The Operator
Give it 2 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 4h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- 68% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “First Day” and “Second Day”: from 94% to 82% of starters.
- 98% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 9,164 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 4.6h for positive, 4h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (97.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- First Day You completed your first day at the FDI! 94% −6
- Second Day You completed your second day at the FDI! Most players quit here 82% −13
- Third Day You completed your third day at the FDI! 74% −8
- Uncovered HAL's Identity HAL trusted you enough to reveal her true identity. 70% −3
- Completed the Game You completed the game! 68% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (13)
story milestone ending side
- Welcome to the FDI You logged into your computer for the first time. 100%
- First Day You completed your first day at the FDI! 94%
- Second Day You completed your second day at the FDI! 82%
- Clicked 1, 2, 3, 4 times A motivated operator definitely clicks a lot! 75%
- Third Day You completed your third day at the FDI! 74%
- Uncovered HAL's Identity HAL trusted you enough to reveal her true identity. 70%
- Completed the Game You completed the game! 68%
- Watched Credits You watched the credits. There's more to it than meets the eye! 57%
- Saved Agent PENDELL You defused the bomb and saved Agent PENDELL! 51%
- RTFM You read the manual! 29%
- Ghost Car You sent The Ghost's car model to Agent PENDELL. 24%
- Reverted Fire Report You reverted the fire report to access the redacted information. 13%
- SKINNER's Office You led Agent ANDREWS into SKINNER's office. 9.0%