Rank 01Why this
Shares random events with This Is the Police.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2018
Games like This Is the Police
- 27 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked This Is the Police also play
The closest matches to This Is the Police: This Is the Police 2, Beat Cop, Beholder, Interrogation: You will be deceived, and L.A. Noire. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Interrogation: You will be deceived
Why this: Also Political and Noir, like This Is the Police.
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L.A. Noire
Why this: Also Noir and Crime, like This Is the Police.
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911 Operator
Why this: Shares resource management with This Is the Police.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like This Is the Police
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- 4Interrogation: You will be deceived
Also Political and Noir, like This Is the Police.
- 76% of 247 reviews
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Also Political and Detective, like This Is the Police.
- 91% of 4,802 reviews
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Shares faction politics and resource management with This Is the Police.
- 66% of 4,901 reviews
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Weappy Studio
- Price: $14.99checked Nov 5
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 74% of 2,858 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Choices spiral into unintended consequences
- Dark humor and absurd scenarios
- Immersive dispatch simulator with bureaucratic absurdity
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Grim
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The Banner Saga
Why this: Shares narrative branching with This Is the Police.
Xenonauts
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as This Is the Police.
Darkest Dungeon®
Why this: Same dark mood as This Is the Police.
Hard West
Why this: Shares resource management with This Is the Police.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below This Is the Police at current Steam store prices.
Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Why this: Also Noir and Crime, like This Is the Police.
Blues and Bullets
Why this: Also Noir and Detective, like This Is the Police.
Staffer Reborn
Why this: Shares narrative branching with This Is the Police.
This War of Mine
Why this: Shares resource management with This Is the Police.
JudgeSim
Why this: Also Political and Crime, like This Is the Police.
Mars: War Logs
Why this: Shares morality system and faction politics with This Is the Police.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
This Is the Police 2
Why this: Shares random events with This Is the Police.
Beholder
Why this: Shares morality system and resource management with This Is the Police.
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Why this: Also Political and Noir, like This Is the Police.
About This Is the Police
The closest matches to This Is the Police: This Is the Police 2, Beat Cop, Beholder, Interrogation: You will be deceived, and L.A. Noire. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If This Is the Police is your kind of game, the closest matches are This Is the Police 2, Beat Cop and Beholder — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and grim, and single out its character stat progression and faction politics. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
This Is the Police is a strategy and adventure game released in 2016 by Weappy Studio, available for $14.99 USD and playable on Steam Deck. Set in a city descending into chaos, players take on the role of Police Chief Jack Boyd, navigating a narrative-driven experience where resource management and faction politics shape the story's outcome. The game features character-stat-progression, a morality system, and branching narrative paths influenced by random events and player choices. Reviewers and players highlight its atmospheric and tense tone, describing how choices can spiral into unintended consequences within a noir setting. The game incorporates elements of dark humor amid its grim scenarios, with deep character writing underpinning the bureaucratic absurdity of running a police department. The title holds a 74% positive rating from over 2,800 Steam reviews.
About This Is the Police: This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?
Is This Is the Police worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 74% of 2,858 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 23 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 8 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Choices spiral into unintended consequences
- Dark humor and absurd scenarios
- Immersive dispatch simulator with bureaucratic absurdity
- Morality is constantly challenged
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Fun base gameplay with a BAD story shoe horned in. The terrible story literally ruins the game. Even if you can grit your teeth through the bad story and writing the gameplay is overtaken by it later down the line and it basically strips…”
“Repetitive Gameplay, Stupid RNG resulting in half your shift being killed and cases being forced to be archived because you don't have enough detectives because the lead detectives keep killing themselfs by GETTING DRUNK and crashing their…”
People who play it also play: This Is the Police 2, Beat Cop, Beholder
Mobile version
This Is the Police is also on Google Play and App Store. What the store pages declare:
- No ads declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
- No in-app purchases declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
- No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-05, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-05, source)
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Frequently asked about This Is the Police
Can I run it?
Does This Is the Police run on Steam Deck?
This Is the Police is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does This Is the Police cost?
This Is the Police is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to This Is the Police?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside This Is the Police are This Is the Police 2, Beat Cop, Beholder.
Who developed This Is the Police?
This Is the Police was developed by Weappy Studio and published by THQ Nordic.