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As rookie Officer Nick Cordell Jr., patrol a 1980s city, stop crimes, chase suspects, and investigate your father's murder.
Released 13 May 2025
Patrol Averno's Streets
Issue Parking Tickets
Chase Through Alleys
Averno City, 1983. Gangs rule the streets and your father lies restless in his grave. Clean up the city, uncover the truth, and embark on thrilling vehicle chases through destructible environments in this neon-noir action sandbox police game.
Developed by Fallen Tree Games Ltd · Published by Kwalee
You play Officer Nick Cordell Jr., a rookie cop in Averno City in 1983. Alongside regular patrol work, a story campaign follows his investigation into his father's murder and the city's gangs.
Take shifts on foot or in vehicles, responding to crimes ranging from parking violations and traffic stops to robberies and gang shootouts. Check IDs, search suspects, issue citations, make arrests, and decide how to handle resistance.
Pursue suspects through the city in car and helicopter chases, using backup such as squad cars, roadblocks, and spike strips. Earn experience as you work shifts, unlock districts and equipment, and continue patrolling in the open city.
In the supplied reviews, players often enjoy the unusual cop-side take on a top-down crime sandbox, especially the mix of routine patrol duties and sudden chases. The 1980s neon-noir setting and music are recurring highlights, and some reviewers also appreciate choosing different kinds of shifts and using a K-9 partner. Others find the activities repetitive or criticize the AI and controls, so enthusiasm for the core loop is not universal.
You are Officer Nick Cordell Jr. As a rookie beat cop fresh out of the Academy, you’re on the front line of defence for Averno’s citizens. Dive into a world of thrilling car chases, sandbox crimes, and a healthy dose of 1980s noir as you protect the populace and solve the mystery of your father’s murder in the line of duty.
A love letter to classic cop movies, The Precinct combines police sim with action sandbox spectacle. Patrol the streets and respond to callouts to fight criminals petty and powerful. Choose your own tactics in thrilling chases and shootouts. Feel the shifting power struggles of Averno's gangs in a living city full of sandbox crimes, from parking infractions to bank heists, street racing to drug deals.
Speed through the city in intense car and helicopter chases and pursue your mark through twisting alleyways before bringing them to justice. There's no need to be a lone wolf: You've got Averno's Finest backing you up, with an in-depth support system that allows you to call in squad cars, roadblocks, spike strips, and more.
Explore the ever-shifting criminal underbelly of Averno City. Deal with yuppies, bums, street vendors and furious taxi drivers from the Projects to the Financial District. Chase perps through neon-lit alleys, rain-soaked streets, and grand, decaying parklands, all subject to a day/night cycle and dynamic weather. This is the 1980s East Coast in all its neon-noir glory.
Explore a vibrant, living city by foot, squad car and helicopter
Respond to sandbox crimes ranging from parking violations to gang shootouts
Engage in intense vehicle chases through destructible environments
Go it alone or call in backup with an in-depth support system
Investigate the gangs who rule the city and the dark conspiracies keeping them in control
Day/night cycle with dynamic weather
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 39 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |
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