This Is the Police
This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?
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Interpret the law as you see fit! Run the sheriff’s department, manage your cops, make tough decisions – and try to keep out of prison yourself – in this story-driven mixture of adventure, strategy, and turn-based tactical combat.
This Is the Police 2 is a strategy, story rich and singleplayer game
developed by Weappy Studio
and published by THQ Nordic.
Released on July 31st 2018 is available on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 11 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Italian, Korean, Polish and Portuguese - Brazil.
It has received 5,345 reviews of which 4,116 were positive and 1,229 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.61€ on K4G.
The Steam community has classified This Is the Police 2 into these genres:
Strategy
Story Rich
Singleplayer
Turn-Based
Management
Indie
Adventure
Crime
Choices Matter
Villain Protagonist
Atmospheric
Simulation
Great Soundtrack
Detective
Turn-Based Strategy
Turn-Based Tactics
Noir
Turn-Based Combat
Tactical
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for This Is the Police 2:
| UI | Subtitle | Audio | |
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| English | |||
| German | |||
| French | |||
| Italian | |||
| Korean | |||
| Spanish - Spain | |||
| Simplified Chinese | |||
| Russian | |||
| Japanese | |||
| Polish | |||
| Portuguese - Brazil |
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System requirements
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows Vista SP1
- Processor: Dual Core CPU
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 4000, GeForce GT 330M, Radeon HD 4670 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
MacOS
- OS: Mac OS X 10.9
- Processor: Dual Core CPU
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 4000, GeForce GT 330M, Radeon HD 4670 or equivalent
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: Soundblaster compatible
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04, SteamOS
- Processor: Dual Core CPU
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 4000, GeForce GT 330M, Radeon HD 4670 or equivalent
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: Soundblaster compatible
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It's a solid game and a step up from the original. There's some points that could have been polished to bring the game to a better state: faster animations, more polish on the tactical missions. The worst part in my opinion is that some mechanics and details of the game are explained once and never again. I couldn't find a section to revisit these points, some icons in police officers also can be confusing and I had to google to learn about them. Despite these points I really enjoyed the experience and the difficulty.
Overall cool game, new mechanics embedded together with mechanics from the previous, albeit sacked near the end of the game. The story gives closure to Boyd's fate as the manhunt on his head is still active. If in the first game he shared his own thoughts with the player, in this one though he does not give even the slightest notion of his motives as he struggles with his own mental troubles and alcohol addiction. The primary problem in comparison to the previous game is: lack of any consequence on decisions you take, absence of any trope variability and, if I say so myself, redundant additions that do not make any sense nor influence the gameplay such as the minigame near the end of the game. All in all I recommend this game but I also advice to play the prior installation first.
What i love most is that this game isnt that hard, but you have to read for it not to be hard. There isnt much reading, but it is increadible how much tought went into getting every call to feel alive. And the story is great, gives a reason for why there is a second game plus the ending is well deserved. Some operations might be hard for people just getting into it, but you can always retry them. And the best part is that most operations wont go on for more than 10 turns. Most people hate it because these are "slow", but they shouldnt take more than 10 minutes, mabey more with unexperienced cops. The graphics are beautifull, but wont work well on old computers (like mine). Still this is a work of art, relaxing and it takes you on a ride
This was a good game, it acts as a good sequel to the first. They improved a lot of what was good in 1 and dropped the bad. that said the few things I have issues with in this game. first, the first part of the game is rough to get through lots of cut scenes. and then the 2nd half gets kind of extra rough. that said I believe it was meant to be that way to under stand this please play through the game. The biggest issue I have with this game though is replay ability. There is no open Sandbox and it really needs it. otherwise it's a fairly short game with no replay ability, it will be more of less the exact same time you play through. a lot of people asked a sandbox and the first one got one so I am not sure why they skipped it on this one and and kind of went dead on the community.
Soft spoilers ahead (not for story, but for game features) I would like to start with how much I liked the game. Most of it was very enjoyable and fun. Game loop is engaging. Cutscenes serve a purpose if you enjoy a slow paced narrative. Developers give you enough tools to manage your team and their quirks make the game challenging and fun. Even with all the nice features, systems, game mechanics and quality of life stuff that developers worked on, there's some blind spots that are somewhat breaking the experience. GO BACK TO LILLY (essentially losing loyalty) doesn't seem to be a good option for you ever, it's just a gimmick. Getting rid of the officers can rarely make sense because the game's difficulty can snowball very fast if you don't have a solid start and lose too many officers early on. Using the same officer multiple times during a call doesn't increase how many EXP they get, instead they always get the same, and the officer that was used last gets a bit more, but always the same. That oversight negates how important officers help is during the first several actions of a call. A lot of the officers passive abilities during assault missions can't compare to a few of them. Appointing officers for assault before the assault day makes no sense, the health doesn't even regenerate, you can't get them a massage or use them in day to day work. They're unavailable but don't regenerate HP, which feels bad. Your decisions made from noticing details can matter very much, but by not saving the game mid work day, the game encourages you to exit to main menu and cheese your way out of a bad decision, but also removes all the progress when you can't continue playing the game unless you keep it open. So the decision making either feels cheap or wasted. There's also a lot of choices you make in this game that don't really matter. The only thing that matters is successfully playing the game loop, but the story stays the same. For a narrative heavy game, the text on some investigations could be a bit larger. The music that starts at the beginning of the shift just ends, it doesn't loop, there isn't any music after it ends and, for me, that honestly feels weird. I've seen a lot of people praising voice acting, but for me it feels inconsistent in quality. Overall an entertaining and engaging game with some features being there for the sake of it. I would recommend this game to those who like playing through a story with somewhat challenging team management and changing gimmicks.
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Frequently Asked Questions
This Is the Police 2 is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.
No, This Is the Police 2 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.
Yes, This Is the Police 2 received 4,116 positive votes out of a total of 5,345 achieving a rating of 7.50.
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This Is the Police 2 was developed by Weappy Studio and published by THQ Nordic.
Yes, This Is the Police 2 is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, This Is the Police 2 is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, This Is the Police 2 is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Yes, This Is the Police 2 is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, This Is the Police 2 is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, This Is the Police 2 does not support VR.
This Is the Police 2 is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for This Is the Police 2. Explore additional content available for This Is the Police 2 on Steam.
No, This Is the Police 2 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Yes, This Is the Police 2 supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Yes, This Is the Police 2 is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Game modes
Features
Online players
38
Developer
Weappy Studio
Publisher
THQ Nordic
Release
31 Jul 2018
Platforms
Remote Play
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