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This Is the Police 2

Weappy Studio · THQ Nordic · 2018-07-31

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AdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view, Text

Releases: Jul 31, 2018 (Mac), Sep 12, 2019 (iOS), Sep 12, 2019 (Android), Jul 31, 2018 (Linux), Jul 31, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 25, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

Interpret the law as you see fit! Run the sheriff’s department, manage your cops, make tough decisions – and try to keep out of prison yourself – in this story-driven mixture of adventure, strategy, and turn-based tactical combat.

This Is the Police 2 is an Adventure, Indie, and Strategy game released in 2018, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and Mostly Positive reviews (75% of 6587 reviews).

15
playing now
75%
positive of 6.6k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
63/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (30 ratings)
3.57★
PlayStation Store rating (639 ratings)
12h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

15 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

This Is the Police 2 is an adventure strategy video game by Belarusian developer Weappy Studio and published by THQ Nordic. It was released for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in 2018. An iOS version was released in September 2019. It is a sequel to This Is the Police. The player controls the protagonist from the previous game, Jack Boyd, under new name Warren Nash, who is trying to hide from federal agents in the fictional city of Sharpwood in 1987.

Trailer

This Is the Police 2 trailer thumbnail

This Is the Police 2 Trailer - PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 15 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 242 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~30/week).
  • · Review velocity up 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,402 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 29,028 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 165k–395k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,587 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$3.14-79%
GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at MacGameStore (2026-07-13) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 82 of 142 observed days · $1.15 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20182026Week of 2018-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1,080 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 322 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

62142026-09-15 12:00 — 40 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 28 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 20 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 43 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 47 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 18 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 29 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 36 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 18 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 54 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 51 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 19 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 37 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 45 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 22 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 36 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 39 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 23 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 14 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 38 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 31 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 16 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 27 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.0k0Mar 2018Aug 2026Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Oct 2018 — avg 69 · peak 140Jan 2019 — avg 75 · peak 212Apr 2019 — avg 46 · peak 110Jul 2019 — avg 71 · peak 164Oct 2019 — avg 98 · peak 297Jan 2020 — avg 61 · peak 154Apr 2020 — avg 109 · peak 231Jul 2020 — avg 85 · peak 189Oct 2020 — avg 44 · peak 85Jan 2021 — avg 48 · peak 101Apr 2021 — avg 34 · peak 67Jul 2021 — avg 51 · peak 98Oct 2021 — avg 51 · peak 120Jan 2022 — avg 49 · peak 109Apr 2022 — avg 61 · peak 238Jul 2022 — avg 44 · peak 87Oct 2022 — avg 45 · peak 113Jan 2023 — avg 41 · peak 93Apr 2023 — avg 33 · peak 77Jul 2023 — avg 48 · peak 98Oct 2023 — avg 30 · peak 63Jan 2024 — avg 37 · peak 79Apr 2024 — avg 28 · peak 61Jul 2024 — avg 50 · peak 97Oct 2024 — avg 32 · peak 67Jan 2025 — avg 40 · peak 86Apr 2025 — avg 50 · peak 128Jul 2025 — avg 39 · peak 95Oct 2025 — avg 34 · peak 73Jan 2026 — avg 39 · peak 79Apr 2026 — avg 26 · peak 56Jul 2026 — avg 32 · peak 74Aug 2026 — avg 32 · peak 76
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$100.00$2.872018-04-202026-10-152018-04-20 — best price $100.002018-10-23 — best price $12.352019-01-03 — best price $14.992019-03-25 — best price $14.992019-05-30 — best price $9.892019-08-13 — best price $14.992019-11-23 — best price $7.492020-01-20 — best price $14.992020-04-17 — best price $14.992020-07-18 — best price $14.992020-12-16 — best price $4.942021-04-05 — best price $14.992021-07-15 — best price $4.952021-10-28 — best price $3.752022-01-06 — best price $14.992022-04-07 — best price $14.992022-07-12 — best price $3.752022-11-14 — best price $3.752023-01-20 — best price $3.012023-05-10 — best price $14.992023-08-04 — best price $3.742023-11-24 — best price $3.742024-03-07 — best price $3.742024-05-30 — best price $14.992024-09-10 — best price $3.742025-01-04 — best price $14.992025-04-10 — best price $2.992025-07-25 — best price $2.982025-11-20 — best price $3.192026-03-12 — best price $3.702026-05-28 — best price $3.742026-08-29 — best price $14.992026-09-28 — best price $3.752026-10-15 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5482026-05-31 — 16 pageviews2026-06-04 — 9 pageviews2026-06-08 — 18 pageviews2026-06-12 — 9 pageviews2026-06-16 — 24 pageviews2026-06-20 — 18 pageviews2026-06-24 — 25 pageviews2026-06-28 — 18 pageviews2026-07-02 — 18 pageviews2026-07-06 — 33 pageviews2026-07-10 — 15 pageviews2026-07-14 — 18 pageviews2026-07-18 — 28 pageviews2026-07-22 — 21 pageviews2026-07-26 — 22 pageviews2026-07-30 — 22 pageviews2026-08-03 — 20 pageviews2026-08-07 — 24 pageviews2026-08-11 — 30 pageviews2026-08-15 — 18 pageviews2026-08-19 — 25 pageviews2026-08-23 — 14 pageviews2026-08-27 — 16 pageviews2026-08-31 — 25 pageviews2026-09-04 — 24 pageviews2026-09-08 — 20 pageviews2026-09-12 — 26 pageviews2026-09-16 — 21 pageviews2026-09-20 — 34 pageviews2026-09-24 — 20 pageviews2026-09-28 — 29 pageviews2026-10-02 — 25 pageviews2026-10-06 — 21 pageviews2026-10-10 — 22 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
65%
earned "A New Broom"
17.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Italian, Korean, Polish

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-08-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,4338%12
PS4 (PlayStation)1,70911%13
Xbox One (Xbox)3818%12
Switch (Nintendo)70%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

CrimeIndieStrategyAdventureDetectiveManagementSimulationStory RichTurn-BasedAtmospheric

Census log

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

Players also track

Star Control®: OriginsSurvivalistDead AgeColony SurvivalReverse CrawlThis Is the PoliceAnother Brick in The MallForce of Nature

Similarity via IGDB.

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