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Responding
Responding is an upcoming open-world Emergency Services simulator sandbox that offers a realistic and in-depth Police, Fire, and EMS experience that is set in a fictional version of New York State.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“This game deserves a second look from those who reviewed it in the past. Since release, I’ve held off on judging the game because I wanted to see how the dev would respond and what direction things would go. 👀 Now that the first significant update has rolled out, it’s definitely…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“Sorry. No. They did reduce the price and there are some mechanics here that I'd like the genre to have, so if you want to join in to move policing games in general forward, then it may be worthwhile to sponsor these guys. But at the current state of the game, it can't…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Although the Development team is working slowly, Looks like they are working. it's gonna be a while before this game is ready to go but i'm gonna give them the benefit of the doubt. I suggest waiting a bit more but it's not the cash grab i thought it was earlier. give it some…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. 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.
Responding - Vehicle AI Update 0.855
Read the full patch notes further below to see all of the bug fixes, improvements, and new systems included in this update. This update is focused heavily on AI, vehicle behavior, traffic, and the und
New Instagram account for Responding!
Hey everyone, Unfortunately we have been having issues with our official Instagram account and despite consistent contact attempts from our side with Meta since February of this year, 2026, we have be
Responding — New Update & What's Coming Next
Read the full patch notes further below to see all of the bug fixes, improvements, and new features included in this update. First of all, thank you for bearing with us over the past few months since
Responding Roadmap and Dev Update June 2026
Unreal Engine 5.7.4 and decoupling the project files to allow for a streamlined process for our developers to work on their respective parts of the project. Developers you ask? Responding up until rec
Early Access Update 0853 is now Live.
While our primary focus has been on improving core systems such as vehicle behavior, AI logic, and overall stability, this update continues to push toward a more consistent and reliable gameplay exper
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Simulation · Open World · Realistic · Driving · Sandbox · Crime · Immersive Sim · First-Person · Automobile Sim · Investigation · Tactical (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Custom Volume Controls · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German, Dutch, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian * |
| Official site | https://playresponding.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit version 1909 revision 1350 or higher, or versions 2004 and 20H2 revision 789 or higher Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia RTX 2060, AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB, Intel Arc A380 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 16 GB available space