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Also Crime and Top-Down Shooter, like Police Stories.
- Free
- 2022
Games like Police Stories
- 26 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Police Stories also play
The closest matches to Police Stories: Police Stories: The Academy, Door Kickers: Action Squad, Hot Brass, LA Cops, and Ready or Not. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Same challenging mood as Police Stories.
- $13.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2018
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LA Cops
Why this: Shares room clearing with Police Stories.
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Intravenous
Why this: Also Top-Down Shooter and Tactical, like Police Stories.
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: HypeTrain Digital
- Price: $19.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 82% of 2,383 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Metacritic 75
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Controls are tight and responsive
- Co op turns chaos into fun
- Non lethal runs feel satisfying
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Intense
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Police Stories
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Hotline Miami
Why this: Same challenging mood as Police Stories.
Door Kickers
Why this: Also Top-Down Shooter and Tactical, like Police Stories.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Police Stories at current Steam store prices.
Nuclear Throne
Why this: Same intense mood as Police Stories.
Party Hard
Why this: Also Villain Protagonist and Crime, like Police Stories.
Zero Hour
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Police Stories.
911 Operator
Why this: Also Crime and Tactical, like Police Stories.
Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
Why this: Same challenging mood as Police Stories.
RUNNING WITH RIFLES
Why this: Also Top-Down Shooter and Tactical, like Police Stories.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Police Stories, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Of Guards And Thieves
Why this: Also Top-Down Shooter and Tactical, like Police Stories.
Intravenous 2: Mercenarism
Why this: Also Crime and Top-Down Shooter, like Police Stories.
POSTAL
Why this: Also Villain Protagonist and Top-Down Shooter, like Police Stories.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Door Kickers: Action Squad
Why this: Same challenging mood as Police Stories.
Ready or Not
Why this: Also Crime and Tactical, like Police Stories.
Intravenous
Why this: Also Top-Down Shooter and Tactical, like Police Stories.
About Police Stories
The closest matches to Police Stories: Police Stories: The Academy, Door Kickers: Action Squad, Hot Brass, LA Cops, and Ready or Not. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Police Stories is your kind of game, the closest matches are Police Stories: The Academy, Door Kickers: Action Squad and Hot Brass — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and intense, and single out its ai partner intelligence and co op teamwork. 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.
About Police Stories: A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!
Is Police Stories worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 82% of 2,383 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 3 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Controls are tight and responsive
- Co op turns chaos into fun
- Non lethal runs feel satisfying
- Rewards patience over brute force
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The game is fun but it's overwhelmingly hard and frankly it takes away from the joy of the game. Example: I completely cleared one level: killed or arrested all the bad guys, secured all civilians, collected all evidence, but because my…”
“Nice game, but unplayable in online coop. Bugs, crashes and connection loss all the time. No LAN connection supportet. However, it is possible to play it on one pc with controler + mous/keyboard.”
People who play it also play: Police Stories: The Academy, Door Kickers: Action Squad, Hot Brass
Frequently asked about Police Stories
Can I run it?
Does Police Stories run on Steam Deck?
Police Stories 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 Police Stories cost?
Police Stories is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Police Stories have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Police Stories supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Police Stories?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Police Stories are Police Stories: The Academy, Door Kickers: Action Squad, Hot Brass.
Who developed Police Stories?
Police Stories was developed by HypeTrain Digital.