Contraband Police

Pretty fun game! I like how they combine a day job with the story missions and side missions. Makes it feel like you're an undercover agent. Only encountered a few glitches here and there, but overall this is a pretty clean-cut game.

Negatives: It can be tricky to find all of the contraband in a vehicle; sometimes I look and look around the engine and then it tells me I missed something around the engine. So that's a bit annoying. I also don't like the bad language, as it's really unnecessary and contributes nothing to the game.

Positives: But back to the good parts of this game. There are lots of ways to make money in the game; side missions, contraband deliver, prisoner dropoff. And there is the added convenience of fast travel and calling the vendor or the police transport to come to you (for a fee, of course). The tools are pretty cool and have some good variety. Combat is decent. Bullet time on the sniper rifle adds some extra spice to combat. The game is also really good about making you unsure of who you are dealing with as each car rolls up; sometimes they're perfect, sometimes they bolt, sometimes they try to bribe you, and sometimes they just don't have their paperwork right. It makes the game quite adventurous.

The game is really fun and immersive at the start but as you keep playing it gets really repetitive. The story is a bunch of fetch quests with a little janky combat here and there with no real substance. Fun for the first five hours but after that it feels like a job, and there's not even multiplayer.

Great game. If you've ever played Paper's Please then you'll love this game great sized map perfect for the type of game this is, graphics are very good and the game runs very smoothly, even on low spec pcs. 10/10 would recommend.

its fun and i sided with the blood rebel, it was a bit sad when a had to kill the police. And the end i think was very cinematic.
I like when the humans i saved from the communist get a good ending. i will try being sided whit the communist next time.
I give 10/10

This has been a great game. If you wanted Papers, Please to have more in depth gameplay and be 3D, this is it. You have to be quite meticulous in finding all contraband and be on the lookout for random attacks or fleeing perps. I quite recommend this game.

I remember playing this game and skipping uni for weeks because this was too addicting. I really enjoyed it and the side stories were interesting. I was a good cop and I was really immersed 9/10

good game but what i think could be better if there was a mode where you could be with a friend or a random person but still love the game

Fun and engaging, I've only played the inspector portion of the game but I look forward to the campaign!

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☐ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☑ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☑ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☑ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☑ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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☑ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template

ITS REALLY ADDICTING!! Even though there is some minor issues, the game is still the best police game I played, this game might be top 3 for me lol.

One of the most realistic border games anyone could have ever imagined, definitely worth the buy!

Gameplay is a solid 10 the storyline is very well made and the ending is a S tier

Overall The game is a S+ Tier.

Fun game to play in small doses. I come back to it as a "cool-down" game before I go to bed.

I would give this a 3 out of 5 stars.
The things that makes it a deal breaker is that it takes some parts to load it properly, which can make it hard to play at times.
For example, when I go to drop off the contraband I'll park the car and when everything isn't loads in fully I can accidentally kill one of the guys that is walking around.
Get that fixed and then I would recommend this game.

i originally thought this game wasn't really anything special when i first watched videos on it, but having played it i can now say theres actually a lot more depth to it than you would initially think. the border control part of the game - which is the main thing i've seen in videos - is very similar to Papers Please, so if you enjoyed that, you'll likely also enjoy this. apart from that, at times you feel like you're playing a different game entirely. you'll go from border control paperwork to massive shootouts to transporting prisoners and contraband to solving murders? somehow? either way, i actually enjoyed playing this game a lot more than just watching it

its a great game though i wish there was more i could do to make it less laggy but i think thats just a computer issue rather then a game issue but its really fun to play

i purchased and played this game after watching Nachizzplayzz on youtube

i love being the worst cop and if a person ever complains or be rude just know they are not being seen again this is a very fun game but not the most repayable as other games if you want a game of being a border patrol look no further than contraband police

This game is fun!
It's cool that you have 2 different endings and stuff to do outside of the main job.
The endless mode is perfect too throwing grenades at evil people is so much fun!
Also, destroying the cars? Super fun
Really cool simulator

Usually I troll for reviews but this is genuinely an underrated masterpiece. It's my favorite indie game of all time. It's simple game design makes it replayable for hours upon end, and the story is simply fun to play through. Can't wait for the new dlc!

this game is great to take your mind off of things or just if youre bored. this game is perfectly unpredictable in a way that it makes sure you never get bored. 10/10 recommend

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☑ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☐ 6
☐ 7
☑ 8
☐ 9
☐ 10

---{ Author }---
☑ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template

overall i like the game, it is like papers please with smuggling and vehicles, so far my only complaint is the escort mission "unstoppable" in the campaign which i find impossible to complete as the vehicle you are in is too squishy for the damage being dished out by the enemies.

Contraband Police is a good game for people that like to find stuff out and are for curious people. I would recommend having a good PC to play this game because it has very high graphics. 9.5/10, would recommend.

So it took me about 29 hours to complete. I thought it was a good game cant wait for the dlc. It is a slow game so if you are not a fan of it, its not for you. The story is good and you get to make your own decisions. There are a few big fights some side missions. I may play it more in the near future but iv put some good time into playing it every day i got the chance. I would recommend picking it up on CDKeys.

Really Enjoying this game!.. I'll spend forever just searching a vehicle and making sure everything is correct, but its fun!

Wowee, great game!
This game brought many commendable attributes to the table however unfortunately one of these is not story.
While this game allows you to side with either the communist government or the rebel alliance (The Blood Fist) the actual depth of said story fall off the rails a bit and is very surface level; bad guys causing a disturbance, go get them type sh*t.

However, where the game lacks in story it makes up for with gameplay , L.O.D and replayability .

