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Police Stories
Developer HypeTrain Digital
Police Stories is a 2019 top-down shooter video game developed by Mighty Morgan and published by HypeTrain Digital for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The game follows a pair of police officers who come upon a major conspiracy. Development was financed through the crowd funding platform Kickstarter in June 2017. Police Stories was released for PC and Switch on September… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
178 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 4, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
77
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129 positive · 39 negative
95% range 70–83%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
8,274 of 9,762 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 178 · most liked firstLearn how the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ rules of engagement work. Someone running at you with a knife is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ textbook example of "authorized use of lethal force"
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is fun but it's overwhelmingly hard and frankly it takes away from the joy of the game. Example: I completely cleared one level: killed or arrested all the bad guys, secured all civilians, collected all evidence, but because my guy was shot once so I got a "D" grade and couldn't advance to the next level. I understand getting docked points for getting shot...but a "D"?? Like if not getting shot gets me a C, what the hell would get me an A or B? Anyway, at this point I've stopped…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had to refund after finding out that the most efficient and funniest strategy in the game is to rush every suspect and punch the in the face. Not a bad game though! I like the concept and hope with the second game the experience is going to be more fleshed out.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do yourself a favor and buy Swat 4 instead, it's a BETTER game than whatever Police Stories tries to be. Some reviews on this game feel a bit delusional. It's a buggy game with a good concept, it sucks in co-op (I played it with my brother), it sucks in singleplayer, the randomness is good but the trial and error aspect is too buggy. Instead of fixing the issues the game has, they went off to create a sequel, what a shame.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolute GARBAGE, the steam reviews rating this Very positive should feel bad, and I hope they do. The game demands perfection while the enemies are crackshots and erase you like nothing. You can replay a stage over and over again, and you will not be allowed to progress until the game feels like it, even if you beat the stage. The rules are stupid. If someone aims a gun at me, then it should be a justified shooting, well its not -10000point. I was shot and injured -100000points. It became so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game however molesting people is considered "unauthorized use of force" and deducts from your final score. It's a great game but this just drops the realism so much it's borderline unplayable.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty mid game. It lacks a lot in variety. The maps are small and there's only ever 1 or 2 entrances. You only get points for grabbing evidence, defusing bombs or arresting/killing suspects. So there's not a lot of ways to get a good score. When you understand the game, all the levels play the same: never run, always use the taser/melee, rarely use items because they're useless and you don't get points for successfully using them. So it's pretty boring and very easy once you get the jest of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Braindead partner AI Stupidly slow walk speed Interaction range is garbage Very buggy in general This game is cheeks. Unfortunately I'm forcing myself to 100% it Pistol description says it's accurate, no the ♥♥♥♥ it is not. Warning shot mechanic doesn't work, period. Unauthorized use of force when a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ is running straight at you with a rifle? How does every game ♥♥♥♥ this up? The partner is worse than useless. He's a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ liability. I tell him to cover a door while I'm clearing…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The surrender system and different police gadgets give me plenty of ways to handle each situation. Random enemy and hostage placements also keep missions from feeling exactly the same when I replay them. Playing co-op makes the tactical gameplay even more fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a pretty good coop experience (aside from the connection bugs), the only thing that i think could be better are the guns. The guns in this game draw too much attention (which makes sense) and more often than not it's easier to just punch, taser or pepper spray the suspect, so there's no real incentive for you to use them. Because of this, I played most of the game using only non-lethal options. Nonetheless, I still think that it's a fun game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If there was an option to give this game a mixed review, I would. It's not a bad game, but it is deeply flawed, which is something that needs to be changed in the future. The worst part is that it's so frustrating that I couldn't even finish the last mission. Just felt like I was wasting my own time. Both friendly AI and enemy AI suck. Hit boxes are inconsistent and the story is pretty generic. I was hoping it would be an anthology of different scenarios involving the police, but the writers…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quite buggy. Random ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ is high. You will retry levels dozens of times and the feeling of completing a level is mostly "♥♥♥♥♥♥' finally" and then more of the same thing. Concept is top notch, execution is lackluster imo.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nota Geral | Overall Rating ⭐⭐⭐ Police Stories tem uma premissa interessante, um tático top-down inspirado em SWAT, com decisões rápidas que definem se você sai da missão vivo ou não, mas a execução fica devendo em vários pontos. É o tipo de jogo que funciona bem em doses curtas, mas que revela suas limitações rapidamente quando você percebe que o conteúdo não acompanha o conceito. Um jogo honesto sobre o que se propõe a ser, mas que fica longe de explorar todo o potencial da fórmula que…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: A tactical cop game with a fun premise undermined by laser accurate enemies, a braindead AI partner, and a brutal early difficulty curve that punishes new players relentlessly. PROS: ➕Steam Workshop integration ➕Create your own missions and publish on Workshop CONS: ➖Atrocious partner AI ➖Unbalanced enemies - Insane accuracy/reaction time/durability ➖Standard difficulty is too hard Content (Game world/Narrative) – [5/10] The game world takes place in various locations, but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hotline Miami if the main character was a cop
