Police Stories similar games & best alternatives

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Police Stories

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2019

Should you play it?

A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!

What works

  • Challenging tactical gameplay
  • Fun and rewarding co-op experience
  • Varied equipment and tactical options
  • Randomized enemy placements for replayability
  • Engaging retro audiovisual style

Things to keep in mind

  • Short campaign length
  • Ai partner can be unreliable
  • Some bugs and glitches reported
  • Story is predictable and secondary
  • Limited character and environment customization

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Phantom Squad

  • Prison Life

  • Feed the Cups

  • RUNNING WITH RIFLES

  • Overcooked

  • Last Group Out

More fantastical

Games that feels like Police Stories but with more imaginative fiction

  • I am not a Monster: First Contact

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch II

  • Party Hard 2

  • God's Trigger

  • The Escapists 2

  • Hell is Others

Less social

Games that feels like Police Stories but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Intravenous 2: Mercenarism

  • Intravenous 2

  • Intravenous

  • Breach & Clear

  • Rebel Cops

  • Halfway

More violent

Games that feels like Police Stories but with more combat and destruction

  • Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

  • Party Hard

  • SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising

  • SYNTHETIK: Arena

  • Door Kickers

  • Deadswitch 3

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Police Stories: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Violence.

Last update: 03/08/2026