Platforms
- PCMar 30, 20177.6playscore7.012 Critics8.22.32K Players
- PlayStation 4Mar 5, 20197.5playscore6.53 Critics9.0196 Players
- Xbox OneMar 5, 2019NAplayscore5.73 CriticsNA0 Players
- Nintendo SwitchMar 5, 2019NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
- AndroidJan 21, 2019NAplayscoreNA0 Critics8.68.60K Players
- iOSJan 22, 20197.4playscore6.02 Critics8.7209 Players
26 critic reviews · 2 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Beat Cop is a story-based police officer simulator heavily inspired by unrealistically exaggerated ’80s cop movies.
Alex Sem · May 05, 2021 Reviewed on iOSRead full review - All in all, Beat Cop serves well as a Police sim, although that aspect of the game grows stale as time goes on. The story can be janky and oddly paced at times, but overall tells a fascinating cop story with some neat revelations. The pixel art style fits the 80’s theme of Beat Cop and really nails the retro vibe that the devs are shooting for. Beat Cop works just as well on console as it did on PC, but there’s still some room to improve.
Donovan Erskine · Mar 13, 2019 Reviewed on XB1Read full review - Beat Cop is a strong effort to create a compelling police-themed adventure. Patrolling your street and building relationships with various characters is engaging, and it certainly looks the part with nicely done pixel art visuals. Its open ended design can lead to multiple endings, which makes it surprisingly replayable, but in practice, it all quickly becomes a little too complex for its own good.
Stephen Tailby · Mar 12, 2019 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Whilst its story is both welcoming and gripping, and its dialogue remains on point, Beat Cop fails to build where it truly matters. The core loop, although very serviceable, becomes tedious and repetitive before long, with little mechanical depth in place to keep things fresh. There’s certainly some fun to be had here, but it tends to be quite fleeting. In essence, it’s a generic management sim that, to its detriment, rarely ever attempts to innovate.
Anthony Cole · Mar 11, 2019 Reviewed on XB1Read full review - The gameplay is easy to learn, but it doesn’t do much to keep gameplay new and exciting. Its unpalatable themes, even though clearly put there on purpose, could do with being toned down a few notches. Grab Beat Cop if you’re looking for something very easy to learn and don’t mind a bit of mind-numbing repetition. But if you’re looking for something with a rich story and replayability, you’d better look elsewhere.
Becca Smith · Mar 11, 2019 Reviewed on XB1Read full review - The story is quite addicting and I’m always eager to see what is next or even replay to see what else could have happened. Beat Cop is a pretty decent length as well and should clock in for most somewhere between seven and ten hours. The non-linear story, along with the multiple endings, means there is a good amount of replayability as well. All in all, this is a great homage to 1980’s cop shows that shouldn’t be missed.
Derek C. Miller · Mar 05, 2019 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - The developer made a good decision with using pixelated graphics since that really adds ambiance to the ‘80s vibe. Each day brings something new to deal with and daily objectives that Kelly needs to complete in order to make progress. Now that game is out on mobile, everyone will be able to come face to face with tough choices about which side to take while at the same time finding evidence that will clear Kelly’s name and reinstate him as a detective.
Anna Gard · Jan 27, 2019 Reviewed onRead full review - Whenever you start a new game of Beat Cop, a disclaimer comes up that tells players that the game meant to be a celebration of 80s cop shows that were “a damn good time” about “good guys kicking bad guys asses, saving beautiful women, and driving muscle cars into the night.” Almost none of this is an accurate description of what Beat Cop actually is. There’s no good time here. There’s not even good guys. Beat Cop may have some interesting things to offer, but all of it is buried under thick layers of completley tone-deaf and humorless set dressing.
Campbell Bird · Jan 22, 2019 Reviewed on iOSRead full review - Beat Cop feels like two distinct and ill-fitting halves of the same cop drama idea. If it were a relatively tone-deaf, endless sandbox adventure where I maintained my beat, wrote my tickets, and solved some crimes, I would have enjoyed it a lot more than I did. The larger corruption-centered story arc wasn’t handled well, and it brought a lot of poor design choices into an otherwise interesting twist on the side scrolling adventure game.
Ian Birnbaum · May 10, 2017 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Beat Cop is a serviceable bureaucracy-em-up with an interesting concept. However, its rote procession of ticket-giving and perp-chasing – combined with the shallowness of its side stories – can get repetitive and leave you feeling unsatisfied. Ultimately, Beat Cop is like the sugary donut emblazoned as its logo. It’s got a sugary taste in the first bite, but it’s not substantial enough to substitute for a good meal.
Jonathan Trussler · Apr 10, 2017 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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Community Reviews
- Reviewed on Switch
- Rated on PC
About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by 80’s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.
Developer: Pixel Crow