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Police Stories

Police Stories

A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!

Released Sep 19, 2019 Developer HypeTrain Digital Platforms Windows ActionStrategyCo-opSimulationTactical
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (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.

85.1%positive8,701 reviews
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“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…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Hotline Miami if the main character was a cop”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“this game is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ good thats i reanacted the bomb level and blew up my local greggs”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:40 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

30playing at last check
5224-hour peak
938all-time peak
0 100 200 2017 2020 2022 2024 2026 180 avg · Sep 2019

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.

39achievements
36.4%median completion
6.2%rarest: Professional
80.4% of players 68.7% of players 67.6% of players 65.8% of players 64.8% of players 59.8% of players 58.6% of players 57.8% of players 57.0% of players 55.7% of players 55.7% of players 52.1% of players 50.6% of players 49.6% of players 49.3% of players 46.4% of players 43.6% of players 37.8% of players 36.5% of players 36.4% of players 34.8% of players 34.0% of players 34.0% of players 33.0% of players 29.3% of players 28.2% of players 23.7% of players 23.6% of players 22.9% of players 22.5% of players 21.5% of players 20.4% of players 19.7% of players 16.1% of players 15.8% of players 10.6% of players 8.7% of players 7.9% of players 6.2% of players 80.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
80.4%Tourist — Walk 1000 meters.
68.7%Police Brutality — Kill a surrendered or cuffed suspect with the buttstock.
67.6%Angel of Vengeance — Kill the suspect who has just killed your teammate.
Rarest badges of honor
6.2%Professional — Complete the story a grade no lower than A-.
7.9%Close Shave — Successfully defuse a bomb with less than 10 seconds remaining
8.7%Naked Gun — Kill the suspect with the handgun left after the destruction of your ballistic shield.

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$3.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

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

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$23

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

$0 $25 $50 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.

Jul 14, 2026
Devlog #7: From Gray Walls to a Full-Scale Operation

WELCOME, OFFICERS! It's been a while! A lot of time has passed since our last devlog, but we're here to catch you up. Let's start with the levels. Have you ever seen a level before it actually looked

Apr 03, 2026
Intravenous 3 Revealed

Hey folks! If you enjoy tense top-down action, stealth, and tactical firefights, take a look at Intravenous 3 — the newly announced sequel is now available for wishlisting on Steam. Tense stealth acti

Dec 14, 2025
Devlog #6 - Don't just shoot: use your surroundings to the fullest

WELCOME, OFFICERS!There is an enemy and there is a partner. There are a couple of clever devices on the belt. A good old Colt in your hands.What else is there on the level?Interactive elementsInteract

Oct 28, 2025
DEVLOG #5 - Salary, Insurance, and Pension

WELCOME, OFFICERS!Today we'll talk about the foundation of any organization - personnel.When we were planning the second part of the game and had already decided to create recruitment for different co

Sep 11, 2025
Devlog #4 – Voices of precinct

Welcome, officers! In our fourth devlog, we’ll be talking about the biggest difference from the original Police Stories - our police precinct. This is the place where every mission begins and ends, th

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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.

GenresAction, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsAction · Strategy · Co-op · Simulation · Tactical · Villain Protagonist · Top-Down Shooter · Shooter · Multiplayer · Pixel Graphics · Online Co-Op · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Spanish - Latin America *
ControllerFull support
Achievements39
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8.1 Processor: Intel Pentium 2.9 Ghz or equivalent Memory: 2048 MB RAM Graphics: 512 Mb DirectX 9 compatible video card with shader model 3.0 support DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 400 MB available space