Choose Police Stories
Choose Police Stories if you want an Action and Indie game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 2,383 Steam reviews back the pick.
Police Stories vs Police Quest: SWAT 2
Police Stories and Police Quest: SWAT 2 both land in 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 Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Police Quest: SWAT 2 (2017) is 2 years older than Police Stories (2019). Police Stories scores higher on Steam reviews (82.3% positive) than Police Quest: SWAT 2 (75.6% 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 Police Quest: SWAT 2
Choose Police Quest: SWAT 2 if it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Police Quest: SWAT 2 launched in 2017.
Both Police Stories and Police Quest: SWAT 2 sit in Strategy and Simulation on Steam, 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 Quest: SWAT 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.3% positive (2,383 reviews) | 75.6% positive (78 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | HypeTrain Digital | Yosemite Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Police Quest: SWAT 2 (2017) is 2 years older than Police Stories (2019).
- Police Stories scores higher on Steam reviews (82.3% positive) than Police Quest: SWAT 2 (75.6% positive).
- Police Quest: SWAT 2 is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Police Stories (5.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Police Stories has co-op; Police Quest: SWAT 2 does not.
- Steam Deck: Police Stories is Deck Playable, Police Quest: SWAT 2 is Deck Unsupported.
Police Stories vs Police Quest: SWAT 2 — FAQ
- Should I play Police Stories or Police Quest: SWAT 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Police Quest: SWAT 2 (2017) came out before Police Stories (2019). 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 Stories and Police Quest: SWAT 2 similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does Police Quest: SWAT 2 have multiplayer like Police Stories?
- No. Police Stories supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op), while Police Quest: SWAT 2 is listed as single-player only.