If you’ve been after a new game that captures the vibe of old-school Grand Theft Auto, you’ll want to check out The Precinct.
Fresh off a reveal at the Future Game Show Summer Showcase Powered by Intel, this top-down action game puts you in the shoes of a rookie cop fresh out of the academy. It’s your job to police a city in 1983 that’s rife with gang violence and corruption. Doing that means cleaning up the streets, protecting the populace, and bringing the institutions working in the shadows into the light.
And it’s coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox X/S
Chris Brandrick writing for overkill asks, what if GTA played by the rules? "The Precinct tries it — and well, I can’t believe I enjoyed issuing parking tickets either."
"The Precinct is an interesting mix of playstyles and routines to give some depth to its police procedural adventure."
- Stuart Cullen, TechStomper
NoobFeed editor Jay writes - The Precinct has the potential to be great as a view into the other side of things if you're a GTA fan, but that would all depend on whether you can look past some of the issues. It’s worth a play if you're ever curious to see what the cop life is like.
Damn, looks good. I'm feeling the top-down view for this one.
Wish it wasn't top down, but still looks cool
Reminds of Police quest from years ago but much improved
If it has that trademark GTA2/3 type of comedy... mastapeece.
If GTA kept it's original top-down perspective, I imagine this is what it would look like today.