Operation: Tango cover art

Operation: Tango

2021Clever Plays StudioXbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

It takes two to save the world in this Asymmetrical Spy Thriller. Pair up with a friend as a special agent or elite hacker, and work together to bring a high-tech global menace to its knees.

What it feels like

Cooperative spy adventure with a world-saving mission conveys sincere stakes rather than irony. Casual tags and 'wholesome' user tag suggest lighthearted, teasing cooperation rather than grim espionage.

Earnest45%
Playful40%

What it's about

Spy thriller setting with agents and hackers infiltrating targets is central to the fiction and gameplay loop. Hi-tech global menace, hacker roles, and futuristic setting align with cyberpunk aesthetic and themes.

Espionage75%
Cyberpunk55%

How it plays

The Hacker role specifically involves hacking as a core interaction, suggested by the prominent hacking tag and role description. Stealth is listed as a primary genre and core to spy thriller gameplay, requiring coordination between Agent and Hacker. Puzzle genre is primary; asymmetric roles suggest environmental puzzles requiring both Agent and Hacker perspectives to solve.

Hacking Minigames80%
Stealth70%
Environmental Puzzles60%
Dialogue Trees50%
Grid Tactics Combat40%

How it looks and sounds

Steam tags mention first-person perspective, likely for the Hacker interface in a shared asymmetric view.

First-Person35%

How it's structured

The game is explicitly designed as a full cooperative campaign where two players work together from start to finish against a global threat. Agent and Hacker roles play by fundamentally different rules and capabilities, making asymmetric multiplayer the core design. Players cooperate over the internet as emphasized by 'only your voices to connect you' and Steam's online co-op tag.

Co-op Campaign95%
Asymmetric Multiplayer90%
Online Co-op85%
Mission-Based50%

Shares Co-op Campaign, Online Co-op, Asymmetric Multiplayer, Environmental Puzzles.

Both lean into Co-op Campaign, Online Co-op, Asymmetric Multiplayer, Environmental Puzzles.

Co-op Campaign95%Online Co-op90%Asymmetric Multiplayer80%Environmental Puzzles85%
We Were Here50% match

Shares Co-op Campaign, Online Co-op, Environmental Puzzles, Hacking Minigames.

Both lean into Co-op Campaign, Online Co-op, Environmental Puzzles, Dialogue Trees.

Co-op Campaign90%Online Co-op95%Environmental Puzzles85%Dialogue Trees65%

Shares Co-op Campaign, Online Co-op, Environmental Puzzles, Dialogue Trees.

Both lean into Co-op Campaign, Online Co-op, Environmental Puzzles, Dialogue Trees.

Co-op Campaign90%Online Co-op95%Environmental Puzzles85%Dialogue Trees75%

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Online Co-op95%Co-op Campaign80%Environmental Puzzles80%Playful70%

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Asymmetric Multiplayer90%Stealth85%Playful45%
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