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

Nils Jakrins · Excalibur Games · 2023-05-15

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ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jun 07, 2018 (Mac), Jun 07, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Play solo or in up to 10-player multiplayer co-op! Flashing Lights is an open world police, firefighting and EMS simulator game with plenty of opportunity for role-play or more relaxed fun with friends. Become the law or save lives! Discover leagues of player-created mods!

Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator is an Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG game released in 2023, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (80% of 18557 reviews).

99
playing now
80%
positive of 19k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

99 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 99 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 982 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~123/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 374k–842k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,717 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.74 at Steam (2026-05-27) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 13 of 25 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
52452420182026Week of 2018-06-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 143 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 524 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 495 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

247502026-09-15 12:00 — 73 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 128 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 96 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 87 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 157 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 114 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 51 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 101 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 147 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 74 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 92 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 134 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 57 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 141 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 247 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 93 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 127 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 191 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 122 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 128 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 210 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 115 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 99 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2110Sep 2017Aug 2026Sep 2017 — avg 0 · peak 0Jul 2018 — avg 29 · peak 78Oct 2018 — avg 18 · peak 85Jan 2019 — avg 49 · peak 228Apr 2019 — avg 96 · peak 252Jul 2019 — avg 108 · peak 247Oct 2019 — avg 116 · peak 249Jan 2020 — avg 167 · peak 396Apr 2020 — avg 210 · peak 437Jul 2020 — avg 185 · peak 393Oct 2020 — avg 134 · peak 323Jan 2021 — avg 169 · peak 365Apr 2021 — avg 125 · peak 304Jul 2021 — avg 155 · peak 345Oct 2021 — avg 111 · peak 332Jan 2022 — avg 111 · peak 233Apr 2022 — avg 110 · peak 334Jul 2022 — avg 116 · peak 234Oct 2022 — avg 135 · peak 506Jan 2023 — avg 104 · peak 199Apr 2023 — avg 114 · peak 218Jul 2023 — avg 171 · peak 350Oct 2023 — avg 112 · peak 257Jan 2024 — avg 137 · peak 260Apr 2024 — avg 121 · peak 225Jul 2024 — avg 187 · peak 381Oct 2024 — avg 142 · peak 341Jan 2025 — avg 134 · peak 265Apr 2025 — avg 167 · peak 387Jul 2025 — avg 143 · peak 287Oct 2025 — avg 142 · peak 336Jan 2026 — avg 135 · peak 356Apr 2026 — avg 144 · peak 281Jul 2026 — avg 114 · peak 218Aug 2026 — avg 175 · peak 459
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$3.742018-04-202026-08-172018-04-20 — best price $29.992018-09-13 — best price $14.992018-12-19 — best price $11.992019-04-03 — best price $9.552019-06-21 — best price $14.992019-09-23 — best price $19.992019-12-16 — best price $14.992020-02-16 — best price $11.492020-05-31 — best price $16.682020-07-12 — best price $19.992020-08-27 — best price $14.992020-10-04 — best price $16.882020-11-04 — best price $16.882021-01-09 — best price $16.882021-02-07 — best price $19.992021-03-07 — best price $16.882021-04-22 — best price $11.242021-05-31 — best price $19.992021-08-05 — best price $19.992021-10-11 — best price $16.652022-01-10 — best price $10.792022-03-25 — best price $19.342022-06-23 — best price $11.242022-10-30 — best price $24.992023-02-27 — best price $24.992023-07-10 — best price $16.742023-10-29 — best price $24.992024-01-31 — best price $24.992024-07-25 — best price $8.482024-12-19 — best price $6.242025-06-16 — best price $24.992025-11-03 — best price $3.752026-05-27 — best price $3.742026-08-17 — best price $3.74
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
43.9%
earned "Beat Cop"
1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing9 DLC

21 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, French, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Swedish…

Post-launch support: 9 DLC released, first 2023-06-22, latest 2026-03-17 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCrimeDrivingPhysicsSandboxShooterAdventureRealisticOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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