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is nice and all, especially fun with a friend, but there's several parts that completely ruin my immersion. Suspect armed with a firearm is rushing towards you? You get a penalty for shooting him, nevermind that making a split second decision dictates between life or death for both you and your partner. "Unauthorized use of weapon" my ASS. This is especially miserable in early game where you don't have any gadgets to stun the targets with. You can bash them sure but the range is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The worst police game I've ever played. I played Ready or Not a lot and I've expected some basic features to also be present here. But no, it is almost imposible to coodonate with your partner and also the AI is very dumb. I've got a lot of unauthorized use of force, because the enemy was sprinting at be with a knife and I decided to shoot him, or a guy with a shotgun also decided to run at me. Those happened even tho I pressed "E" to tell them to surrender. Overall I do not recommend
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you enjoy brutally unrewarding games with lackluster writing and insanely frustrating AI, here's your new favorite game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A guy runs at me with a gun. I shoot the guy. I lose points.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#goinglive #Vtuber #ENvtuber #Twitch playing Police Stories tonight! @ziravinova.bsky.social bought me it and looks like a hotline mami police game one and say hi and have some fun twitch.tv/EdwardP22
unlabelledView post →very nice game. reminds me of Doorkickers if you're into that. the only gripe i have is that the ai needs some work (doesn't it in every game anyway lol)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tedious to play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Frames feel like i'm getting 25 FPS. Really needs an optimization update.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They use the events page/announcement page to advertise non-related slop which isn't allowed but Steam officially supports this scam. Do not buy. Do not support.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awful game, trying to please PC and console jockeys and messes this up. Controls are awful, partner constantly moves into line of fire and can not stay put. I am a PC player and i am appaled at the lazy implementation clearly not aimed at mouse/kb. also, in solo the "partner" is more a burden than anything else. Not wasting any more time on this infuriating experience.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very short, but it's pretty fun, really feels like hotline miami, but kinda need to be more careful, and what not. However I kinda breezed through it with just running into a room and melee hitting an enemy(or civilian these hands do not discriminate) And they immedietly surrender , I tie them up and dash towards the next room. Story-wise it was alright nothing too crazy, kinda dissapointed with the ending, but it ain't that bad. Very short though. 7/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Underwhelming and highly repetitive, there could have been something here if the opposition didn't just sit in their room and wait for it to be breached. Inferior to the Intravenous series on every level! EDIT: The AI in this game is absolutely atrocious to the point where your teammate seriously detracts from the game experience by being useless or in some cases actively detrimental to the mission.
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Police Stories is free on Fanatical (Steam key) www.fanatical.com/en/game/poli...
unlabelledView post →yo my boys in blue. yo. Im horny for all of yall. hit my line. straight up. no straight ♥♥♥♥♥♥ allowed
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Crashed two times while on the first mission, then crashed on the beginning of the 2nd mission, im no game developer but that aint right.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice game, but unplayable in online coop. Bugs, crashes and connection loss all the time. No LAN connection supportet. However, it is possible to play it on one pc with controler + mous/keyboard.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its an ok game and a pretty good coop experience well which is the only reason i think is to play this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can still win by killing
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great idea terrible execution, the AI is terrible and messes with you so much. Additonally the point system is trash, YOU ARENT ALLOWED TO SHOOT UNLESS THE ENEMY POINTS A GUN AT YOU............. Who thought this was a good idea. If you do shoot an enemy who isnt pointing a gun at you then you will loose a bunch of points and you need a certain amount to pass the level. Yes this includes when you open a room, the enemy is right in your face and you arent allowed to shoot them. Only when they…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can probably beat the game in 3.0 hours if you play on Easy (read: the enemies lack the perfect aim and the Counter-Strike camper tier reaction times) and use the pepper spray and the glitchy taser gun extensively. In fact using pepper spray makes the game much more fun because it lets you completely subvert the need to wait for enemy reactions and lets you make them insta-submit as soon as even one molecule of the spray hits their face. That is a super easy way to get the A+ ratings for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ABSOLUTE CINEMA
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ good thats i reanacted the bomb level and blew up my local greggs
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Police Stories - Free for Steam Now Through March 21, 2026 on Fanatical www.fanatical.com/en/game/poli... #freegame #videogames #indiegames #pcgaming #gaming #steam
