Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator

Open-world emergency response simulator with police, fire, and EMS roles

Nils Jakrins · Published by Excalibur Games · Released May 15, 2023

Action Indie Massively Multiplayer RPG Simulation

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 80% of 19K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 73% of 120 in 30 days
Playing now: 52; peak 24h 131
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 month ago; Aug 21, 2026

What is Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator?

An open-world, third-person emergency services simulator where you join the police, fire department, or EMS, drive department vehicles, and respond to role-specific calls with the appropriate equipment. It supports solo play and online co-op for up to 10 players.

For you if...

+you enjoy open-world patrols broken into emergency calls
+you like switching among police, fire, and medical duties
+you want solo play alongside online co-op options

Not for you if...

−you expect deep simulation systems for every department
−you quickly tire of repeating similar emergency callouts
−you prefer focused levels over open-world patrols

What players say

80% of 18,722 reviews are positive · 73% of 120 in the last 30 days

Players praise role-playing with friends and the detailed emergency-light customization. The most common complaints are poor optimization, persistent bugs, weak AI and backup behavior, and missions that become repetitive.

Screenshots and trailer

Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64bit)
Processor: Intel Core i3 2GHz or equivalent
Graphics: AMD RX 400 Series / NVidia 700 series with 1GB vram or above
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 7 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 69
Steam features: Family Sharing

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, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, French, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Czech, Finnish, Turkish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Latvian.