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Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator
Play solo or in up to 10-player multiplayer co-op! Flashing Lights is an open world police, firefighting and EMS simulator game with plenty of opportunity for role-play or more relaxed fun with friends. Become the law or save lives! Discover leagues of player-created mods!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
75 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I don't know how this game got to positive. It is sooooo buggy. Multiplayer is so difficult to get working smoothly. It crashes, freezes and you lag all over the place! Gameplay itself is solid, just wish they would do…”
“i like this game, i'd love to play it more, but why does it play and run so terribly??? it seems this game is heavily unoptimized and idk how people are happy playing it under 60 fps”
“Got it on sale for 4 bucks, but somehow still ended up dissapointed. The idea of this game is cool, especially when you are playing with friends I guess. But the singleplayer experience just felt flat, kind of boring…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I really have enjoyed playing this game. It feels alive and it is very realistic. However it comes with its bugs. Such as feet between the seat, dumb AI mistakes and not being able to cancel backup requests.”
“I got it for less then 5 bucks . Found the emu was good but also bad pretty much real cars is cool map is cool find the movement kinda hard but could be better with more gameplay only played a hour . Idk if I'll get…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Got it on sale for 4 bucks, but somehow still ended up dissapointed. The idea of this game is cool, especially when you are playing with friends I guess. But the singleplayer experience just felt flat, kind of boring…”
“I'd really like to see this game in a better state than it is, in my opinion it looks like it's stuck in 2019, and I feel like optimization could 100% be improved. I loved this game for like 3 days, and it got really…”
“I really like this game and their DLCs. It looks like some of their modding support could use more more help but I do enjoy the open world multiplayer factor.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This Game is a fun time killer... Now it has Potential to be much more than that i don't know if it is funding but the potential is there. Updates are frequent and are pretty good quality updates as well.”
“this game is fun the updates are mostly consestent and eatch of the updates make the game beter 8/10 best game”
“I love the game I’ve waited a long to play! I look forward to the updates and seeing what this game has to offer. I do wish we can have different stages of lighting like we do sirens. Sirens come with three options it…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I love the game and the community that comes with it. Overall there isn't a single bad thing about it. But, there are a billion good things about it. And it also runs with very little RAM + CPU (8GB + i3 processor).”
“I love the Ai. While it needs improvement, I'm very happy with the game. It runs well. Just takes awhile to load.”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Not sure how it got positive, This game is very very buggy for being out as long as it has. the developers wont fix any issues, but can pump out new dlc's? AI needs serious work, updates are poor. Really hope this game…”
“Got it on sale for 4 bucks, but somehow still ended up dissapointed. The idea of this game is cool, especially when you are playing with friends I guess. But the singleplayer experience just felt flat, kind of boring…”
“TLDR: This game has been out for 3 years and has not made any progress. It is hot garbage. Go play GTA LSPDFR/FiveM instead. I would argue Police Simulator: Patrol Officers is even a better game and its not that good…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Not sure how it got positive, This game is very very buggy for being out as long as it has. the developers wont fix any issues, but can pump out new dlc's? AI needs serious work, updates are poor. Really hope this game…”
“Constant poor decisions by the dev team, latest screw up is updating the game to Unity 2022. The update broke lighting, many core mechanics, AI, insane visual bugs, etc. and none of said bugs are even being…”
“I don't know how this game got to positive. It is sooooo buggy. Multiplayer is so difficult to get working smoothly. It crashes, freezes and you lag all over the place! Gameplay itself is solid, just wish they would do…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I don't know how this game got to positive. It is sooooo buggy. Multiplayer is so difficult to get working smoothly. It crashes, freezes and you lag all over the place! Gameplay itself is solid, just wish they would do…”
“i like this game, i'd love to play it more, but why does it play and run so terribly??? it seems this game is heavily unoptimized and idk how people are happy playing it under 60 fps”
“I'd really like to see this game in a better state than it is, in my opinion it looks like it's stuck in 2019, and I feel like optimization could 100% be improved. I loved this game for like 3 days, and it got really…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Not sure how it got positive, This game is very very buggy for being out as long as it has. the developers wont fix any issues, but can pump out new dlc's? AI needs serious work, updates are poor. Really hope this game…”
“Constant poor decisions by the dev team, latest screw up is updating the game to Unity 2022. The update broke lighting, many core mechanics, AI, insane visual bugs, etc. and none of said bugs are even being…”
“7 and a half years, almost 3 of which was 1.0, and barely any of the well-known bugs have been fixed, many of which make it to where the game is unplayable until you reboot. The devs need to stop focusing on DLC and…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Game hasn't improved at all in 5 years in terms of core graphics, animations and feel of the game. They just add DLC as a cash grab.”
“Guys, fix your broken game BEFORE putting out DLC. I had high hopes for this game as it is my genre; gave it a couple years of updates and can now say that this game sucks. The icing on the cake for me was the DLC money…”
“would not recommend, game has several issues that were never address when brought to devs attention, now they claim to be fixing some of those issues, but still no results. game lags heavily, and is not optimized at…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 80.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Honestly, for what it is, it's a pretty fun game. As someone who's played tons of games like this, here's my pros and cons. PROS: Lots of customization for emergency lights, from the colors, patterns, light bars and light heads, it doesn't lack. Cool missions and tasks for each…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“EDIT: I've decided I do like this game after all. No, it isn't perfect but for what was presumably a miniscule budget, the city doesn't look bad at all, if occasionally a bit lifeless. (Literally in the case of most of my EMS patients) Yes, there are issues namely: 1. I'm trying…”
— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played“This game would be probably the best emergency service game out there if the game's engine wasn't made from a rock and two twigs. It's also horribly unoptimized. I seriously, don't understand why this game looks and performs worst than titles before the 2000s. I'm not even…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:45 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
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.
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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.
Hotfix - June 16 2026
FixesAI backup now use alley ways and parking lots to get closer to the playerAI PD backup units could get stuck aiming and not shoot backNPC suspects with guns would eventually aim towards the ground
Flashing Lights - Spring 2026 Update NOW LIVE
Hello all,Flashing Lights' Spring update is here!This update focuses on NPC improvements, making the world feel a little more alive and real. NPC suspects now move when aiming or shooting, AI traffic
Bug Fix Patch - Out Now!
Hello all,We've just launched a new patch for Flashing Lights! This includes a number of bug fixes tackling issues such as camera jitter when driving, dispatch giving callouts to the wrong roles and m
Hotfix - 19th March 2026
Small hotfix to address a number of issues introduced in the latest update/DLC release. **Fixes** - DOT voice chat - Text chat /r command for DOT - Flatbed truck faulty indicator lights could get stuc
Department of Transportation DLC - OUT NOW!
It's time to step into a new role - the Flashing Lights: Department of Transportation DLC is OUT NOW!Help repair vehicles at busy roadsides, install crucial roadside guardrails, repair traffic lights
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Adventure · Driving · Simulation · Automobile Sim · Physics · Crime · Shooter · Open World · Realistic · Third-Person Shooter · Destruction · RPG (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, French, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Czech, Finnish, Turkish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, La… |
| Achievements | 69 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.excalibur-games.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64bit) Processor: Intel Core i3 2GHz or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD RX 400 Series / NVidia 700 series with 1GB vram or above DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 7 GB available space