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Police Chief Simulator is a single player casual management game. It was developed by Perfect Circle Team S.A. and was released on September 17, 2026. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Welcome to Winston Springs, Officer! The local police station is in urgent need of a Chief of Police, and you’ve been chosen for the job! Handle incoming reports, renovate and expand the station, solve cases, and fight crime!

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72%Audience ScoreBased on 253 reviews
gameplay16 positive mentions
optimization15 negative mentions

  • Unique police chief management gameplay combining simulation and hands-on action.
  • Developers are highly responsive, frequently releasing hotfixes and patches to address bugs.
  • Shared game universe with Car Dealer Simulator adds immersion and a cohesive world.
  • Game suffers from numerous bugs including crashes, stuck NPCs, lost equipment, and save/load issues.
  • Poor optimization leads to low frame rates and performance problems, especially in upgraded stations.
  • Limited content and repetitive gameplay cause short playtime and little replayability at launch.
  • gameplay

    55 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    29% positive mentions, 66% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions

    The gameplay combines management and police simulation with some novel mechanics but is often criticized for repetitiveness, superficial depth, and technical issues like bugs and poor optimization. While the foundational mechanics and tutorials are clear and enjoyable initially, many players find investigations shallow and the gameplay loop quickly grows predictable. Ongoing updates and developer focus show promise, suggesting that with improvements and additional content, the gameplay could significantly improve.

    • “A cool mix of management game, police game and a fun, albeit shallow, nod to Papers Please or contraband police document checking mechanics.”
    • “Gameplay is enjoyable, activities are well thought out and don't feel overwhelming or unnecessarily complicated; it's a really nice game for those autumn evenings.”
    • “I actually quite enjoy the gameplay loop; it brings some new ideas to the simulation genre.”
    • “It cripples gameplay and only gets worse.”
    • “Second, the game mechanics around solving a case is simply guessing and trial/error.”
    • “Game mechanics feel bad and make no sense specifically with solving cases.”
  • optimization

    38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    16% positive mentions, 45% neutral mentions, 39% negative mentions

    Optimization is a major issue in the game, with performance significantly deteriorating as players progress and expand their stations, causing frequent lag, stuttering, and frame drops even on low settings. While some users report acceptable performance initially, many find the game becomes nearly unplayable past early stages, especially in larger areas. Developers are actively addressing bugs and optimization, but currently, poor performance is a primary source of frustration.

    • “The game still needs some optimization, especially as the police station gets larger, but the developers are actively working on improving the game.”
    • “You guys have been pushing out so many bug fixes improving the gameplay and optimization so well now never saw a company with so many bug fixes to start.”
    • “Fixing the item duplication bug and improving performance would make the game much smoother and more enjoyable.”
    • “At this point, the combination of broken progression, constant reloading, and poor performance is making the game frustrating to play, and I no longer feel it is in a playable enough state to continue.”
    • “I've tried setting literally all of the graphics settings to the lowest setting, as well as turning off anything that can affect performance, then dropping from 4k resolution down to 1080p on the lowest settings, and I still sit around 50 fps, with drops to 30.”
    • “The performance should not be anywhere near this abysmal.”
  • stability

    28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game suffers from frequent and varied bugs including severe performance drops, glitches with characters and items, and frustrating gameplay interruptions that significantly hinder stability. While developers are actively releasing fixes and updates, persistent issues such as stuck officers, disappearing items, and low FPS continue to impact user experience. Overall, stability remains a major concern, making the game feel more like an early access title than a polished full release.

    • “After upgrading the station to max, FPS on the station drops drastically, even after cleaning duplicates in the armory room. Glitches include item duplicates, workers glitching or throwing cases everywhere, and squads disappearing.”
    • “The officer on reception keeps getting stuck between the default cabinet and the sofa, resulting in no income unless you do it yourself. Police cars get stuck on patrol after crashes and cannot be retrieved, causing loss of investment. The game is laggy, uses a lot of GPU and CPU resources, and has floating case files in the air. Overall, a very buggy experience that ruins what could have been a fun game.”
    • “There are persistent bugs like the inability to load or use guns properly, issues with workers not shredding or faxing documents automatically, and constant manual intervention needed for restocking forms and paper. These bugs make the gameplay frustrating and require frequent reloading or restarting.”
  • story

    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    14% positive mentions, 72% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The story is largely criticized for being poorly developed, with many users describing it as a sequence of rigid, objective-driven tasks lacking emotional depth or meaningful consequences. Several report bugs and design flaws in mission structure, repetitive gameplay, and abrupt or limited narrative progression. However, a few players appreciate the story's concept and express hope for future improvements and expansions.

