The Precinct

The Precinct

Steam Deck Verified

Fallen Tree Games Ltd · Crime · May 13, 2025

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $20.09.

87%
Very Positive
9k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 138 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 106 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 9k player reviews · updated 19 hours ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story is well executed and enjoyable, just don’t expect a deep RPG or heavy player choice.
138 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
At first glance, the gameplay feels like one of the early GTA titles just prettier.
106 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The Precinct is an amazing game, visuals look wonderful, vehicles are well made and voice acting is very good for an indie game but despite it, the game faces some issues.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The Precinct is an amazing game, visuals look wonderful, vehicles are well made and voice acting is very good for an indie game but despite it, the game faces some issues.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Controls are clearly built around a gamepad, which the devs are upfront about, but on keyboard you'll occasionally misclick options in the selection wheel even though they're numbered - it would be great if PC allowed picking options via number keys or numpad.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Runs really smooth and includes a handheld option for graphics so it can work really well with the Steamdeck or ROG.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters138 reviews
Gameplay106 reviews
Graphics45 reviews
Audio36 reviews
Controls17 reviews
Steam Deck13 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat18 reviews
83%
Performance10 reviews
70%
Interface7 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs20 reviews
80%
Crashes18 reviews
72%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $20.09 (−33%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $20.09

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
39
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.