Responding

Open-world emergency services simulator with traffic stops, pursuits, and shootouts

Visionary Studios · Released Mar 31, 2026 · Early Access

Action Adventure Casual Indie Simulation

Reviews: Mixed; 47% of 443
Recent reviews: Mostly Negative; 36% of 22 in 30 days
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update on Steam: 1 month ago; Sep 28, 2026
Minimum PC: RTX 2060; 8 GB RAM · 16 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Responding?

Responding is a single-player, first-person emergency services simulator in Early Access, set in a fictional, open-world version of New York State. You question drivers, choose whether to issue tickets or warnings, and respond to wellness checks.

For you if...

+you enjoy customizing vehicle equipment and emergency lighting patterns
+you like managing incident scenes alongside AI responders

Not for you if...

−you prefer tightly scripted missions to open-ended simulation

What players say

47% of 443 reviews are positive · 36% of 22 in the last 30 days

Some players see promise in the emergency-services sandbox, but recent reviews emphasize unresponsive controls and frequent bugs that disrupt basic interactions. Many consider the asking price too high for its current condition.

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Responding system requirements

Minimum: RTX 2060, 8 GB RAM, 16 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit version 1909 revision 1350 or higher, or versions 2004 and 20H2 revision 789 or higher
Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or better
Graphics: Nvidia RTX 2060, AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB, Intel Arc A380
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 16 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12

Does Responding have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Responding run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: German, Dutch, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian.

Does Responding use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam