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Beat Cop

New York, more like a beast than a city. Explore it’s darkest corners and uncover its secrets as Jack Kelly, a former detective who has been framed for a murder. Degraded and forgotten by old pals, it’s your last chance to find the truth behind this whole terrible mess. The thing is, your new boss treats you like shit, your wife is a money sucking spawn from hell and the local mafia wants your head on a plate. I guess you could say, that things are complicated down here, in the middle of Brooklyn. Oh, and don't forget about writing tickets, reprimanding pedestrians & such. You're a beat cop af

Release date
March 30, 2017
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Pixel Crow
Publisher
11 bit studios
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New York, more like a beast than a city. Explore it’s darkest corners and uncover its secrets as Jack Kelly, a former detective who has been framed for a murder. Degraded and forgotten by old pals, it’s your last chance to find the truth behind this whole terrible mess. The thing is, your new boss treats you like shit, your wife is a money sucking spawn from hell and the local mafia wants your head on a plate. I guess you could say, that things are complicated down here, in the middle of Brooklyn.

Oh, and don't forget about writing tickets, reprimanding pedestrians & such. You're a beat cop after all. Nonlinear story with multiple endings - Someone framed you and no one gives a rat’s ass about this but you. Turn every stone in this city and find out who did that. The further you investigate the more missing puzzles you’ll find, but be careful. Some things should never be brought to daylight. The essence of 80’s cop shows - Have you ever dreamed of being one of the heroes of cop movies?

Of course you did, like we all. Now you have a chance. Be sexier than Sonny Crocket and tougher than Dirty Harry. And if witty comebacks won’t work, you can always do some old school ass kicking. It’s 80’s after all! The humour that your mom wouldn’t approve - Be sarcastic. Be gloom.…

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★ 7.8/10GOG · 195 ratings
GOGLast checked November 2, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 2 / 5
Beat Cop has a good story, great retro graphics and awesome puns - if you know the 80s pop culture. However, I couldn't take playing…
★ 3 / 5
Beat Cop is a interesting game. I like the graphical style. But it has some flaws. The story and the writing are not great. The…
★ 1 / 5
So, the GOG version is 1.1.744 and the Steam version is.. 1.2.749 ! Shame..
★ 3 / 5
I tried out a demo of this game last year at Gamescom and noticed it had a lot of promise. After playing through all 21…
★ 3 / 5
While it's clearly inspired by papers please, it goes its own way quite a bit. When the game is over you finally get to see…
★ 5 / 5
I am a fan of Gangsters PC game and Gangsters 2 PC game. I also have played Mob Rule many times. I also am a…
★ 2 / 5
This feels like what would happen if someone did some cool pixel art and then tried to shoehorn a game in around it. The story…
★ 3 / 5
As an old fart from the 80s, I can tell this game only has good puns referring to the 80s (among others, I liked the…

Most recent8

★ 3 / 5
The story and ideia about the game is very cool, but you need to stay sharp to alot of things while playing, if you are…
★ 5 / 5
A game with simple mechanics and a strong focus on storytelling. If you enjoy stories with that classic 80s movie feel, you're going to love…
★ 3 / 5
Not bad, but the last two missions have humor and gags that are too cheesy for my taste. At times, the objectives seem to overlap…
★ 5 / 5
incredible game, played it when I was like 12 and still as good more than half a decade later.
★ 2 / 5
Honestly this game was super fun. Like the story was great the loop of giving tickets was fun and the daily randomness was great too.…
★ 5 / 5
I've been wanting to finish playing this forever and recently got back into it, been loving it all over again. LA Noire in 8 bit…
★ 4 / 5
I would say for the price, definatelly worth adding to the library. Can be a repititous but if you love the 80's vibe, you enjoy…
★ 5 / 5
This game as far as im playing it has a really differenciated vibe from ANY OTHER game

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