Games similar to The Operator

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Unheard
Listen in on conversations and solve detective cases with audio as your only evidence.
Detective Grimoire
Gather clues to uncover the secret of a swamp and its alleged mythical creature.
Tangle Tower
Explore a dramatic mansion to understand how a painting seemingly killed a teenage artist.
Confidential Killings
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Golden Idol Investigations: The Sins of New Wells
Expose a crime syndicate through four additional Golden Idol cases.
The Rise of the Golden Idol
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Golden Idol Investigations: The Curse of the Last Reaper
Solve four tempestuous cases that bridge the gap between both Golden Idol games.
Return of the Obra Dinn
A grisly detective mystery aboard a ghost, merchant ship.
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The Case of the Golden Idol
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Strange Antiquities
Explore the gloomy town of Undermere where you manage a store filled with occult antiquities.
Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story
Piece together an emotional story by browsing through a discarded phone.
A Normal Lost Phone
Go through a stranger's phone to understand why it was left behind.
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Shift through interview snippets and music tracks to identify band members from a fictional indie scene.
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Rivals
Piece together the lives and careers of two musicians across 15 years' worth of written and audio material.
Golden Idol Mysteries: The Lemurian Vampire
The expedition to Monkey Paw Islands reaches a dark conclusion in this DLC featuring 3 new cases to crack.
Mindcop
Choose wisely which suspects to question in order to solve a murder case in five days.
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Alter buildings and landscapes to recreate towns from hazy memories.
The Ratline
Track down Nazi war criminals by digging through various documents.
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Hunt down virtual wrongdoers and lose yourself in a pretend '90s cyberspace.
Golden Idol Investigations: The Lemurian Phoenix
Unravel five additional tales of power and deceit that shaped the troubled history of Lemuria.
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Investigate murder scenes and uncover sinister plots through prophetic visions.
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Learn about the origins of the cursed artefact in this mystery detective DLC with 3 new whodunits to solve.

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