Gameplay

Extremely fun whilst at the same time very challenging. The more you play the game the harder and more complicated it becomes, which then just entices you to continue to play. The levelling system of the facilities of your border post and weapons to use against The Blood Fist, forces you, the player, to initiate the well known state of mind that is, "The Grind" ; as you grind up money to upgrade and buy to tools.

L.O.D

The level of detail this game has to offer leaves me almost speechless. The amount of details from the traveller's vehicle documentation and damages; to the declared cargo list if there bringing cargo across the border; then to the expiration date and details of their passport. Nearing the end also including surveillance for forged documents. Just Wow!
Then there was the different types of contraband that were being smuggled in. Not only different types meaning different colours and shapes, but also being able to find contraband in every possible nook n cranny of the cars, further increasing the difficulty.

Replayability

This game offers very good replayability as every case is different and you develop a method to clearing a person (whether its approving or denying entry) that changes everytime. Then there is also the two different paths of the story Government or Blood Fist, whether that truly changes the story events I'm not sure (I only played through the government line)

This game offers a campagin and freeplay mode.

I don't think I would recommend this. I think they tried to do to much, instead of focusing on the core game loop. There is too much non-border guard stuff going on. I find I only spend 25% of my time actually doing the contraband policing. The rest of the time is spend buying replacement items (which broke during the day), transferring prisoners, Selling contraband, fighting gangs. Also, upgrading anything sucks, as everything you buy increases your upkeep which is annoying as your being punished for upgrading. Would be okay, if you could spend your money to decrease your upkeep, but you cant. Ultimately, I am left not wanting to upgrade which kinda sucks as that's part of these games the progression. But if you want to micromanage all these things then its okay. Was hoping for a 3D papers please but this is far from it unfortunately.

Got this game because i watched CaseOh play it and it did not disappoint. I love the game so so much

Its alright, it gives you that sense of ownership at your post with the management of it at its people.

very fun and immersive exprience, obviously has some issues but there is little of them

some people complain about it being too slow but i think thats better for the game in general, more immersive and smooth, makes it feel like youre actually there going through the duties of a border patrol

Really enjoyed the mix of Papers Please gameplay and easy to learn combat. It's satisfying be rewarded for good inspections and spending the money to upgrade your equipment.

Papers Please as a free roam first person game. It's a chill game with some fun action elements that make the gameplay loop quite fun. The main story is alright but the campaign has fun moments. The guns are satisfying to use and the other game modes add a lot more hours to the game. A very good game, I just wish they'd fix some of the achievements

fun and stays fun, you can play through the story (its not too long) a few times with different outcomes and events.

fun game but as an austrian/german it feels very wrong bringing people to labor camps everyday

I love this game! The story is fun the play and the inspector mode is so much fun to do! Great for playing alone or with friends watching

fun campaign and very interstin g u dk what each day shows

It is fun. Kind of clunky, but fun.

Didn't know that just simply being a border guard can be both fun and yet intense since there will be that one asshole who decides to start a chase and ruin my tempo. But other than that, this game is a must buy and best if you do it during a sale.

I almost wish this game didn't have a campaign mode, just because when I completed it, I didn't really feel like replaying the game in the "Inspector" mode which is more of the typical 'simulator' type game. it's just that I had already gone through all of the same upgrades and gameplay in the campaign mode and wasn't interested in starting over in this different mode. So just an FYI that if you're looking for a simulator type game first, Play inspector mode and skip campaign mode as you'er not missing much. Still a fun game either way.

Fun game to do on call with friends and the challenge mode with a global ranking is a good feature, Would only like the implementation of more upgrades available for the border post but everything else including multiple choice campaign is great for the price

The content creators do a great job up-selling this game - Its WAY better to watch then play!!

BUT!

Its VERY slow and VERY boring for the most part

I'll elaborate 80% of this game is waiting - waiting for the car to pull up, waiting for it to drive away, driving around to the prison camp then the police station on the opposite side of the map to drop off contraband. Its just SOOOOO slow. Also the driving system is very clunky, the rendering is buggy with people T-posing or stuff not loading in, and the game loop isnt very satifying for the most part.

Its WAY better to watch then play!!

Love the Game & the Store Line is Good Too! plus the Game play is really Fun!!

3D type of Papers Please. Other duties in terms of terrorist attacks, prisoner/contraband transport are a nice touch as well. Upgrading the outpost as you get money is satisfying. Much like Papers Please, you have Career, unlimited mode (with saves) and challenge mode.

UI is nice, optimization is 8/10 - some settings will bog your PC if you have at or below recommended.

Its really great. Its like Papers Please became much more interactive. I really do love that there are elements besides checking documents, ie. shootouts, searching vehicles for contraband, outpost management and so on. Keeps the game from feeling stale. Cant wait for the DLC.

One of the best games i playd. The only bad thing about this game is that it ended to fast. 10 out of 10 stars

Good game, I really like it. The only thing I really found frustrating was the lack of on person inventory. I had to continually go back and forth carting items to the warehouse. It would be good if you could get better "backpacks" or something. Also, an option to move items from the warehouse to the vehicle (when parked) without having to go between the two.

Its janky and and suffers fps drops often but the gameplay loop is satisfying and good. Feels frustrating at times but overall good and at a sale its a snatch. Unique in its idea like papers please. Needs bug fixing though.

If you are a fan of games like Papers, Please and That's Not My Neighbor you'll find your self right at home with Contraband Police. You can work for or against the government - take pity on civilians in unfortunate circumstances, and even take bribes from smugglers. The game has a satisfying game play loop, with plenty of events and happenings to keep things interesting as the game becomes progressively more difficult as tensions begin to build within Acaristan and it's neighboring countries. This is an easy addition to my list of recommended games.

Paper please but 3D! I love it and Im looking for future updates and stuff to come.