Rank 01Why this
Shares time management with Beat Cop.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
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- 12 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Beat Cop: This Is the Police, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter, Chinatown Detective Agency, Not Another Weekend, and Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Crime and Detective, like Beat Cop.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2016
Rank 03- $24.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
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The Darkside Detective
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Beat Cop.
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Yakuza 0
Why this: Also Crime and Violent, like Beat Cop.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Beat Cop
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Pixel Crow
- Price: $1.49−90%checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 70% of 1,211 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- Metacritic 71
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- 80s inspired dark humor shines in dialogue
- Moral ambiguity makes choices meaningful
- Neighborhood feels alive with recurring characters
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Tense
More games like Beat Cop, sliced differently
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Why this: Also Crime and Detective, like Beat Cop.
The Darkside Detective
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Beat Cop.
Yakuza 0
Why this: Also Crime and Violent, like Beat Cop.
About Beat Cop
The closest matches to Beat Cop: This Is the Police, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter, Chinatown Detective Agency, Not Another Weekend, and Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Beat Cop is your kind of game, the closest matches are This Is the Police, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter and Chinatown Detective Agency — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and tense, and single out its daily routine simulation and faction relationships. 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.
Beat Cop is a pixel-art adventure and simulation game released in 2017 by Pixel Crow, set in a gritty 1980s New York environment. Players step into the role of Jack Kelly, a beat cop navigating daily routines that include enforcing parking regulations, managing relationships with various neighborhood factions, and making morally ambiguous decisions under constant time pressure. The game combines elements of daily-routine simulation with a branching narrative featuring multiple endings. Reviewers note the pixel art captures gritty retro charm and the neighborhood feels alive with recurring characters. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and tense as time constraints force difficult compromises between competing obligations. Currently priced at $14.99 USD, the game is playable on Steam Deck and holds a 70% positive rating from over 1,200 Steam reviews.
About Beat Cop: A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.
Is Beat Cop worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 70% of 1,211 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 90% off, now $1.49 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 8 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.5 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- 80s inspired dark humor shines in dialogue
- Moral ambiguity makes choices meaningful
- Neighborhood feels alive with recurring characters
- Pixel art captures gritty retro charm
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Point and click movement, often the game just doesn't let you move so you have to sprint without moving to deplete your stamina to move again, wastes like 10 seconds. Happens multiple times per shift, where time actually counts. Honestly…”
“It's a buggy mess of a busywork simulator with a simple and yet utterly infuriating mouse-based control system. There's a couple of nice ideas in here that will leave you wondering what might have been, but the mind-numbing repetition gets…”
People who play it also play: This Is the Police, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter, Chinatown Detective Agency
Mobile version
Beat Cop is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:
- 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)
On our lists: Pay once, no in-app purchases
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Frequently asked about Beat Cop
Can I run it?
Does Beat Cop run on Steam Deck?
Beat Cop 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 Beat Cop cost?
Beat Cop is listed on Steam at 1.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Beat Cop?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Beat Cop are This Is the Police, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter, Chinatown Detective Agency.
Who developed Beat Cop?
Beat Cop was developed by Pixel Crow and published by 11 bit studios.