Police Stories

Top-down tactical shooter where arrests matter more than gunfire

HypeTrain Digital · Released Sep 19, 2019

Reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 9,738
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 83% of 49 in 30 days
Playing now: 13; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 4 years ago; Jun 1, 2022

What is Police Stories?

A top-down tactical shooter about two police officers carrying out missions against criminals and armed gangs. You clear rooms, arrest suspects, rescue hostages, gather evidence, and defuse bombs while avoiding unjustified force. Suspect and hostage locations change between attempts, and you can play alone with an AI partner or in co-op.

For you if...

+you enjoy careful room clearing and using police gadgets
+you want to coordinate arrests with a co-op partner
+you like replaying missions with changing suspect positions

Not for you if...

−you prefer shooting freely without rules of engagement
−you dislike replaying missions to meet score requirements
−you want a longer campaign with more varied objectives

What players say

85% of 9,738 reviews are positive · 83% of 49 in the last 30 days

Players praise the tactical co-op and the ways to make suspects surrender. They commonly complain about harsh scoring, inconsistent enemy and partner AI, repetitive missions, and connection problems or crashes in online co-op.

Screenshots and trailer

Police Stories system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8.1
Processor: Intel Pentium 2.9 Ghz or equivalent
Graphics: 512 Mb DirectX 9 compatible video card with shader model 3.0 support
Memory: 2048 MB RAM
Storage: 400 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 39
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
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In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Spanish - Latin America.