OPERATOR

OPERATOR

Steam Deck Playable

VECTOR INTERACTIVE PTY LTD · Realistic · Aug 1, 2023

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $13.39.

86%
Very Positive
8k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Performance: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 8k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are caveats
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
While running Arma 3 or Arma Reforger with mods certainly requires a capable CPU and GPU, neither requires an RTX 4000 or 5000 series card just to make the game playable or maintain a decent FPS.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I'm not sure if that's just because I've been lucky, or if OPERATOR just did a good enough job of in delivering satisfying gameplay that even the people who HAVE these weapons just don't find using them as enjoyable as actually playing the game -- which is refreshing!
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
VERY satisfying gunplay, more detailed objectives and interactions, AI difficulty options that can be tailored to your liking after completing an operation once, selectable lobbies (with host's ping estimated in ms) which can be named, PvP, a training area, Friendly Fire options, Day and Night versions of each Operation, and detailed controls (they can be a bit overwhelming, at first, but you quickly realize that there's a logic to how everything works -- custom keybinds also offer a LOT of unique and creative input control options to allow you to tailor your setup to your absolute liking).
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Unity 6 is a well-optimized engine; however, it seems the game was launched too quickly without sufficient testing or proper optimization.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
(3) Movement and Gunplay feels super immersive, guns feel and sound good, movement feels smooth but clunky in a good way (you're an operator carrying like 50lb+ of gear what do you expect?).
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Performance48 reviews
Gameplay40 reviews
Multiplayer28 reviews
Optimization25 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat79 reviews
82%
Graphics27 reviews
67%
Interface21 reviews
57%
Story and characters11 reviews
82%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs19 reviews
74%
Difficulty14 reviews
79%
Crashes13 reviews
54%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $13.39.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
26
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.