-28 — best price $10.492025-06-19 — best price $0.002025-07-11 — best price $13.992025-08-05 — best price $13.992025-08-27 — best price $13.992025-09-15 — best price $9.792025-10-06 — best price $13.992025-10-20 — best price $10.492025-11-05 — best price $13.992025-12-06 — best price $13.992025-12-18 — best price $9.092026-01-12 — best price $9.092026-02-04 — best price $9.092026-02-20 — best price $9.092026-03-04 — best price $9.092026-03-19 — best price $9.092026-04-01 — best price $13.992026-04-20 — best price $9.092026-05-05 — best price $13.992026-05-27 — best price $9.092026-06-25 — best price $9.092026-07-17 — best price $9.092026-08-14 — best price $9.092026-08-27 — best price $9.092026-08-30 — best price $9.09
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
97.4%
earned "Welcome to the FDI"
65.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,10518%13
Switch (Nintendo)60%0

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

Player tags

FMVCrimePuzzleMysteryThrillerDetectiveNarrationNarrativeConspiracySimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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