# Games like This Is the Police

> The closest matches to This Is the Police: This Is the Police 2, Beat Cop, Beholder, Interrogation: You will be deceived, and L.A. Noire. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [This Is the Police 2](https://imho.run/games/785740/this-is-the-police-2) — Shares random events with This Is the Police. 1,360 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/785740/)
2. [Beat Cop](https://imho.run/games/461950/beat-cop) — Shares time management with This Is the Police. 1,211 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/461950/)
3. [Beholder](https://imho.run/games/475550/beholder) — Shares morality system and resource management with This Is the Police. 3,028 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/475550/)
4. [Interrogation: You will be deceived](https://imho.run/games/1016770/interrogation-you-will-be-deceived) — Also Political and Noir, like This Is the Police. 247 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016770/)
5. [L.A. Noire](https://imho.run/games/110800/l-a-noire) — Also Noir and Crime, like This Is the Police. 15,686 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/110800/)
6. [Disco Elysium - The Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/632470/disco-elysium-the-final-cut) — A frequent pick in This Is the Police players' libraries, and another RPG. 55,782 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/)
7. [The Detail](https://imho.run/games/319970/the-detail) — A frequent pick in This Is the Police players' libraries, and another Indie. 330 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319970/)
8. [911 Operator](https://imho.run/games/503560/911-operator) — Shares resource management with This Is the Police. 5,462 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/503560/)
9. [The Wolf Among Us](https://imho.run/games/250320/the-wolf-among-us) — Also Noir and Detective, like This Is the Police. 18,516 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250320/)
10. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — A frequent pick in This Is the Police players' libraries, and another Adventure. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
11. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Noir and Crime, like This Is the Police. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
12. [Blacksad: Under the Skin](https://imho.run/games/1003890/blacksad-under-the-skin) — Also Noir and Crime, like This Is the Police. 1,701 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1003890/)
13. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Also Noir and Crime, like This Is the Police. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
14. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — Shares time management with This Is the Police. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)
15. [Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You](https://imho.run/games/491950/orwell-keeping-an-eye-on-you) — Also Political and Detective, like This Is the Police. 4,802 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/491950/)
16. [Murdered: Soul Suspect](https://imho.run/games/233290/murdered-soul-suspect) — Also Noir and Crime, like This Is the Police. 4,239 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233290/)
17. [Back to the Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1735700/back-to-the-dawn) — Also Crime and Detective, like This Is the Police. 1,201 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1735700/)
18. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also Crime and Detective, like This Is the Police. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
19. [Blues and Bullets](https://imho.run/games/378660/blues-and-bullets) — Also Noir and Detective, like This Is the Police. 480 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/378660/)
20. [Company of Crime](https://imho.run/games/1229420/company-of-crime) — Also Crime and Detective, like This Is the Police. 56 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229420/)
21. [The Precinct](https://imho.run/games/490110/the-precinct) — A frequent pick in This Is the Police players' libraries, and another Action. 3,772 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/490110/)
22. [Anno 117: Pax Romana](https://imho.run/games/3274580/anno-117-pax-romana) — Shares faction politics and resource management with This Is the Police. 4,901 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3274580/)
23. [Not For Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/1147550/not-for-broadcast) — Also Political, like This Is the Police. 5,212 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147550/)
24. [Mindcop](https://imho.run/games/1517180/mindcop) — Shares time management with This Is the Police. 184 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517180/)

## Machine-readable

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## About This Is the Police

This Is the Police is a strategy and adventure game released in 2016 by Weappy Studio, available for $14.99 USD and playable on Steam Deck. Set in a city descending into chaos, players take on the role of Police Chief Jack Boyd, navigating a narrative-driven experience where resource management and faction politics shape the story's outcome. The game features character-stat-progression, a morality system, and branching narrative paths influenced by random events and player choices. Reviewers and players highlight its atmospheric and tense tone, describing how choices can spiral into unintended consequences within a noir setting. The game incorporates elements of dark humor amid its grim scenarios, with deep character writing underpinning the bureaucratic absurdity of running a police department. The title holds a 74% positive rating from over 2,800 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 443810
- **Developer:** Weappy Studio
- **Publisher:** THQ Nordic
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 2, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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