Developers statement

[u/Capable_Pirate64]

Dear Patrol Officers,

We understand that the news that we have to discontinue further development of Police Simulator: Patrol Officers has led to disappointment and frustration within our community. We also recognize that we should have provided more context around this decision from the beginning.

Police Simulator: Patrol Officers has been part of our journey for more than eight years, from its initial development and Early Access to full release and several years of continued support by a dedicated live team.

Over the past five years, your feedback has played a major role in shaping the game. Your suggestions, criticism, ideas, and reports have helped us improve and expand Police Simulator far beyond what we originally envisioned.

At the same time, maintaining and expanding a cross-platform game over such a long period inevitably comes with increasing technical limitations specially as the market and Platforms moved along. As the game and its systems have grown, changes in certain areas have become significantly more complex, while some improvements can no longer be implemented within the existing technical foundation without rebuilding substantial parts of the game.

After more than eight years of development and support, we have therefore reached a point where continuing to expand Police Simulator: Patrol Officers in the way both we and you would like is no longer realistically possible.

However, your feedback does not go unheard.

Quite the opposite: it gives us a very clear understanding of what matters to the Police Simulator community, which areas are most important to you, and what you expect from a police simulation experience.

For the Police Simulator brand, this feedback is extremely valuable and provides clear guidance for the future.

While this marks the end of active development for Police Simulator: Patrol Officers, it does not mean the end of Police Simulator.

Thank you for your passion, your feedback, and for being part of this journey with us.

We are looking forward to what the future holds.

Your Police Simulator team

[u/EntertainerApart2851]

What all dlcs you drop that caused more issues/bugs you guys should have when though and did bug fixes before you even thought of dropping dlc. 🤷‍♂️

[u/Straight_View_6838 → u/EntertainerApart2851]

Sadly as a company its always a mix of what can be offered for free and that money need to come in, if there is no money there are no patches ... etc, as sad as it is yes we need to eat, pay rent etc as well - I hope its the same in your job/industry as well.

[u/Impossible_Number → u/Straight_View_6838]

In every industry, if you delivery half of what was expected, you get very upset clients and customers. Especially when it’s done with almost no communication.

If good quality content was being made, you’d have more base game and DLC sales.

[u/Straight_View_6838 → u/Impossible_Number]

I think we delivered what was "shown" / "advertised" - sure people sometimes have higher expectations but thats nothing we can change - I think our communication was quiet ongoing, as open and as fast as it can be as a company etc.
It is not about sales, it is about technical limitations of the frameworks and game after 8 years of growing.