Police Simulator: Patrol Duty (v2021.01.20)
Game Overview
A busy American city becomes your beat, turning routine patrol work into a steady stream of roadside decisions, public disturbances, and sudden pursuits. Police Simulator: Patrol Duty focuses on the everyday responsibilities of an officer rather than Hollywood-style shootouts, giving its action a procedural, workmanlike rhythm. Streets remain open for patrol, citizens and traffic keep moving around you, and nearly any suspicious situation can become a reason to investigate. The mood sits somewhere between relaxed free-roam simulation and tense law-enforcement role-play, especially when a routine stop reveals a wanted suspect.
Patrols revolve around watching traffic, responding to incidents, and enforcing the law across your assigned district. You document collisions, look for stolen vehicles, assist at checkpoints, stop speeding drivers, and issue citations when motorists break the rules. Pedestrians and cars can be checked at your discretion, while fugitives force you to react quickly with a foot chase or a siren-blaring vehicle pursuit. The city’s Unreal Engine 4 presentation gives the streets a solid urban backdrop, and the open structure lets you decide whether to follow immediate calls or spend time proactively hunting for violations.
What makes Patrol Duty appealing is its emphasis on the unglamorous details that action games usually skip: inspecting a scene, making judgment calls, and maintaining order one stop at a time. Rather than presenting police work as nonstop combat, it treats the badge as a set of practical tasks that range from paperwork-heavy accident response to fast-moving chases. Its freely accessible city and flexible patrol structure make it easy to create your own shift, even if the moment-to-moment interactions are more straightforward than in deeper modern police sims. Players who enjoy the open-ended duty loop of games such as Police Simulator: Patrol Officers, or who simply want a lower-pressure alternative to crime-focused sandbox games, should find plenty to like here.
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Installation
- Select the Download button at the top of this page to open UploadHaven.
- On UploadHaven, wait for any countdown, then select Free Download. Optional: UploadHaven Pro for faster downloads.
- When complete, extract the archive to a Police Simulator: Patrol Duty folder using 7-Zip.
- Open the extracted folder and start the game normally.
- For errors, check Setup Guide & Troubleshooting below. Keep your security software enabled.
System Requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 7/8/10 64-Bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5 3570 with 3.4 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 2200G with 3.5 GHz
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (2 GB VRAM) or AMD Radeon 7870 (2GB VRAM) or higher
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 8 GB available space
Setup Guide & Troubleshooting
How do I fix missing DLL errors for Police Simulator: Patrol Duty (v2021.01.20)?
After extracting Police Simulator: Patrol Duty (v2021.01.20), navigate to the _Redist or _CommonRedist folder inside the game directory and install DirectX, Vcredist, and any other dependencies included.
What should I do if the downloaded file is corrupted?
The full archive is 7.00 GB — make sure your download completed fully before extracting. Use 7-Zip to extract the files. If you still see a "file corrupted" error, re-download and try again.
Do I need to run the game as administrator?
Usually, no. Start the game normally from the extracted folder. If you see a permissions or save error, check that the folder is writable and follow the game's documented fix. Only grant administrator access when a trusted game's specific setup requires it.
How do I update my GPU drivers for this game?
The game won't launch — what should I try?
Check that extraction completed and your PC meets the system requirements, including Version 11. Note any error message before choosing a fix. If it identifies a missing runtime, install the required DirectX components or Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable from Microsoft.
My antivirus is blocking the game — is it safe?
A warning needs to be investigated; the download source alone cannot confirm that a file is safe. Keep your security software enabled and review the detection details. Do not run or restore a flagged file unless you have verified that it is a false positive. If you are unsure, leave it quarantined.