# Games like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty

> The closest matches to Police Simulator: Patrol Duty: Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator, Police Simulator: Patrol Officers, Firefighting Simulator - The Squad, Police Stories, and Contraband Police. 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. [Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator](https://imho.run/games/605740/flashing-lights-police-firefighting-emergency-services-ems-simulator) — Also Crime and Driving, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 9,747 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/605740/)
2. [Police Simulator: Patrol Officers](https://imho.run/games/997010/police-simulator-patrol-officers) — Also Crime, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 10,093 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/997010/)
3. [Firefighting Simulator - The Squad](https://imho.run/games/420560/firefighting-simulator-the-squad) — Also Driving, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 2,298 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/420560/)
4. [Police Stories](https://imho.run/games/539470/police-stories) — Also Villain Protagonist and Crime, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 2,383 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/539470/)
5. [Contraband Police](https://imho.run/games/756800/contraband-police) — Shares prisoner transport with Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 10,242 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/756800/)
6. [Bus Simulator 18](https://imho.run/games/515180/bus-simulator-18) — A frequent pick in Police Simulator: Patrol Duty players' libraries, and another Simulation. 1,900 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/515180/)
7. [Notruf 112 | Emergency Call 112](https://imho.run/games/491530/notruf-112-emergency-call-112) — A frequent pick in Police Simulator: Patrol Duty players' libraries, and another Action. 545 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/491530/)
8. [Drug Dealer Simulator](https://imho.run/games/682990/drug-dealer-simulator) — Also Crime, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 9,491 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/682990/)
9. [The Precinct](https://imho.run/games/490110/the-precinct) — Also Crime, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 3,772 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/490110/)
10. [City Car Driving](https://imho.run/games/493490/city-car-driving) — A frequent pick in Police Simulator: Patrol Duty players' libraries, and another Indie. 6,391 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493490/)
11. [Emergency Call 112 – The Fire Fighting Simulation 2](https://imho.run/games/785770/emergency-call-112-the-fire-fighting-simulation-2) — Also Driving, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 431 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/785770/)
12. [Police Shootout](https://imho.run/games/1279240/police-shootout) — Also Villain Protagonist and Crime, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 131 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1279240/)
13. [MudRunner](https://imho.run/games/675010/mudrunner) — Also Driving, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 10,478 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/675010/)
14. [Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/307690/sleeping-dogs-definitive-edition) — Also Crime, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 29,085 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307690/)
15. [This Is the Police 2](https://imho.run/games/785740/this-is-the-police-2) — A frequent pick in Police Simulator: Patrol Duty players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,360 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/785740/)
16. [Thief Simulator 2](https://imho.run/games/1332720/thief-simulator-2) — Also Crime and Driving, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 2,373 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1332720/)
17. [Teardown](https://imho.run/games/1167630/teardown) — Also Driving, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 73,315 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167630/)
18. [Responding](https://imho.run/games/2658040/responding) — Also Crime and Driving, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 203 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658040/)
19. [EmergeNYC](https://imho.run/games/461430/emergenyc) — Also Driving, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 3,239 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/461430/)
20. [Border Officer](https://imho.run/games/1057180/border-officer) — Also Dystopian and Driving, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 309 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1057180/)
21. [American Fugitive](https://imho.run/games/934780/american-fugitive) — Also Crime and Driving, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 682 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/934780/)
22. [JudgeSim](https://imho.run/games/2919660/judgesim) — Shares evidence collection with Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 504 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2919660/)
23. [911 Operator](https://imho.run/games/503560/911-operator) — Also Crime, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 5,462 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/503560/)
24. [Storm Chasers](https://imho.run/games/862800/storm-chasers) — Also Driving, like Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. 2,396 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/862800/)

## Machine-readable

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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=461870
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/461870
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## About Police Simulator: Patrol Duty

Police Simulator: Patrol Duty is a first-person simulation released in 2019 that tasks players with performing routine patrol duties within a US city environment. The game centers on authentic police work including responding to dispatch calls, collecting evidence, following designated patrol routes, issuing traffic citations, and transporting prisoners. Players take on the responsibilities of maintaining order across a freely-explorable urban district. Reviewers note the experience captures detailed mundane police work that simulates a real officer's daily routine, with gameplay described as atmospheric, challenging, and tense. The simulation emphasizes procedural tasks over action-oriented scenarios, offering a slow but immersive approach to patrol duty. The title received mixed reception with approximately 48% positive reviews from the Steam community.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 461870
- **Developer:** Bigmoon Entertainment
- **Genres:** Simulation
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Online Co-op, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Jun 18, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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