unlabelledView post →This is a game I was very interested in. Because I've played some other tactical top-down-shooters, but I feel like the reaction time is too unforgiving. Of the enemies that is. You barely have time to neutralize the hostiles (which I think is a great idea, it would work well in FPS) but rather annoying with this isometric view and too limited equipment. Interesting idea to make it story focused and has a great style and great potential for gameplay. But sadly not an a great execution. If you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I beat the entire game in 5.3 hours. trust me this game is REALLY fun but their are a lot of bugs for example, if you have the taser and shoot all the rounds and straight after you shoot your last taser and try and do an action your character glitches and you can not interact with your inventory anymore. and yes that includes your gun so your just soft locked until you die/restart.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tactical Hotline Miami
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When it said it'll be different every time means whether the game has a glitches every time
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mixed bag of a game. At its core the gameplay is fun, however the game has a lot of bugs including crashes, dropouts and high self-hosting ping, and it often feels as though the AI is hacking. An enemy can kill your teammate, then you kill said enemy 3 seconds later, only to be given a penalty for using lethal force. It can get very annoying. Unlocking new items and weapons is fun, however the enemies never obtain any new items that they can use on you, they just become tougher, so subsequent…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not recommended if you are playing these type of games like any other swat sim. Rules of engagement are broken and your weapons are inaccurate, while the enemies rarely miss.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was very fun playing with a friend. The different builds we could create, thanks to the diversity of items and weapons, made each level a new challenge with surprising gameplay.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, I am impressed by the tactical gameplay that the game offers. I opened this game with zero expectations, but I completely finished it in two days. Basically, you and your AI partner have 18 different mission to complete, like defusing the bomb, hostage situations, securing a building and etc. You can customize your equipement and gun so you can have a different approach on the mission, like more stealth mode or rambo mode, which is very nice. The game dont look like it, but it is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game that requires you to really learn the mechanics to get good scores and finish the levels. Played solo and is a fine game, not amazing, just a fine good game to spend an afternoon playing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"FREEZE DIRTBAG!" Well. It sure was a short and really simplistic game about..something. Story was just fine. An 80s action flick plot. We played the game coop and it felt..okay? Nothing impressive. The enemy AI was: shoot you at 0,0001 seconds flat, run in random direction for a while or shoot a civilian that was in the same room as them. ..that's it. Guns became really useless after couple of missions. When you got more grenades, breaching charges, stun guns ect. you really didn't need…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THIS GAME is so nice u can beat female without any punishment (and shoot black guy's)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Police Stories, developed and published by HypeTrain Digital, is a top-down tactical shooter that challenges players to think before they shoot, trading in the high-speed chaos of more arcade-style games for something slower, more deliberate, and arguably more intense. Set in a gritty, crime-ridden city, the game follows two police officers—John Rimes and Rick Jones—as they work through a series of dangerous missions involving hostage rescues, bomb threats, armed robberies, and drug busts.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finished the game and all its achievements in 10 Hours, really short game, but the workshop posibilities make up for it. Really loved the gameplay, slow but fast. Only thing is that the story was predictable and a bit generic, but good nontheles.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is amazing!! single player or co-op. it is kinda difficult though. love the game. cant wait til the 2nd one drops
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Steam] (Game) Police Stories is free! See the /r/FreeGameFindings thread below. #FGF #FreeGameFindings #Free https://redd.it/1wnhvtz
unlabelledView post →I get this is a tactical game where you need to slow down and think. But the story is not interesting at all, the movement is soooo slow (like even sprinting feels slow and you can't shoot or aim when moving faster), and the gameplay is not good. On top of all that, the punishment for opening a door and not having a literal second to think things through is frustrating. My final straw was on the fourth mission. I opened a door to a room full of cover and all I got to see was the gunshot from…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →simple is the best
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Such a fantastic and fun game. I love the retro art style and the realistic rules of engagement - loosing points for shooting when unnecessary, getting more points for clean arrests, and so on.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you want a co-op game that focuses on communication and working together, this would work for you. Contains major story spoilers. Police Stories is a flawed game, but I still had a genuinely good time playing through the main campaign with my friend. Its handmade pixel-art presentation, grim city atmosphere and slower, more restrained take on top-down shooting make it feel refreshing. It seems to take influence from Hotline Miami and also reminded me of older cinematic games such as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Introduction : Développé par Mighty Morgan et édité par HypeTrain Digital, Police Stories est sorti en septembre 2019. Ce top-down shooter tactique vous met dans la peau des agents John Rimes et Rick Jones, envoyés désamorcer prises d'otages, alertes à la bombe et descentes musclées. Un mélange entre le nerf d'Hotline Miami et la rigueur d'un SWAT, où la gâchette facile est punie sans pitié. Ce que j'ai aimé : 🚔 Un gameplay authentiquement tactique : il faut sécuriser les pièces, sommer les…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is soooooooooooo well made!!!!!! i loved every second of it! very fun in co op as well!
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