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This Is the Police

Police management strategy game about dispatching officers amid city corruption

Weappy Studio · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Aug 2, 2016

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Reviews
Very Positive
83% of 9,796
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
72% of 43 in 30 days
Players
17
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Nov 14, 2023
Minimum PC
HD 4600
2 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

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

83% of 9,796 reviews are positive · 72% of 43 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.

Players over time

▼ -31% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 44 players on Sep 28, 2026.

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How many players finish This Is the Police?

13% of Steam players have unlocked «Sinking Pequod», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

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This Is the Police system requirements

Minimum: HD 4600, 2 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Does This Is the Police have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does This Is the Police run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
10
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, Russian, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese.

Does This Is the Police 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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