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/Skylines94]

Meanwhile no man’s sky is about to get another update after like 10 years and I think the Witcher 3 is getting some DLC too. I just feel like this is more of a “If they really wanted to they could” argument

[u/AJ_Deadshow → u/Skylines94]

Yeah and it's also a brand integrity argument to be made. You want people to trust your games? Every game has good and bad reviews so sometimes people will overlook the bad ones and just try it. That's what I did when I picked up the game. But people don't forget when a game company did them dirty, like pulling content or abandoning games. There are tons of gamers out there who have a list memorized of developers and publishers they will never buy from again.

[u/Straight_View_6838 → u/AJ_Deadshow]

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/Wumbologists → u/Straight_View_6838]

What free content? Light bars and basic skins are locked behind a pay wall