# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

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

1. [Police Stories: The Academy](https://imho.run/games/1986760/police-stories-the-academy) — Also Crime and Top-Down Shooter, like Police Stories. 366 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1986760/)
2. [Door Kickers: Action Squad](https://imho.run/games/686200/door-kickers-action-squad) — Also Tactical, like Police Stories. 1,997 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/686200/)
3. [Hot Brass](https://imho.run/games/892860/hot-brass) — Also Crime and Tactical, like Police Stories. 187 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892860/)
4. [LA Cops](https://imho.run/games/278810/la-cops) — Shares room clearing with Police Stories. 90 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/278810/)
5. [Ready or Not](https://imho.run/games/1144200/ready-or-not) — A frequent pick in Police Stories players' libraries, and another Action. 144,933 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144200/)
6. [Intravenous](https://imho.run/games/1486630/intravenous) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Tactical, like Police Stories. 1,481 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1486630/)
7. [Thunder Tier One](https://imho.run/games/377300/thunder-tier-one) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Tactical, like Police Stories. 2,164 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/377300/)
8. [PAYDAY™ The Heist](https://imho.run/games/24240/payday-the-heist) — Also Crime and Tactical, like Police Stories. 8,625 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24240/)
9. [Nuclear Throne](https://imho.run/games/242680/nuclear-throne) — Also Top-Down Shooter, like Police Stories. 9,705 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242680/)
10. [Party Hard](https://imho.run/games/356570/party-hard) — Also Villain Protagonist and Crime, like Police Stories. 3,181 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356570/)
11. [HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition](https://imho.run/games/394510/helldivers-dive-harder-edition) — Also Top-Down Shooter, like Police Stories. 10,139 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/394510/)
12. [Battlefield™ Hardline](https://imho.run/games/1238880/battlefield-hardline) — Also Villain Protagonist and Crime, like Police Stories. 1,328 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238880/)
13. [Of Guards And Thieves](https://imho.run/games/302590/of-guards-and-thieves) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Tactical, like Police Stories. 1,964 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/302590/)
14. [Zero Hour](https://imho.run/games/1359090/zero-hour) — Also Tactical, like Police Stories. 16,510 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1359090/)
15. [Rebel Cops](https://imho.run/games/970960/rebel-cops) — A frequent pick in Police Stories players' libraries, and another Strategy. 440 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/970960/)
16. [Phantom Squad](https://imho.run/games/2841770/phantom-squad) — Shares co op teamwork with Police Stories. 115 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2841770/)
17. [Police Shootout](https://imho.run/games/1279240/police-shootout) — Also Villain Protagonist and Crime, like Police Stories. 131 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1279240/)
18. [Tower 57](https://imho.run/games/530950/tower-57) — Also Top-Down Shooter, like Police Stories. 172 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/530950/)
19. [HUNTDOWN](https://imho.run/games/598550/huntdown) — Same atmospheric mood as Police Stories. 1,947 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/598550/)
20. [This Is the Police 2](https://imho.run/games/785740/this-is-the-police-2) — Also Villain Protagonist and Crime, like Police Stories. 1,360 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/785740/)
21. [Crime Boss: Rockay City](https://imho.run/games/2933080/crime-boss-rockay-city) — Also Crime and Tactical, like Police Stories. 3,796 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2933080/)
22. [911 Operator](https://imho.run/games/503560/911-operator) — Also Crime and Tactical, like Police Stories. 5,462 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/503560/)
23. [Serious Sam's Bogus Detour](https://imho.run/games/272620/serious-sam-s-bogus-detour) — Also Top-Down Shooter, like Police Stories. 215 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/272620/)
24. [Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine](https://imho.run/games/113020/monaco-what-s-yours-is-mine) — Also Crime, like Police Stories. 2,547 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/113020/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=539470&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=539470&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=539470&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=539470
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/539470
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## 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!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 539470
- **Developer:** HypeTrain Digital
- **Publisher:** HypeTrain Digital
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Steam Workshop, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Sep 19, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 75
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/539470/police-stories)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=539470&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/539470/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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