Steam Next Fest hit that's like GTA but you're a cop instead of a robber has been delayed to 2025 to deliver "the game we believe you deserve"
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The devs made the announcement onSteam. They explain “we are a core team of just 5 people, so we do not have the same resources as the large triple A studios that make similar sandbox-style games.”
Despite the small size of the team,The Precinct has impressed a lot of people already. Its demo shot to second place onSteam Next Fest’s ‘Trending Upcoming’ tab during the week where we lost all our time to the vast selection of cool trials on offer.
As an open-world game about crime, it’s been compared toGTAa lot, but it’s really the exact opposite since you play as the cops, not the robbers, and it’s now going to be coming out the same year asthe highly anticipated GTA 6.
While I completely understand the comparisons given the criminal theme of The Precinct, I think it looks different enough to stand apart from GTA. I love the grimey aesthetic of Averno City – it doesn’t make being a cop look glamorous, but dangerous and dirty. It also has a not-quite-isometric POV, with a third-person view keeping distance from the protagonist so you can see the rooftops as you patrol the city’s dark alleys.
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