The Precinct is a neon-noir police sandbox action game with car chases, shootouts, helicopter chases and parking violations.
In The Precinct you are a rookie cop in a crime-riddled American city in 1983. Your job is to take to the streets and uphold the law. This may include exciting stuff like Heat style bank robberies, drug deals and car chases, but you’ll also have plenty of lesser crimes to deal with like vandalism and parking violations.
The demo is reasonably short, with one quick shootout, one major car chase, one chopper pursuit and an introduction to regular beat cop crimes (vandalism and parking offences). It is a sandbox game though so you can mess around a little too.
At the moment the visual novel style cutscenes are a little jarring (it would be better to just zoom into the gameplay scene a little and have the characters talk there). Aside from that though, it’s a very promising game, with a nice blend of simulation and arcadey action, and a city that feels alive and real. With so many open world crime sims, it’s quite refreshing to be on the right side of the law for a change!
Download The The Precinct Pre-Alpha Demo Here (Steam)