    • “Very good story and love this game. Can not wait to see it continue to grow, love that it's the car dealer map as well.”
    • “I like it, the story ends a little abrupt but that's ok.”
    • “So far so good... looking forward to all the updates and continuation of story, etc.”
    • “A story that is really not a story and simply someone reading the objectives that are on your screen.”
    • “You must follow the story exactly, no doing things ahead of time or they don't count, you have to do them in the exact order.”
    • “Missions are not set up correctly, there were multiple times where I had to do something and then I was asked to 'build'/unlock the thing that allows you to do it as a next mission.”
  • graphics

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    42% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The game features generally good graphics that contribute to an engaging world, but many users report severe performance issues such as lag, low frame rates, and stuttering even on low settings, causing frustration despite the visual quality. Optimization appears poor, leading to overheating and inconsistent in-game visuals compared to trailers.

    • “First of all the graphics are pretty good and optimized just like car dealers simulation. In fact, it's so fun that both games take place in the same world and hood. It's like the developers are building a world, not only games.”
    • “Great graphics and exciting gameplay make you hooked for more.”
    • “I was skeptical at first but this is actually really fun and I found myself enjoying the game. Graphics are great and I like the fact anything can happen anytime.”
    • “Even with the graphics settings reduced to low/medium, the frame rate is still terrible, making the game feel badly optimized on top of the gameplay bugs.”
    • “Next, half of what you see in the trailer video you never see in-game, and the graphics are constantly jittery.”
    • “I've tried setting all the graphics settings to the lowest, and dropping from 4K down to 1080p, and I still only get around 50 fps, with drops to 30.”
  • grinding

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 11% neutral mentions, 89% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is a mixed experience, with some finding it challenging yet enjoyable, while others feel it becomes repetitive and tedious after a few hours. The initial upgrade phase takes significant time, and once completed, players often face prolonged grinding for money, reputation, and achievements that can feel monotonous. Some suggest the need for automation improvements to reduce the grind.

    • “Hours spent grinding towards nothingness.”
    • “Once the novelty wears off, you're largely left grinding through repetitive jobs for money and reputation.”
    • “There is nothing here except for about 8 hours of grinding for money and reputation.”
  • music

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    20% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The music in the game is generally regarded as poor or annoying, with some users choosing to turn it off entirely. When music is disabled, the world becomes eerily silent aside from ambient sounds, and there are reports of sound bugs and missing NPC voices. Overall, the soundtrack detracts from the experience for many players.

    • “Apart from that very big and annoying bug, there seemed to be no sound after I turned the music down and the files would glitch through boxes—random bugs like that.”
    • “NPCs don’t speak, and if you turn off the music, the world becomes eerily silent aside from ambient noise.”
    • “So far having fun with it, but the soundtrack is horrible.”
  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is largely unintentional, stemming from numerous funny bugs rather than deliberate comedic content. However, technical issues significantly detract from the overall experience.

  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The emotional aspect is minimal, as losing officers during missions lacks significant emotional impact or managerial consequences.

  • monetization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users express initial skepticism about the game's monetization, influenced by previous experiences with the developer's other titles that prioritized updates over fixing existing issues, raising concerns about the company's approach to game support and content delivery.

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Play Times

6h Median play time
8h Average play time
5-15h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 7 analyzed playthroughs
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Police Chief Simulator is a casual management game. Common tags for Police Chief Simulator include first-person, politics, indie, life sim, relaxing and others.

Police Chief Simulator is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 8 hours playing Police Chief Simulator.

Police Chief Simulator was released on September 17, 2026.

Police Chief Simulator was developed by Perfect Circle Team S.A..

Police Chief Simulator has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Police Chief Simulator for its gameplay but disliked it for its optimization.

Police Chief Simulator is a single player game.

Similar games include Police Simulator: Patrol Officers, Enforcer: Police Crime Action, Flashing Lights - Police Fire EMS, Car Dealer Simulator, Police Chief Simulator: Prologue - Early Days and others.