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 Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator
Police Simulator: Patrol Duty and Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator 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 4 years older than Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator (2023). Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator scores higher on Steam reviews (83.2% positive) than Police Simulator: Patrol Duty (48.2% positive). 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 Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator
Choose Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator if you want an Action, Indie, and Massively Multiplayer experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 83.2% positive across 9,747 reviews.
Both Police Simulator: Patrol Duty and Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator 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 |  Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2023 |
| Genres | Simulation | Action, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 48.2% positive (1,759 reviews) | 83.2% positive (9,747 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Bigmoon Entertainment | Nils Jakrins |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Police Simulator: Patrol Duty (2019) is 4 years older than Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator (2023).
- Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator scores higher on Steam reviews (83.2% positive) than Police Simulator: Patrol Duty (48.2% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Police Simulator: Patrol Duty has no Deck rating yet.
Police Simulator: Patrol Duty vs Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator — FAQ
- Which is better, Police Simulator: Patrol Duty or Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator?
- On Steam reviews Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator scores higher (83.2% positive) than Police Simulator: Patrol Duty (48.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Police Simulator: Patrol Duty or Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator first?
- If you want chronology, Police Simulator: Patrol Duty (2019) came out before Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator (2023). 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 Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator 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 Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Police Simulator: Patrol Duty ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator ships Online Co-op, Co-op.