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Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
RPG 15 October 2019
An unusual, isometric RPG game that is the first title developed by Estonian studio Fortress Occident. The game is focused mostly on narrative. It takes place in a fictional world that combines modern setting with fantasy traits and with retro-futuristic technologies. The player assumes the role of a policeman who is tired of life. He begins working on a case that can either give him a chance of redemption or take him to the very bottom.
Battlefield Hardline
Action 17 March 2015
Another installment in the popular FPS franchise. Visceral Games, the studio known mainly for the excellent Dead Space sci-fi series, developed their first major installment in the long-standing Battlefield franchise. It's a result of the transition of the franchise to a two-year production cycle, similar to the one made by its competitor, Call of Duty. Unlike the previous parts, this one is focused on the efforts of police forces against organized crime.
Sleeping Dogs
Action 14 August 2012
A sandbox TPP action game. The plot of Sleeping Dogs draws inspiration from Asian action movies, especially the works by John Woo. The main protagonist, detective Wei Shen, tries to infiltrate the structures of a dangerous criminal organization called Sun On Yee. In order to gain the gangsters’ trust, the policeman needs to complete quests for them and come up through the ranks of the organization. The game’s mechanics combine elements of action, shooting, unarmed combat, and even racing.
Max Payne 2: The Fall Of Max Payne
Action 15 October 2003
A continuation of the extremely successful action game from 2001. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is once again developed by the Finnish developer Remedy Entertainment with the help from the publisher Take-Two Interactive. The action takes place one year after events of the first installment. Max Payne is back in NYPD. Unfortunately, the dark past still haunts him – the life of the hero is threatened by Mona – a beautiful killer, who steals his heart.
L.A. Noire
Adventure 17 May 2011
A noir detective action adventure game developed by the Australian studio Team Bondi in cooperation with the veterans from Rockstar Games. The game invites you into Los Angeles of the 1940’s, a city filled with corruption and drug dealing organizations. You assume the role of Cole Phelps, an ex-soldier who becomes a police officer after the war. The game lets you experience the key moments of Cole’s career, starting from the traffic police all the way through murder and drugs department.
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Action 08 October 2014
A dynamic, open-world TPP action game inspired by John Woo's films. Sleeping Dogs was created by United Front Games, and the player takes on the role of a police detective who tries to infiltrate the structures of a dangerous crime organization. The experience is filled with spectacular melee combat sequences, shootouts, as well as car chases taking place on the crowded streets of Hong Kong.
Police Simulator: Patrol Officers
Simulation 2022 (early access since 17 June 2021)
Police Simulator: Patrol Officers is a simulator that lets players take on the role of police officers. Their tasks include patrolling districts, chasing reckless drivers and intervention on reports.
Hidden Agenda
Adventure 24 October 2017
An cooperative adventure detective thriller game developed by Supermassive Games. Hidden Agenda is based on popular movies and TV series of this genre. It tells the story of two female protagonists: a policewoman and a district attorney who are on the track of a serial killer. Up to five players can participate in the game, although it is also possible to play the title alone. All players are using a special phone app called PlayLink.
LEGO City: Undercover
Action 18 March 2013
Another installment in the popular series of third-person perspective action games that uses the license of the popular LEGO bricks franchise. This time, the title is available exclusively on Nintendo platforms. The game takes place in a modern metropolis and its main protagonist, Chase McCain, is an undercover cop. His task is to find, infiltrate, and stop criminal operations, which he does in-style, Hollywood style.
Emergency 20
Strategy 31 October 2017
Another installment of a strategy-simulation game series called Emergency, in which the player gets to control fire brigade, police, emergency medical services, and technical services units and face catastrophes, natural disasters, and accidents. The game is a compilation of the best elements featured throughout the series for over 20 years. This results in ten classic missions, which have been remastered, as well as story campaigns from Emergency 5, Emergency 2016, and Emergency 2017.
True Crime: New York City
Action 15 November 2005
Continuation of the famous action game from 2003. We play the role of a black policeman Marcus and set off on the streets of the title "The Great Apple". The player can perform tasks related to the main thread or numerous additional missions.
