2025-07-24 09:49 UTC · Community Announcements · Lewis
Hey Operators,We recently passed the one-year anniversary of The Operator’s launch, and what a year it's been. Thanks to your incredible support, we’re excited to officially announce that development on the sequel is well underway (and has been for a little while now).With over 100,000 units sold on Steam and new players discovering the game every day, we’re beyond grateful for the enthusiasm you’ve shown for our small studio’s work. Your support has made it possible for us to continue the journey and take The Operator to the next level.The sequel will be bigger, bolder, and more ambitious—but
2025-06-23 18:26 UTC · Community Announcements · Bastienre4
To check the version, look at the second number on the top right of the main menu. If it contains 5145 or greater, you're good! Changelog: - FIX: Videos should be more reliable in all PC platforms. - FIX: Title logo could freeze on Mac in some builds. If you have any issues, please join the discord server and report them!
2025-06-22 12:51 UTC · Community Announcements · Bastienre4
To check the version, look at the second number on the top right of the main menu. If it contains 514 or greater, you're good! Changelog: - FIX: In Evidence Room, the glyphs sometimes display ??? instead of the proper key. - FIX: Mouse cursor that does not appear in the main menu until a key is pressed. - FIX: Japanese and Korean are only supported in the demo, and the game no longer tries to default to these languages. If you have any issues, please join the discord server and report them!
2025-05-23 08:59 UTC · Community Announcements · Lewis
Hey Operators, We're excited to announce that The Operator is now available on Nintendo Switch. Part of our process for bringing the game to Steam Deck also allowed us to port the game to Nintendo's handheld. If you haven't yet bought the game, you now have one additional option to play it on (and one that let's you play on the move!). You can view the Nintendo store page, here As always, thank you for supporting The Operator. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/The_Operator/
2025-04-13 06:59 UTC · Community Announcements · Bastienre4
To check the version, look at the second number on the top right of the main menu. If it contains 5100 or greater, you're good! Changelog: - FIX: Some date tags were incorrect in german, breaking some document paragraphs. - FIX: A bug in a document in brazilian portuguese. If you have any issues, please join the discord server and report them!
2025-03-17 14:16 UTC · Community Announcements · Bureau 81
Great news, Operators! The Operator, fresh on the back of our Pégases award, now fully supports the Steam Deck! That means you can dive into the game wherever you go, with full controller support and optimized performance on Valve’s handheld device. To check the version, look at the second number on the top right of the main menu. If it contains 5090 or greater, you're good! Changelog: ADD: Full controller support. ADD: SteamDeck support. ADD: UI scale option (100% - 120%). ADD: Proper audio description in cinematic (if the option is enabled). MOD: Improved graphics & color representation. MOD
2024-12-02 16:24 UTC · Community Announcements · Lewis
Hey Operators, The Steam Award nominations are now live, and you can choose to nominate The Operator! You can find more details here. We'd love your support for the following categories: Story rich Best soundtrack Innovative Gameplay Game of the Year Voting closes in a couple of days, and if you a few minutes to lend your vote, that'd be incredible (don't forget to support other indies along the way!) As always, thank you for supporting The Operator. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/The_Operator/
2024-09-23 10:33 UTC · Community Announcements · indienova
Hey Operators, We're excited to announce that The Operator and CaseCracker are now available in a Steam bundle! Developed by BlackRobe team, CaseCracker is a game about solving cases based in Chicheng, China. You'll collect key clues, each containing vital information, and piece them together to uncover the full story. Your investigative skills will be evaluated by the Chicheng police after solving all the cases. You can now grab both The Operator and CaseCracker with a 10% extra discount in this bundle now. If you already own either of the two games, you can still have an additional 10% disco
2024-09-05 10:47 UTC · Community Announcements · Lewis
Hey Operators, One of the main inspirations behind The Operator was The Case of the Golden Idol, a detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Developed by Color Gray Games, the game received rave reviews and is considered one of the very best in the genre. I'm incredibly proud to say that we've now paired with them for a brand new Eye Spy Bundle! Available now, you can grab both The Operator and The Case of the Golden Idol with 10% off. If you love puzzle games, detective mysteries and plot twists, you're in for a treat. As always, thank you to everyone who continues to su
2024-09-04 17:23 UTC · Community Announcements · Bastienre4
To check the version, look at the second number on the top right of the main menu. If it contains 4496 or greater, you're good! Changelog: - ADD: Portuguese Brazilian and Russian language support. - FIX: Andrea’s weight and height. - MOD: Game logo with transparency. - MOD: Spanish localisation has been improved. If you have any issues, please join the discord server and report them!
2024-08-01 17:54 UTC · Community Announcements · Bastienre4
To check the version, look at the second number on the top right of the main menu. If it contains 4479 or greater, you're good! Changelog: - FIX: A few subtitles that doesn’t match the voice over exactly - FIX: Age of Andrea J. - MODIFICATION: Cardb search field auto selection when opening the window If you have any issues, please join the discord server and report them!
2024-07-31 16:48 UTC · PC Gamer · Jonathan Bolding
You know how in cop shows there's always that person back at the lab whose job it is to go over evidence, analyze video, read chemical analysis reports—all the nerd stuff? The Operator is a conspiracy thriller about doing that job, helping the people out in the field get cases solved... Read more.
2024-07-31 11:19 UTC · Community Announcements · Lewis
Hey Operators, Its been a little over a week since The Operator launched on Steam. After 3 years of development, with a super tiny team (often just me, now the two of us), it's difficult to state just how blown away we are at the reception The Operator has received. With almost 2,000 Very Positive reviews, we've now sold over 30,000 copies of the game and exceeded more than 120,000 wishlists. These are enormous milestones that provides us with a huge amount of options going forwards, including the ability to work on a successor to The Operator. Without the support you've given us, it simply wo
2024-07-30 09:06 UTC · Community Announcements · Bastienre4
To check the version, look at the second number on the top right of the main menu. If it contains 4474 or greater, you're good! Changelog: - CRITICAL FIX: Blocking bug if you play the game twice in a single playthrough (a certain terminal command that would not work as intented, near the end of the game). - MODIFICATION: Improving the sound management for the game ending. - MODIFICATION: Auto focus on HDB search field when opening the window. - MODIFICATION: Ray WELLS Criminal record to avoid confusion with his car stealing past. - FIX: Incorrect date on a specific computer near the end of the
2024-07-29 13:53 UTC · Community Announcements · Bastienre4
To check the version, look at the second number on the top right of the main menu. If it contains 4459 or greater, you're good! Changelog: - CRITICAL FIX: Blocking bug if you load a save right after one of the final cinematic started. - FIX: Typos in english. - ADDITION: Missing Andrea & Eve HDB profile. If you have any issues, please join the discord server and report them!
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