Games like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty
If Police Simulator: Patrol Duty is your kind of game, the closest matches are Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator, Car Crime Simulator and Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its detailed mundane police work, atmospheric and challenging. 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.
Get personalized picks →Police Simulator: Patrol Duty is a first-person simulation released in 2019 that tasks players with performing routine patrol duties within a US city environment. The game centers on authentic police work including responding to dispatch calls, collecting evidence, following designated patrol routes, issuing traffic citations, and transporting prisoners. Players take on the responsibilities of maintaining order across a freely-explorable urban district. Reviewers note the experience captures detailed mundane police work that simulates a real officer's daily routine, with gameplay described as atmospheric, challenging, and tense. The simulation emphasizes procedural tasks over action-oriented scenarios, offering a slow but immersive approach to patrol duty. The title received mixed reception with approximately 48% positive reviews from the Steam community.
About Police Simulator: Patrol Duty: Experience the exciting day-to-day life of an US police officer in Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. Discover a large, lively and freely-accessible US city powered by Unreal®Engine 4 and ensure the safety in your district.
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Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator
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Shares a stressful mood with Police Simulator: Patrol Duty.
Top pick for Police Simulator: Patrol Duty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Police Simulator: Patrol Duty.
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!
Car Crime Simulator
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Second-strongest match for Police Simulator: Patrol Duty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Police Simulator: Patrol Duty.
Steal cars, set up secret stashes, sell vehicles for big profits on demand, or strip them for parts. Build your criminal empire solo or team up with others in co-op mode.
Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
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Third-strongest match for Police Simulator: Patrol Duty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Police Simulator: Patrol Duty.
Steal cars, stash them, and make your first dirty money. Learn the basics of running a shady operation - solo or in co-op. This is just the beginning.
Ammo Station Simulator
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Ranked #4 for Police Simulator: Patrol Duty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Police Simulator: Patrol Duty.
Manage your gun shop in Ammo Station. By day, sell and repair weapons. By night, team up with friends to rob warehouses and smuggle illegal arms. Rise from a respectable shopkeeper to the city's ultimate gun baron in this first-person simulation.
Deliverage
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Ranked #5 for Police Simulator: Patrol Duty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Police Simulator: Patrol Duty.
Deliverage is a hardcore open-world PvP delivery game where every shipment is a gamble. Fight other players for valuable cargo, repair and modify fragile vehicles, outplay rivals in a shifting economy, and climb from nothing to the top of a ruthless world.
It's Only Money
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Ranked #6 for Police Simulator: Patrol Duty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Police Simulator: Patrol Duty.
The mayor of Rockhaven threw you down a hole into the Undercity. Why? Net worth too low. In this open-world simulation, you and up to 3 pals will steal, fight, and scheme to reclaim the city. Customise your rides, buy businesses, and take on the Mayor’s forces. Rockhaven is yours for the taking!
Autobahn Police Simulator
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Police Simulator: Patrol Duty.
Ranked #7 for Police Simulator: Patrol Duty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Police Simulator: Patrol Duty.
Autobahn Police Simulator is the first simulation to realistically reflect the working life of a police officer on the German Autobahn. In numerous and diverse operations the player is responsible for enforcing law and order on Europe’s fastest roads.
Bus Simulator 18
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Ranked #8 for Police Simulator: Patrol Duty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Police Simulator: Patrol Duty.
Experience the job of a bus driver in a vast and freely drivable urban area. Drive original licensed city buses from the great brands: Mercedes-Benz, Setra, MAN, and IVECO BUS. Transport your passengers safely and punctually, either solo in single player mode, or in multiplayer mode.
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Police Simulator: Patrol Duty.
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Frequently asked about Police Simulator: Patrol Duty
- Does Police Simulator: Patrol Duty have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Police Simulator: Patrol Duty supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Police Simulator: Patrol Duty?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Police Simulator: Patrol Duty are Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator, Car Crime Simulator, Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days.
- Who developed Police Simulator: Patrol Duty?
- Police Simulator: Patrol Duty was developed by Bigmoon Entertainment.
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