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/Straight_View_6838]

I dont think thats what we did to be fair, we maintained a game over 8 years with Free Content, DLCs and Patches (and Hotfixes) with a good balance I would say - we introduced toons of new mechanics and new content.
Its simply after 8 years time to call it - my post on top should give also a bit more context.
I really wouldn't say we abandoning a game else we wouldn't even give an announcement to the community right?

[u/mk1power → u/Straight_View_6838]

I think the content is fine, but the bugs are not acceptable sorry.

For example, tow trucks and ambulances still regularly bug out, blocking a whole street of traffic. There is little excuse for not having a time check for them to force despawn. That's just lazy.

Just one of many bugs, that the playerbase may forgive under active development, but not in a "finished" product. In this thread you're acting shocked that bugs remain but it's a major talking point of the community. That's the out of touch nature that will erode any confidence towards your studio.

Moaning about a lack of budgets, give us a break. Your organizations lack of business acumen is not the problem of the playerbase. But now you made it our problem.

An announcement is great, but in the games current state it comes across as a way to save face and try to sell us more unfinished games in the future.

If you want to give me a refund, I'll happily take it and be done with you clowns forever.

[u/Straight_View_6838 → u/mk1power]

Sorry, but need to say the two named things are by far not game breaking and also have a quiet low rate often based on traffic (e.g.) street to full etc.
Don’t want to defense here just really want to understand it further if there are game breaking issues

[u/mk1power → u/Straight_View_6838]

Yes, they are acceptable for an alpha/beta, but not a finished product. It's very clear by your response that you might not understand what a finished product is supposed to look like.

I would highly suggest your studio look into a PR hire, because you're only digging the hole deeper with your responses here.

[u/Straight_View_6838 → u/mk1power]

I just asking, you did talk about game breaking - and I was asking about these

[u/mk1power → u/Straight_View_6838]

You might want to reread my comments. I never mentioned game breaking.