Gripping noir story
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the story is superb and a true masterclass in writing. It turned the grit up to 11 and with even better voice acting than before”
Steam review · 27.5 h played ↗
This Is the Police 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 77%Mostly Positive · 77%Weappy Studio2018Management · Strategy · Adventure
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 55 min ago
The verdict
A story-heavy cop management sequel with XCOM-style tactical missions, strong voice acting and music. Skip it if you hate long cutscenes, turn-based combat, or unreliable officers.
Great for
Fans of the first game who like narrative-heavy noir, police management and light turn-based tactics
Main risk
Hour-long cutscenes and no-save, stealth-only tactical missions (Necktie assault) can make you quit
What players love
Better than the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This is how sequels should be made! The developers fixed the first game's mistakes: monotony, padding, few mechanics, and made something great.”
Steam review · translated · 24.9 h played ↗
Fun XCOM-style tactical missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I loved them so much that I bought the spin-off Rebel Cops.”
Steam review · translated · 26.3 h played ↗
Excellent voice acting and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“This game has one of the best voice actors and soundtrack that I've ever played.”
Steam review · 34.7 h played ↗
Deeper management with characterful officers
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The officers are also much more human.”
Steam review · 108.5 h played ↗
Well-written calls with meaningful choices
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“I really like the fact that in this game, the choices you select during a call, matter.”
Steam review · 25.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Overlong, boring cutscenes and intro
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Every cut scene is so painfully long and just full of filler that doesn't add to the story in the slightest.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Slow, clunky, punishing tactical missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the XCOM tactical part of the game is unbearably slow and unfun.”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
Weaker, forced story and writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game relies heavily on it's story to keep players interested, whilst having a terrible story with some of the worst voice acting I've heard in gaming.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
Officers refuse work, drink, or disobey
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“after 6 of your 10 cops decide to "Just play cards" or They got drunk and didn't come to work. It gets annoying quickly.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
No manual saves, game is punishing
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“It would benefit hugely from the ability to save the game to prevent you losing half an hour's progress every time you need to stop playing.”
Steam review · 30.4 h played ↗
Necktie assault: forced stealth, no saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“the necktie assault mission is the only difficult assault as it's such a long mission with no checkpoints and no ways to save progress”
Steam review · 38 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista SP1
ProcessorDual Core CPU
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD 4000, GeForce GT 330M, Radeon HD 4670 or equivalent
Storage4 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorQuad Core CPU
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 560 or higher, AMD Radeon HD 5830 or higher
Storage4 GB available space
OSWindows Vista SP1
ProcessorDual Core CPU
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD 4000, GeForce GT 330M, Radeon HD 4670 or equivalent
Storage4 GB available space
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