This is the Police to Windows

This is the Police talks about corruption, unprofessionalism in office, and other highly unpleasant things for any law enforcement agency, but it does not descend into empty moralizing and remains an interesting game. The gameplay itself becomes a narrative vehicle, not an excuse for the project to be recognized as a game.

Each gameplay step, whether it's the distribution of the workforce in the form of patrolmen and detectives on shifts or directly dealing with challenges, tells more than historical reference notes or direct mentions in character dialogues. This approach to storytelling makes for a realistic game without missing the entertainment aspect - which is why This is the Police is so addictive over multiple playthroughs and even received a sequel in the form of a direct sequel.

Benefits of the game:

• Moderate Challenges and the right mix of genres. With a successful combination of gameplay mechanics and artistic techniques, the developers managed to convey a sense of responsibility and decision-making.
• Stylistics. The project is executed in a deliberately minimalistic low-poly style, and the plot is served with the help of animated comics in the same style. At first glance, this decision seems dictated by economy, but it's not quite so - the project has its own signature style.
• A lengthy story with interesting ideas. During the campaign, the player observes the last days before the retirement of the abstract police chief with all that entails - corruption scandals, mafia arrangements and the fight against the bureaucratic mechanism of state funding.
• The atmosphere is thick and tense. The game is intentionally served in noir style with appropriate dialogues and scenes. This style appeals mostly to fans of detectives and the setting of 20th century America.
• Re-playability of the project. On the face of it, This is the Police seems like a one-off experience, but it's not. There are several conflicting final objectives in the game that are impossible to achieve in a single playthrough. Also with the existing experience in the game, you can avoid many unpleasant situations, save your resources and employees.

Thus, we got a project that combines elements of a deliberately dramatized action game and real social commentary. The game will appeal primarily to fans of real-time strategy - the player must make quick decisions, and in moments of rest - intelligently sort and distribute labor resources.

Despite its niche, the game received excellent reviews from critics and players for its fresh concept and excellent implementation. Subsequently, the project received a sequel, which is already about another representative of the police.

You should play This is the Police if you:

• are interested in the inner workings of the U.S. police;
• like noir style like the old American detectives of the second half of the 20th century;
• prefer a moderate or higher level of challange in real-time strategy games;
• choose projects with high replayability potential;
• accept games with deliberately minimalist styling.

This is the Police can provide anywhere from 5 to 8-10 hours of interesting gameplay and a compelling story in a single playthrough.