Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 80%Very Positive · 80%2023

$24.99

US Steam price, checked 5 h ago

The verdict

A janky but fun open-world emergency services sandbox covering police, fire, EMS and DOT, best with friends on RP servers. Skip it if you want polish, stable performance or smart AI.

Great for

Friends and roleplay fans who want police, fire, EMS and DOT in one buggy sandbox with deep light customization

Main risk

Bugs, poor optimization and dumb AI make it feel unfinished and repetitive, especially solo.

What changed in the last 30 days

34 recent reviews

Recent negative reviews mention crashing after an update, infinite loading screens, and anger over the new light stages replacing the easy light builder. Based on a handful of reviews.

34 recent reviews

What players love

Fun with friends and RP servers

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“I really enjoy playing this game it's super fun especially with friends and so immersive with all the different types of callouts and teams.”
Steam review · 35.8 h played ↗

“you can role play with your friends on any department it has it’s bugs in the game but it’s the best RP game I’ve played”
Steam review · 161.4 h played ↗

“There are a lot of RP servers where you can either roleplay strictly or just laugh and find friends.”
Steam review · translated · 71.2 h played ↗

Police, fire, EMS and DOT in one game

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews

“Probaly the best first responder sim out there for all the services, I love how the devs included all the services not only one.”
Steam review · 152.5 h played ↗

“i love how this game allows me to freely play as all of the emergency services with all the same controls and menu styles it helps a lot”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗

Janky bugs are still fun

Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews

“its buggy asf but the bugs are what make this funny, definitely gotta say- best game for having absolutely stupid moments in with friends”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗

“a ton of bugs, very janky, but still very fun to play by yourself or online with friends/in a server”
Steam review · 30.8 h played ↗

Frequent updates and active developers

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews

“The game is always receiving new content, QoL updates, and new features. Releases are mostly stable, and game-breaking bugs are usually dealt with pretty quick.”
Steam review · 89.6 h played ↗

“Updates are frequent, game is really starting to develop nicely.”
Steam review · 181.1 h played ↗

Cheap on sale, low-spec friendly

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews

“it also runs with very little RAM + CPU (8GB + i3 processor).”
Steam review · 30.4 h played ↗

“Quite an interesting game, and at just 78 rubles on sale it's great.”
Steam review · translated · 9.1 h played ↗

Deep vehicle and light customization

Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews

“Highly customizable with the cars you can make your own light patterns and change the lightbar, light setup, rambar, antenna, and more ALL inside the game without any mods”
Steam review · 35.8 h played ↗

“The sirens sound great, the lightbars look great and are entirely customizable.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗

What players complain about

Buggy and unfinished

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews

“I had not responded to a single callout where it wasn't unbelievable bugged and completely broken.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗

“barely any of the well-known bugs have been fixed, many of which make it to where the game is unplayable until you reboot.”
Steam review · 330.5 h played ↗

“The game is very raw and runs extremely unstably, with constant bugs, texture disappearing and other unpleasant things.”
Steam review · translated · 8.1 h played ↗

Poor optimization and low FPS

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“The game has been out for years, and they still haven’t managed to fix the optimization issues.”
Steam review · 32.1 h played ↗

“runs like a snail and lags insanely and i cant find a fix”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗

“The game is not optimized at all. It will lag even on a decent PC.”
Steam review · translated · 2.4 h played ↗

Dumb AI and useless backup

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“Police backup, also completely useless, stand around doing nothing.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗

“There is just no way to remove an AI car that decides to stop in the middle of the road and causes a miles long jam, making the game unplayable.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗

“When you call for backup it often crashes into a house on the next street and gets stuck.”
Steam review · translated · 28.7 h played ↗

Clunky controls and driving physics

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“First of all the driving mechanics in the game are abysmal and extremely unresponsive.”
Steam review · 181.8 h played ↗

“Maximally wooden game. The physics are at a terrible level.”
Steam review · translated · 0.5 h played ↗

Devs prioritize DLC over fixes

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“The devs need to stop focusing on DLC and actually fix their damn game.”
Steam review · 330.5 h played ↗

“They have managed to release several DLC's but fix one of the major and most complained about problems?”
Steam review · 19.9 h played ↗

Repetitive, shallow missions

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews

“EVERY call except for "missing person" results in the suspect firing as soon as you get near.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗

“you'll VERY quickly be repeating the same tasks.”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows 7/8/10 (64bit)

ProcessorIntel Core i3 2GHz or equivalent

Memory4 GB RAM

GraphicsAMD RX 400 Series / NVidia 700 series with 1GB vram or above

Storage7 GB available space

OSWindows 7/8/10 (64bit)

ProcessorIntel Core i3 2GHz or equivalent

Memory4 GB RAM

GraphicsAMD RX 400 Series / NVidia 700 series with 1GB vram or above

Storage7 GB available space

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