Choose Police Stories
Choose Police Stories if you want an Indie game with Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. 2,383 Steam reviews back the pick.
Police Stories vs Police Stories 2
Police Stories and Police Stories 2 both land in Action, Strategy, 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 share Action, Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Both support cooperative play. Police Stories is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Police Stories 2 has no Deck rating yet. 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 Police Stories 2
Choose Police Stories 2 if it matches what drew you to this matchup.
Both Police Stories and Police Stories 2 sit in Action, Strategy, and 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 Stories |  Police Stories 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | — |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Action, Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 82.3% positive (2,383 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | HypeTrain Digital | HypeTrain Digital |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Police Stories is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Police Stories 2 has no Deck rating yet.
Police Stories vs Police Stories 2 — FAQ
- Are Police Stories and Police Stories 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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 Stories and Police Stories 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Police Stories ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Police Stories 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Police Stories run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Police Stories is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Police Stories 2 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.