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This Is the Police

Weappy Studio · THQ Nordic · 2016-08-02

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AdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 24, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 13, 2018 (Android), Dec 12, 2018 (iOS), Jul 27, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 22, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Aug 02, 2016 (Linux)

This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?

26
playing now
82%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
61/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (115 ratings)
18h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

26 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

This Is the Police is an adventure strategy video game by Belarusian developer Weappy Studio and published by Nordic Games and EuroVideo Medien. It was first released on August 2, 2016 for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux, and was later released in 2017 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 22, and for Nintendo Switch on October 24. In the game, the player controls the protagonist Jack Boyd, who is being forced into early retirement by the corrupt mayor. The game takes place in the fictional city of "Freeburg" in 1985, during Boyd's final one hundred and eighty days on the force. The game received mixed reviews.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 26 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 341 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~43/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 281k–673k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,222 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.45 at GameBillet (2026-03-19) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 74 of 111 observed days · $12.54 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16816820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102182026-08-06 22:00 — 43 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 29 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 55 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 48 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 45 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 89 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 60 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 66 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 101 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 62 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 38 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 88 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 53 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 42 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 94 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 55 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 50 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 73 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 68 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 33 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 67 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 58 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 21 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 62 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 69 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 27 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 45 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 61 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 26 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.84$2.452016-08-022026-08-302016-08-02 — best price $13.492016-12-09 — best price $8.992017-03-13 — best price $14.992017-06-05 — best price $14.992017-08-23 — best price $12.852017-12-18 — best price $15.842018-04-16 — best price $4.952018-07-04 — best price $14.992018-10-04 — best price $2.972018-12-27 — best price $3.752019-04-03 — best price $3.522019-07-10 — best price $14.992019-10-18 — best price $3.742020-01-13 — best price $3.742020-04-20 — best price $3.752020-08-22 — best price $14.992021-01-05 — best price $14.992021-05-18 — best price $14.992021-09-16 — best price $3.742022-01-06 — best price $14.992022-04-26 — best price $3.202022-08-15 — best price $13.492022-12-21 — best price $3.742023-04-28 — best price $2.932023-08-06 — best price $14.992023-12-07 — best price $14.992024-04-19 — best price $2.992024-08-05 — best price $3.742024-12-26 — best price $2.492025-04-16 — best price $3.742025-08-28 — best price $3.742025-12-29 — best price $14.992026-05-07 — best price $3.742026-08-14 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

563232026-06-01 — 43 pageviews2026-06-04 — 50 pageviews2026-06-07 — 36 pageviews2026-06-10 — 35 pageviews2026-06-13 — 39 pageviews2026-06-16 — 29 pageviews2026-06-19 — 37 pageviews2026-06-22 — 563 pageviews2026-06-25 — 28 pageviews2026-06-28 — 43 pageviews2026-07-01 — 36 pageviews2026-07-04 — 44 pageviews2026-07-07 — 42 pageviews2026-07-10 — 30 pageviews2026-07-13 — 37 pageviews2026-07-16 — 47 pageviews2026-07-19 — 42 pageviews2026-07-22 — 32 pageviews2026-07-25 — 44 pageviews2026-07-28 — 53 pageviews2026-07-31 — 41 pageviews2026-08-03 — 44 pageviews2026-08-06 — 35 pageviews2026-08-09 — 36 pageviews2026-08-12 — 45 pageviews2026-08-15 — 44 pageviews2026-08-18 — 27 pageviews2026-08-21 — 44 pageviews2026-08-24 — 33 pageviews2026-08-27 — 48 pageviews2026-08-28 — 34 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
77.4%
earned "Severed Leg"
3.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

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

7 supported languages: English, German, Russian, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)16,0343%10
PS4 (PlayStation)5,7803%10
Xbox One (Xbox)1,4623%10
Switch (Nintendo)240%0

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

Player tags

NoirCrimeIndieMatureStrategyAdventureDetectivePoliticalManagementSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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