The Operator Is a Conspiracy-Fuelled Adventure, Out Now

Award-winning intense puzzler The Operator has now launched on Android. It’s about investigating, thinking, noticing little things, and solving the case. Join the FDI and help the field agents in the real world of the game.

You play as Mr Tanner, who has been recruited into the Government organisation FDI as the newest Operator. Your job is to sit at your computer console, dig through evidence, find clues, and contribute to finding the criminals.

You get case files from FDI field agents and have to investigate everything from murders and missing people to cyber-attacks. You spend your time going through CCTV footage, reading witness statements, checking documents, searching databases, and connecting pieces of information.

And you get a bunch of software to help with all that. There’s the Video and Photo Analyzer, Citizen and Vehicle Database, ChemScan, Notepad, and a fully functional computer console. You need to fact-check information, identify killers, search databases, evaluate evidence, and connect clues together.

Just follow the evidence wherever it goes

Even when things get unsettling, you’re supposed to keep digging and see where the trail leads. You need to take notes too, because each case is its own mind-bending story that you slowly unravel. Also, don’t poke around in unauthorised areas without telling your superiors first.

First day at a new government job?

The Operator launched on PC in July 2024 and garnered positive reviews for its immersive 90s desktop interface and CSI-style mechanics. It’s a tight and focused techno-thriller narrative that builds mystery and paranoia without dragging.

The Operator is now available to download through the Google Play Store. There’s also a try-before-you-buy option if you want to check it out before buying the full game.

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