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EmergeNYC
EmergeNYC is a simulation of New York City's Emergency Services. Drive over 30 different Emergency Vehicles with up to 32 of your friends through busy City Streets with blazing sirens and air horns. Take the role of a firefighter, medic, or police officer and ride with your friends to emergencies
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
31 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“This game did have promise and did have hope but idk what happened. I got it early in its days, the vehicles were great but the city, controls, and UI need BIG fixes, it looks like they haven't done much since I have…”
“Okay. I've given this game its fair shot. And here's what I have to say. If you are TRULY obsessed with emergency vehicles in the new york area, you might enjoy this. If not, this is not for you. Let's start with the…”
“I love this game so much. its super fun was wondering if you where going to expand to queens or the Bronx”
10 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“It's abandoned... save your money UNLESS you just want it... because the sirens are great, vehicles are ok... but... since the game is LAGGY as hell, unfinished, and empty I lean more on the "no".”
“Okay. I've given this game its fair shot. And here's what I have to say. If you are TRULY obsessed with emergency vehicles in the new york area, you might enjoy this. If not, this is not for you. Let's start with the…”
“This game had so much potential to be awesome, seriously, but its stuck in early access and clearly the dev has no issues in getting it finished, Steam need to punish developers who don't get games out of early access…”
7 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“It's abandoned... save your money UNLESS you just want it... because the sirens are great, vehicles are ok... but... since the game is LAGGY as hell, unfinished, and empty I lean more on the "no".”
“Okay. I've given this game its fair shot. And here's what I have to say. If you are TRULY obsessed with emergency vehicles in the new york area, you might enjoy this. If not, this is not for you. Let's start with the…”
“Unless you just want to listen to Sirens(witch sound great and realistic) then dont by this game.”
5 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“Needs an Update but still fun for an hour or two, runs decent”
“Honestly, The game isnt bad. the developer has announced a possible comeback, with him also recently updating the trello. so hopefully more updates. game is still very functional with some minor issues”
“must have a rtx3050 minimal but it can run max settings”
3 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“This game is put on to hard its laggey because they have bad computer”
“hard to learn but pretty fun good sirens i realy like the growler as thats what my dad uses and its cooler good fire can play as ems witch is cool jsut over all a rlly good fire fighting game”
29 of the 69 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“It's abandoned... save your money UNLESS you just want it... because the sirens are great, vehicles are ok... but... since the game is LAGGY as hell, unfinished, and empty I lean more on the "no".”
“I bought this game awhile ago when it looked like it had some potential. The majority of time that I spent on it was just trying to get the game to run. Seeing that the devs abandoned the game (from what it looks like)…”
“Not even worth 5 stars. Game is buggy as hell outdated abandoned you name it. Its just a cashgrab now money and run. This game had potential but now its ditched. Im getting a refund one way or another.”
17 of the 69 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I bought this game awhile ago when it looked like it had some potential. The majority of time that I spent on it was just trying to get the game to run. Seeing that the devs abandoned the game (from what it looks like)…”
“Not even worth 5 stars. Game is buggy as hell outdated abandoned you name it. Its just a cashgrab now money and run. This game had potential but now its ditched. Im getting a refund one way or another.”
“Dead game, developer has clearly given up on it. I've had it since it came out and its gotten worse over time. Mechanics are too difficult for the average player to understand without spending an hour reading guides,…”
10 of the 69 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“It's abandoned... save your money UNLESS you just want it... because the sirens are great, vehicles are ok... but... since the game is LAGGY as hell, unfinished, and empty I lean more on the "no".”
“I bought this game awhile ago when it looked like it had some potential. The majority of time that I spent on it was just trying to get the game to run. Seeing that the devs abandoned the game (from what it looks like)…”
“Unstable as hell and has not gotten an update for 2 years”
8 of the 69 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I bought this game awhile ago when it looked like it had some potential. The majority of time that I spent on it was just trying to get the game to run. Seeing that the devs abandoned the game (from what it looks like)…”
“Not even worth 5 stars. Game is buggy as hell outdated abandoned you name it. Its just a cashgrab now money and run. This game had potential but now its ditched. Im getting a refund one way or another.”
“This game did have promise and did have hope but idk what happened. I got it early in its days, the vehicles were great but the city, controls, and UI need BIG fixes, it looks like they haven't done much since I have…”
4 of the 69 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Dead game, developer has clearly given up on it. I've had it since it came out and its gotten worse over time. Mechanics are too difficult for the average player to understand without spending an hour reading guides,…”
“Unless you just want to listen to Sirens(witch sound great and realistic) then dont by this game.”
Counted across 69 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 62.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“It is a great game, but has its fair share of issues and bugs. It hasn't been updated since 2024, which is quite sad. I wish they would continue development of the game.”
— a player, Steam review · 206 hrs played“The game is highly detailed, it hasn't been worked on in a few years so it's age is showing but still works well.”
— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs played“The developers abandoned this projected to die, the latest update broke so many features, we're running on an update from 2024, DO NOT PURCHASE.”
— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Update 0.9.8B is live! (Black Screen Issue & Chainsaw bug fixed)
Update 0.9.8B is live to fix two of the most reported issues. The next few updates will include new building fires setup with the new system as well as more fixes to reported issues. We are also aware
Update 0.9.8 - Revolutionary New Fire/Smoke Simulation & Procedural Emergencies
https://youtu.be/W4LLnbEa_us 0.9.8 is live on all branches! A change log of all of the bug fixes and improvements can be found below. Revolutionary New Fire & Smoke Simulation Introducing a new realis
Update 0.9.7B is Live for PC & Mac! More Bug Fixes & Improvements
0.9.7B IMPORTANT CHANGES I removed the right clicking to open firehouse garage doors. Use the door button in the firehouse by pressing G near it if on foot or if in the rig you can press the Z key and
Update 0.9.7 Live on all Branches!
Update 0.9.7 is live on all branches and addresses most of the major issues as well as many other fixes, optimizations and improvements. Please read below for a full list of fixes and changes. 0.9.7 C
0.9.6 Now live on all branches (Bug fixes and Stability Improvements)
v0.9.6 Readded interactable switches in trucks (Can now be used while truck is moving) Fixed Tower Ladder 111 Old and Tower Ladder 68 Spare causing firehouse to unload and reload making them unusable
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Racing, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Simulation · Open World · Multiplayer · Action · Realistic · Strategy · Driving · RPG · Indie · Casual · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | https://www.emergenyc.net/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64 Bit Operating System Processor: Intel Core i5 / AMD FX-9590 or better Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 670 2GB / AMD R9 280 better DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space