Ready or Not
Action 2022 (early access since December 2021)
A tactical first-person shooter that enables the player to assume the role of a member of the legendary SWAT police unit. During the game, the players are completing special tasks that require fast, professionally coordinated and carefully planned actions. The game is very realistic.
Flashing Lights
Simulation 2022 (early access since 07 June 2018)
A simulator with an open world in which we play the role of policemen, firefighters or paramedics. Flashing Lights allows you to play both alone and in a multiplayer game.
Police Simulator: Patrol Duty
Simulation 18 June 2019
Police Simulator: 18 is a simulation game where we play as police officers, developed by Bigmoon Entertainment and published by Astragon Entertainment. The game takes us to a fictional city inspired by the American metropolises. We can patrol the city (or simply explore it) on foot or by using various vehicles. Our primary objective is to catch criminals and bring them to justice. As we play, we will use your typical police equipment: handcuffs, radio, and a wide range of firearms.
Rescue HQ: The Tycoon
Strategy 28 May 2019
An economic strategy game, in which our task is to coordinate the activities of three services - the police, the fire brigade, and the ambulance service. In addition to responding to citizens' calls, while playing Rescue HQ: The Tycoon, we need to expand our headquarters, buy more vehicles, and employ staff, for whom we need to provide the right conditions.
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
Racing 25 March 1998
The third installment in the bestselling racing game series created by EA. The game allows us to drive the fastest cars in the world. This time it contains eight brand new racing tracks and eleven licensed vehicles among which one can find cars such as Aston Martin DB7, Ferrari 550 Maranello, and Lamborghini Diablo SV. The included editor lets us create hundreds of individual vehicles as well. The biggest novelty in Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit is the option to play on both sides of the law.
Beat Cop
Adventure 30 March 2017
The result of the independent Polish studio Pixel Crow's cooperation with 11 bit studios, the creators of This War of Mine. Beat cop is a point-and-click time management game. You play as Jack Kelly, a former NYC detective who was framed for murder and demoted. Hated by everyone around, Jack is trying to reconcile his duties with conducting a private investigation in order to discover who framed him. The plot of Beat Cop is non-linear and its many endings depend on your decisions.
Driver (1999)
Racing 02 July 1999
Inspired by classic films from the 60s and 70s of the last century, a racing game with feature elements. Players play the role of a secret police officer, who works out mafia structures by performing tasks commissioned by gangsters.
Crash Time IV: The Syndicate
Racing 28 February 2011
The fourth installment of the popular car series by Synetic studio, based on the themes of the German thriller series Alarm for Cobra 11 and since 2008 developed under the export brand Crash Time. In this installment of the series, two likable detectives, Semir and Ben, face off against the eponymous criminal syndicate intent on taking total control of the Colony.
This is the Police 2
Strategy 31 July 2018
A sequel to This is the Police. The game was developed by the creators of the original title, Weappy Studio. Similarly to its predecessor, the game combines traits of adventure games and strategy games. In This is the Police 2 the players assume the role of Lilly Reed – a female sheriff who tries to bring order to the small city of Sharpwood.
This is the Police
Strategy 02 August 2016
An original strategy game with elements of adventure game developed by independent studio Weappy in cooperation with Team 17 Softworks. You take on the role of a chief of police who is about to retire. However, instead of safeguarding the law and order, he decides to use his authority and influence to make a fortune. To this end, the protagonist deals with the local representatives of criminal underground, while trying to keep his actions in the dark.
Contraband Police
Simulation 2022
A simulator, in which the players assume the role of a police officer delegated to work at the cross-border. In the game, you are tasked with controlling the drivers passing the border who often smuggle illegal items including drugs and firearms.
Crash Time 5: Undercover
Racing 28 September 2012
Another installment of the racing series developed since 2000, based on the popular RTL television crime series. This one, numbered 5, was once again developed by the team from the Synetic studio, previously known for the World Racing series, among others. The heroes of the game are invariably detectives Semir and Ben, who this time face a dangerous gang of luxury car smugglers.
