Choose Police Simulator: Patrol Duty
Choose Police Simulator: Patrol Duty if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,759 Steam reviews back the pick.
Police Simulator: Patrol Duty vs Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
Police Simulator: Patrol Duty and Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days both land in Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Simulation games on Steam. Police Simulator: Patrol Duty (2019) is 7 years older than Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days (2026). Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days is free; Police Simulator: Patrol Duty is paid (Price unknown). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
Choose Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days if you want an Adventure, Free To Play, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days launched in 2026.
Both Police Simulator: Patrol Duty and Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days sit in Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Police Simulator: Patrol Duty |  Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2026 |
| Genres | Simulation | Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 48.2% positive (1,759 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Bigmoon Entertainment | Play2Chill S.A. |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Police Simulator: Patrol Duty (2019) is 7 years older than Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days (2026).
- Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days is free; Police Simulator: Patrol Duty is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
Police Simulator: Patrol Duty vs Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days — FAQ
- Should I play Police Simulator: Patrol Duty or Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days first?
- If you want chronology, Police Simulator: Patrol Duty (2019) came out before Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Police Simulator: Patrol Duty and Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days similar?
- They overlap on Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Police Simulator: Patrol Duty and Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Police Simulator: Patrol Duty ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days free?
- Yes — Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days is a free-to-play Steam title. Police Simulator: Patrol Duty is paid (Price unknown).