- More additions! - 5 June 2026
Hey everyone, I've been doing some more tinkering behind the scenes and have made some nice improvements to enemy movement and AI behaviour. Enemies should now navigate and react more naturally, helping combat encounters feel smoother and more dynamic. I've also made a number of smaller adjustments and refinements across various systems to improve the overall gameplay experience. As always, thank you to everyone who has been playing and supporting the game. If you've been enjoying Urban Lockdown, I'd love to see some new gameplay videos, screenshots, reviews, or even just hear your thoughts. Every review, recommendation, and bit of word-of-mouth helps more people discover the game and supports future updates. Thanks again for your support, and I'll keep working on making Urban Lockdown even better!
- Updated - 9 May 2026
Public update for Urban Lockdown is now live. There was a rare bug I wanted to fix, but while I was already digging through the game I ended up making a bunch of extra improvements and quality of life updates, so I figured I may as well release everything together now instead of sitting on it. Update highlights: • Improved FPS system and general game flow • Players can now jump off the edges of the screen • Enemies can now be knocked into screen edges for better juggling and combo opportunities • Story text system has been overhauled and enhanced • Dog NPC AI has been improved • Various other quality of life improvements and behind the scenes clean-up I still want Urban Lockdown to keep that trashy 90s digitized arcade vibe, because that charm is a huge part of the game’s identity. At the same time though, I also want to modernise certain mechanics and polish things up so it stands stro…
- Final update for now - 21 May 2025
This will be the last update for now. There were a few lingering things I wanted to tweak, but as is often the case, everything is so interconnected that fixing one element can unexpectedly affect another. The good news is — everything’s now working as intended! 🎉 As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts. If there’s anything you’d like to see adjusted or improved in future updates, feel free to reach out or leave a comment. Thanks again for your support!
- further tweaks. - 18 May 2025
Enjoy the further adjustments I have made. If you have any feedback or suggestions let me know. I look foreward to seeing your reviews and gameplay videos ! lets help spread the word about this indie game !
- Various updates - 13 May 2025
Have made some significant changes. Various script adjustments and optimisations additional animation frames for Shane, Sanchez, Samson, Cop NPC Various AI adjustments Various adjustments to FPS system and stages a Few other tweaks and adjustments As always let me know your thoughts on the game. We could really do with a few more positive reviews and some word of mouth to help the game find its audience !
- small fix - 10 July 2024
small patch to fix spawning issues in stages when you are playing with more than one player. FYI there are additional enemies that spawn in stages if you have more than 1 player playing at a time and the HP of bosses is also increased. I also took the opportunity to make a few minor adjustments to some movements throughout game but these will likely not be noticeable.
- small fix - 9 July 2024
a workaround fix for a small amount of people that may have experienced a bug where additional entities of character Rick may have been spawned in level when xcurrently random unknown conditions were met. I am working on a cleaner update once issue is better understood
- more adjustments - 19 June 2024
Been on a roll lately with updates to this classic game. This update focuses on adjustments to hit boxes and adjustments for pain and fall animations for enemies along with other various adjustments including some new music tracks. Enjoy and dont forget to leave a review and help spread the word about this game
- FPS stages adjustments - 15 June 2024
Have managed to enhance the FPS stages some more and make a few more various tweaks. Please let me know if you have any issues and if you enjoy the game PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW ! :)
- Additional updates - 9 June 2024
Have been making a few various adjustments including: New sprites for various animations for enemies and Rick some adjustments to delays and animations for Shane and Sheriff New music tracks changed AI for Sanchez and brawler in FPS stages and made it easier to grab FPS items additional and replacement sound effects added to game New sprites for vehicle If you enjoy the game please leave a positive review and help spread the word.
- Game has been updated more. - 20 May 2023
Ive been on a roll lately with revisiting some of the original game footage and redoing some key sprites from scratch. I have also done some various coding tweaks for improved gameplay so check it all out and if you enjoy the game leave a review and spread the word ! I will try to update the game some more in near future also
- Small tweaks to game - 1 May 2023
Just some small various tweaks to game. If you enjoy the game please leave a review and spread the word. The more reviews we get the more expsorue the game will get so please help us out !
- Game has been updated - 22 February 2021
Game has been updated with a few tweaks. The biggest change is an updated version of game engine which should give greater support and ease for 3rd part controllers. As it is a new version of engine your config and save files may get corrupted (if not auto over written in update) if this is teh case simply delete save and config files and should be fine. Thank you
- Game has been updated again - 4 July 2020
Have just updated the FPS system with various visual tweaks as well as another enemy type. Thank you for your support during these trying times, every bit helps me and my family. I want to continue making games forever ! please check my webiste for my films and other video games including the game banned by Steam Bad ass babes. thatcherproductions.org
- Game has been updated - 20 June 2020
Updates to game include: tweaks to user interface to make menu selections easier to identify tweaked running speeds of Shane and Janet have added air combos for Rick, Shane, Janet and Sheriff so perform a jump attack and press in quick succession upon contact to do a combo in air. this enhances the already robust combat system :) Thanks for everyone's support. I have more games on my website thatcherproductions.org including the banned Steam game Bad ass babes so check my site and spread the word !
- Game has been updated - 13 April 2020
Have just updated Urban Lockdown with some changes based upon feedback. player movement speeds have been tweaked as has enemy AI. enemies projectiles can no longer hit obstacles/hostages either. various small tweaks throughout. PLEASE leave a review and spread the word about this little game ! We have made other games and movies available on my site thatcherproductions.org
- Game has been updated - 26 November 2019
Have just updated Urban Lockdown with some changes based upon feedback. Players special moves now have some additional zoom effects as well as a shadow trail effect to help signify these are special moves. Enemies will no longer be killed mid combo of a special move combination attack and will be killed upon last frame (if health is suitable) added a shotgun shell casing when you have fired a shotgun. reduced the bonus modes unlock ability to all being unlocked upon first completion of game. A few other small tweaks behind the scenes regarding delays in animation for walk and run as well as some placement of entities in levels etc. PLEASE leave a review and spread the word about this little game !
- Game updated again - 4 January 2019
sorry for another update so quickly but decided to add some more features and tweaks for you all. - there is a new armoured swat enemy in Prequel mode. - additional gore effects for when using axe. - tweaks to Sanchez in prequel mode - mild tweaks to explosions and effects Besides game engine updates I think that is all the updates for this game, unless you the fans have any feedback for proposed changes or tweaks. Thank you to everyone who has played and purchased game. PLEASE LEAVE A GAME REVIEW !!!!
- Game has been updated - 30 December 2018
Have added a few tweaks to game. - added extra blood effects for shotgun and machine gun attacks and deaths - extra effects for explosions (ground damage and scorching - tweaked AI for Sanchez support goons in Prequel mode. - fixed a sudden glitch with Janets palette (never occurred before or reported) - new on fire animation and smoke trail effect If there is any suggestions or issues to report please let me know as I am a active developer who likes to improve game wherever I can. Also check out my Patreon. Its where you will find special updates on BAB sequel, behind the scenes dev vids and much much more. https://www.patreon.com/thatcherproductions
- If you enjoy the game please leave a review ! - 25 November 2018
If you are one of the few to have purchased the game please leave a review. Reviews help steam algorithms and for other people to stumble across this game. It's a real hidden gem at the moment and we would love to see more people aware and supporting the game. If you are uncertain about purchasing game there is a free demo available here: https://gamejolt.com/games/urbanlockdown/27900
