This Is the Police overview

Overview

This Is the Police comes from Weappy Studio and is published by THQ Nordic. It arrived on Steam on Aug 2, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

This Is the Police's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 34 players at 13 September 2026 - 05:52:29 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3,093. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 82% positive across 11,188 reviews.

Language and system requirements

This Is the Police is available in 8 languages including:

2 regional rating boards including esrb and usk

Sales, recommendations, and streams

This Is the Police has sold up to 798,000 units and has 9,152 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $7,800,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

This Is the Police overview details

This Is the Police combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Dive into a deep story of corruption, crime and intrigue. Take the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, and come face to face with the ugly underbelly of Freeburg, a city spiraling the drain. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse? Manage your staff, respond to emergencies, and investigate crimes in a city on the brink of chaos. The mafia underworld maneuvers behind the scenes, sinking their claws ever deeper into the city, even as the mayor is ready to exploit every situation to his political advantage. Choose your approach to each situation as it unfolds. Sometimes you’ll be responding to a developing crisis at a crime scene, or negotiating with Freeburg’s crime bosses. Sometimes you’ll find yourself dodging questions in the press room, or even the occasional cross-examination in the witness box. Can you keep this pressure cooker from exploding, at least for long enough to stash away a nice retirement nest egg? Your mission is clear: make $500,000 in 180 days, before Jack Boyd reaches retirement. How? That’s up to you! Decisions, decisions! This Is the Police is all about a dark story and how you react to it. Whatever you decide, your choices will influence the game – and the fate of Jack Boyd. The Good, the Bad, and... the Ugly? The Chief of Freeburg's Police Department deals with all kind of people. It is up to you to find the bad guys, and decide how to deal with them. Carry out your duties. As head of Freeburg PD, Jack deals with all sorts of challenges every day: responding to emergencies, managing his…

SteamPulse editorial summary

This Is the Police is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 34 players at 13 September 2026 - 05:52:29 UTC, a tracked peak of 3,093, and 82% positive reviews.

Overview tags

StrategyManagementStory RichCrimeChoices MatterSingleplayerIndieSimulationDetectiveNoirAtmosphericAdventureMatureGreat SoundtrackPolitical

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