Tense, addictive multitasking
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“It is not an extremely complicated strategy game, but it is very addictive and surprisingly stressful when the calls start piling up.”
Steam review · 33.1 h played ↗
911 Operator
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Jutsu Games2017Management · Simulation · Strategy
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A stressful, addictive dispatcher sim with voiced calls and real city maps, but content runs out fast and calls repeat. Skip it if you want lasting variety or a polished UI; best on sale.
Great for
Fans of short, stressful resource-management sessions who like voiced emergency calls and playing on their own city
Main risk
Calls and scenarios repeat within a few hours, so it gets boring fast
What players love
Real city maps, including your own town
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“it was a really cool surprise to see my own town included in the map.”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Voice-acted, human phone calls
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“some really exceptional vocal performances on the 911 calls. A lot of the voice acting (and writing) is really, really tight on some challenging material.”
Steam review · 11.1 h played ↗
Great value when free or cheap
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Worth 2 dollars while it was on sale for certain.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Unit and staff customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“Staff have stats, can be promoted - or killed. Different vehicles, items, weapons for all services.”
Steam review · 26.9 h played ↗
Educational first-aid tips
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“ALSO very cool that the game shows tips on things like first-aid as loading screens, very on-theme and useful.”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive calls and content
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“After 30 minutes you won't see anything new. The calls repeat and there are fewer than ten.”
Steam review · translated · 5 h played ↗
Awkward UI and missing settings
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“poor UI/menu design, no tutorial for hotkeys, no multitasking for units, no access to game settings during a duty day”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Unfair difficulty and harsh penalties
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“How am i gonna handle 15 calls with 3 police cars, 3 ambulances and 2 firefighters only in expert mode?”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
Bugs: stuck units and frozen calls
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“You're in a dialogue and suddenly the person on the other end goes silent.”
Steam review · translated · 8.5 h played ↗
DLC and price feel too steep
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“the fact that we have to pay more for extra resources via dlc hits me the wrong way. it shouldve been in the base game.”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
Real city maps fail to download
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“never actually been able to download a requested map from your game, it loads forever and then says try later.”
Steam review · 7.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
Processor2 GHz
Memory1024 MB RAM
Graphics512 Mb
Storage500 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 / 8 / 10
Processor3 GHz
Memory2048 MB RAM
Graphics1024 Mb
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows 7
Processor2 GHz
Memory1024 MB RAM
Graphics512 Mb
Storage500 MB available space
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