Beat Cop
Pixel-art police adventure mixing street patrol with a murder investigation
Pixel Crow · Published by 11 bit studios · Released Mar 30, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 6,202
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 54% of 24 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 5
- peak 24h 6
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 5 years ago
- Jan 7, 2021
Metacritic: 71/100 (critic reviews)
What is Beat Cop?
This 2D pixel-art police adventure is set in 1980s Brooklyn. You play a former detective framed for murder who now patrols the streets, writes tickets, deals with pedestrians, and investigates who set him up. Your choices lead to different endings.
For you if...
- +you like 1980s cop stories with dark humor
- +you enjoy pixel-art adventures with multiple endings
- +you like choosing which tasks to prioritize
Not for you if...
- −you want a relaxed pace without time pressure
- −you prefer action-heavy play over routine patrol work
What players say
82% of 6,202 reviews are positive · 54% of 24 in the last 30 days
Players praise the pixel art, cop-show tone, humor, and story. Many find the patrol tasks repetitive, while others report awkward mouse controls, movement freezes, and crashes.
Screenshots and trailer
Beat Cop system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP SP3 (32 bit) / Vista
- Processor
- Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz
- Graphics
- Dedicated graphics card. GeForce 9600 GS Shader Model 3.0 512 MB or better.
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7/Windows 8
- Processor
- Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad 2.7 Ghz, AMD Phenom(TM)II X4 3 Ghz
- Graphics
- Dedicated graphics card. GeForce GTX 260 1024 MB or better.
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 32
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Polish, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Turkish, Korean.
Tags
- Pixel Graphics
- Indie
- Retro
- Adventure
- Simulation
- 1980s
- Crime
- Singleplayer
- Detective
- Comedy
- Choices Matter
- 2D
- Point & Click
- Story Rich
- Violent
- Sexual Content
Recent updates
- Jan 7, 2021 · Tech Update: 7.01.2021 | Save file issue has been fixed!
- Nov 13, 2017 · Beat Cop Update 1.1.747
- Nov 13, 2017 · Beat Cop Update 1.1.747
- Sep 7, 2017 · Update 1.1.721 - minor bugfixes + performance tweaks
- Sep 7, 2017 · Update 1.1.721 - minor bugfixes + performance tweaks
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