Police Stories

Police Stories
Developer(s) Mighty Morgan
Publisher(s) HypeTrain Digital
Director(s) Roman Sidorov
Producer(s) Ivan Belousov
Designer(s)
  • Roman Sidorov
  • Ivan Belousov
Programmer(s)
  • Roman Sidorov
  • Alexey "LexPest" Mihailov
Artist(s)
  • Egor "jpega" Kuznetsov
  • Artyom Belov
Engine GameMaker: Studio
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
Genre(s) Top-down shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Police Stories is an upcoming top-down shooter video game developed by Mighty Morgan and published by HypeTrain Digital.[1] The project was financed through the crowd funding platform Kickstarter in June 2017.[2]


Gameplay

Police Stories is a top-down shooter action game with tactical elements. The game consists of two main game modes: single-player, and an online cooperative gameplay mode. The player controls a pair of cops, John Rimes and Rick Jones, who have to burst into buildings, infiltrating gang hideouts, rescuing hostages and making arrests. The game puts an emphasis on tactics and forces player to make split second decisions. Every new run criminals, hostages and evidences are placed randomly. Not knowing who’s in a room until they reach the line of sight makes it very different from other top-down shooters like Hotline Miami.[3]

The Surrender System in Police Stories allows to apprehend the suspects without resorting to violence. Each type of suspects has not only unique weapons, but different behaviour and shooting skills. To increase the chances of non-lethal neutralization the player will need to use tactical equipment, such as under door cameras or door blast charges.[4]


Development

An alpha version was released through itch.io on June 06, 2017. It includes 2 levels: “Raising The Bar” and “Free Fire” in which player needs to clean up the location and save hostages.[5]

On July 02, 2017, Police Stories successfully raised $26,679 on Kickstarter with 555 backers.[2]

On December 12, 2017, a beta version was released for Kickstarter backers who pledged $30 or more. It included 2 new levels, online co-op as well as regular updates.[2]

On June 14, 2018 , a huge update for a closed beta version was released (still available for Kickstarter backers only). It included all-new equipment system, new content and commands in row system as well as many fixes and gameplay improvements.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Marcus Estrada. "Police Stories is a Top Down Take on Police Quest: SWAT". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Mighty Morgan (May 30, 2017). "Police Stories". Kickstarter. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ Samuel Roberts. "Police Stories is a neat combination of Hotline Miami and Door Kickers". PC Gamer. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ John Walker. "Police Stories has a free alpha and a lot of potential". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Police Stories on itch.io". Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  6. ↑ John Walker. "Police Stories is coming along nicely, but taking its time". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved June 22, 2018.


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