This Is the Police
Police management strategy game about dispatching officers amid city corruption
Weappy Studio · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Aug 2, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 11K
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 63% of 22 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 33
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 9 years ago
- Apr 4, 2017
What is This Is the Police?
This single-player police management game puts you in charge of Freeburg’s department as Chief Jack Boyd. Each day, you assign officers to emergencies, manage staff, investigate crimes, and respond to pressure from City Hall and the mafia while trying to make $500,000 before retirement.
For you if...
- +you enjoy balancing emergency calls with staff management
- +you like crime stories shaped by difficult choices
- +you want police work entangled with city politics
Not for you if...
- −you prefer direct action to assigning officers to calls
- −you want a lighthearted take on policing
- −you dislike reading story scenes between management decisions
What players say
82% of 11,235 reviews are positive · 63% of 22 in the last 30 days
Players praise the story, voice acting, and soundtrack. Many say dispatching calls grows repetitive and the game runs too long; others criticize sudden failures tied to unclear decisions.
Screenshots and trailer
This Is the Police system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP 32
- Processor
- Dual Core CPU
- Graphics
- Geforce 7800, AMD HD 4600, Intel HD3000 or similiar
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Quad Core CPU
- Graphics
- GeForce 560 or higher, AMD Radeon HD 5800 or higher
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 10
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, Russian, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese.
Tags
- Strategy
- Management
- Story Rich
- Crime
- Choices Matter
- Singleplayer
- Indie
- Detective
- Simulation
- Noir
- Atmospheric
- Adventure
- Great Soundtrack
- Villain Protagonist
- Visual Novel
- Memes
Recent updates
- Apr 4, 2017 · Japanese localization has arrived! (日本語)
- Apr 3, 2017 · Sandbox is live!
- Nov 7, 2016 · Patch 1.0.50
- Nov 7, 2016 · Patch 1.0.50
- Nov 3, 2016 · Chinese and Spanish + new exclusive content
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