EMERGENCY 20

Buy84%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows
  • macOS

Sixteen Tons Entertainment · Strategy · Oct 31, 2017

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
72
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio2 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy EMERGENCY 20?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

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
25% of themes are praise42% are divided33% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are great I wouldn't expect anything more from a game of this type.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Released to mark the 20th anniversary of the franchise, this installment significantly expands the scale, depth, and realism of the gameplay, delivering a sophisticated experience that challenges players to manage multiple types of emergency services—including fire, police, medical, and technical rescue units—across a variety of dynamic and complex scenarios.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Now about that difficulty thing i was talking about (OPINION INCOMING) i'd say that the gameplay difficulty is easily comparable to EM 2012's, EM 2013's and EM 2014's difficulty.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Graphics42 reviews
Gameplay40 reviews
Difficulty5 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
67% still recommend
Interface
80% still recommend
Co-op
50% still recommend
Optimization
33% still recommend
Audio
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
67% still recommend
Crashes
18% still recommend
Multiplayer
70% still recommend
Performance
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $20.09.

4 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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