The Operator
OpenCritic Rating
Top Critic Average
Critics Recommend
Critic Reviews for The Operator
Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.
The Operator is a narrative adventure where you play the role of an IDF agent who must solve cases from his computer, offering an experience that stands out for being immersive and having some unexpected twists and turns.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
As a narrative puzzle game, The Operator is very good. It never feels unsolvable, but isn't insultingly easy either, and presents itself with some nice touches.
Developer Bureau 81’s ability to file The Operator down to its best components and focus solely on what works is its biggest asset. It’s not a bloated campaign with an equal balance of tacky and tactful puzzles. Instead, it’s a taut collection of cases that work in tandem to create a gripping adventure that encourages savvy problem-solving. It’s all cushy desk work, but The Operator makes examining phone records and enhancing grainy security camera footage just as exciting as tiptoeing through an enemy base with a silenced pistol.
The Operator, developed by Bureau 81, is a video game of very good quality for the many options it offers in solving the various puzzles it puts in place, also demonstrating a valuable attention to discovery and reading, which Bastien Giafferi himself has never hidden as his great passion. The engaging, headline, could lead you to reflect on society and what really matters. No, not in The Operator it's not about making a gaming PC.
Review in Italian | Read full review
The Operator borrows a bunch of strong puzzle concepts and uses them to good and imaginative effect, but it throws in a few dud sections and its well-paced thriller story is sadly lacking in depth.
The Operator is a short but very well made mystery that leaves you craving more of its amazing puzzles and storytelling moments.
The Operator is a fun sci-fi mystery for those short on time, or those daunted by the prospect of spending too long working at a fictional computer desk, let alone your actual one. I felt a little underwhelmed by the underuse of most analytical tools and its unclear ending, but I will always prefer a game that leaves me wanting more over one I just can't wait to be over and done with.
