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Beat Cop

Beat Cop

A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Broo

Released Mar 30, 2017 Developer Pixel Crow Publisher 11 bit studios Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Pixel GraphicsIndieRetroAdventureSimulation
View on Steam ↗ $1.49 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

82.6%positive5,592 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“The game starts out by mentioning that it's a love letter to the typical 80's action series, and it actually fully matches the clichès, the tropes and the common themes present in these shows. In terms of gameplay, it plays in a quite simple manner and, eventually, it simply…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“[h2]Beat Cop | 7.9/10 | Stylish, witty, and full of attitude, even if it can get a bit repetitive[/h2] [h3]Story & Tone[/h3] The story is genuinely one of the game’s stronger points. It mixes dark humor, street-level police drama, and a kind of grimy 1980s energy that gives the…”

— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I really, really wanted to like this game, but I was having so little fun I could not force myself to continue. I enjoy crime dramas and cop dramas, pixel RPGs, all sorts of sims, etc. This is right up my alley, but the UI is horrific, the controls incredibly choppy, and the…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:16 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

17playing at last check
2524-hour peak
729all-time peak
0 100 200 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 116 avg · Apr 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

32achievements
8.5%median completion
1.9%rarest: Gotta catch'em all
44.3% of players 43.7% of players 38.4% of players 33.1% of players 28.7% of players 25.3% of players 23.3% of players 22.7% of players 20.1% of players 16.3% of players 15.8% of players 15.0% of players 14.7% of players 13.8% of players 13.1% of players 8.9% of players 8.5% of players 8.5% of players 8.4% of players 6.9% of players 5.3% of players 5.1% of players 4.4% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 1.9% of players 44.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
44.3%One for the team — And can you tell me please how to get to Sesame street?
43.7%Cat person — Because some people just want to watch the world meow.
38.4%Slav squat — And remember how to recognize a Western spy!
Rarest badges of honor
1.9%Gotta catch'em all — Stealing bubble gum is a serious crime. Catch 50 shoplifters.
2.3%Money talks — After 50 bribes, consider yourself an addict.
2.5%OG — They accept you as you are.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$1.49−90% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99base price
$1.49lowest since tracking began2026-07-13
US1.49 USD−90%
EU1.49 EUR−90%
UK1.14 GBP−90%
Australia2.15 AUD−90%
Canada1.69 CAD−90%
Japan148 JPY−90%
Brazil2.79 BRL−90%
China4.80 CNY−90%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$0.5 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$1.7

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsPixel Graphics · Indie · Retro · Adventure · Simulation · 1980s · Crime · Singleplayer · Comedy · 2D · Detective · Choices Matter (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Polish, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Turkish, Korean
Achievements32
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.beatcopgame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 (32 bit) / Vista Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Dedicated graphics card. GeForce 9600 GS Shader Model 3.0 512 MB or better. DirectX: Version 9.0c Sound Card: DirectX compatible