The Precinct’s focus on proper protocol eventually wears a little thin, but its gorgeous, top-down take on GTA-inspired action from the right side of the law is undeniably arresting.
Fallen Tree Games' Lewis Boadle joined 80LV to discuss the making of The Precinct, sharing the inspirations and technical details behind its noir visuals, car chases, and sandbox crimes.
The Precinct has some issues like car controls and gun combat. It is still the best police simulator out there
It's pretty fun so far to me on PS5 it also has 4.75 rating from more than 500 players on ps5 if that count for anything
The Precinct is a chaotic cop sandbox with wild chases, repetitive tasks, and retro flair. It’s rough, but there’s fun in the mess.
The GTA we got in 2025
Okay I was going to completely dismiss this for clearly using the GTA art style,
but actually looking at it the game seems to be taking inspiration from the top down style that GTA 1 and 2 had but flipping it so that you play the role of the police.
Not a bad idea and the game does look pretty good graphically.