Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (58%); after 7h it's 1 in 9 (12%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 87% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 44% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 18,934 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 16.3h for positive, 3h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (44.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (69)
story milestone ending side
- Beat Cop Reach 100 Police Reputation Points 100%
- Firefighter Reach 100 Fire & Rescue Reputation Points 62%
- Officer Reach 600 Police Reputation Points 62%
- Prop Hunt Destroy 10 street props (signs, fuse boxes, mail boxes and newspaper stands) 55%
- Medical Responder Reach 100 Medic Reputation Points 55%
- Gas Guzzler Refill your vehicle at "Rush" gas station 31%
- Can I get a refill? Refill watertank for fire truck 30%
- Fire Lieutenant Reach 600 Fire & Rescue Reputation Points 28%
- Medical Technician Reach 600 Medic Reputation Points 24%
- City Slickers Select spawn department in City 16%
- Sergeant Reach 10'000 Police Reputation Points 7.2%
- Proper Chaos Destroy 100 street props (signs, fuse boxes, mail boxes and newspaper stands) 6.5%
- Call an ambulance! Request EMS Transport 5.9%
- SHOCKING! Tazed suspects 5.6%
- I Live Here Play as civilian through Sandbox Menu 5.2%
- Whoops! Complete 10 motor vehicle collision callouts 4.1%
- Very Helpful Complete 10 officer needs assistance callouts 4.1%
- The roof is on fire Complete 10 structure fire callouts 4.1%
- Hey! That's mine. Complete 10 mugging callouts 3.6%
- No Smoking Use fan to clear interior smoke 3.6%
- This is a robbery! Complete 10 armed robbery callouts 3.4%
- Hot rod Complete 10 vehicle fire callouts 3.2%
- Hot garbage Complete 10 dumpster fire callouts 2.9%
- Boomstick Complete 10 person with a gun callouts 2.9%
- Get me out of here! Complete 10 structure fire with possible entrapment callouts 2.9%
- Fish and Chips Select spawn department in Cod Town 2.7%
- Lifesaver Bring patients to clinic or hospital 2.7%
- Yonk! Complete 10 shoplifting callouts 2.7%
- Demolition derby Complete 10 aggressive driver callouts 2.5%
- Under the influence Complete 10 drunk driver callouts 2.5%
- Who's there? Complete 10 suspicous activity callouts 2.5%
- Holiday! Select spawn department in Beach Town 2.3%
- Door Breaker Break down 100 doors 2.3%
- Deflating Shoot or Spike Strip Tires 2.3%
- Take Them Away Request Police Transport 2.0%
- Court Day Complete 10 bring suspect to court callouts 2.0%
- Can't park there! Issue parking tickets 2.0%
- Fire Captain Reach 10'000 Fire & Rescue Reputation Points 2.0%
- Burnout Complete 10 arsonist callouts 1.8%
- Argle Bargle Complete 10 fight in progress callouts 1.8%
- Party time! Complete 10 reported intoxicated persons callouts 1.6%
- Bring Them In Register suspects at any police station 1.6%
- Window Smasher Smash 100 windows 1.6%
- DUI Use breathalyzer test 1.4%
- That's Shocking Use Shock pads with defibrillator 1.4%
- Spread Out Use spreaders to rescue injured drivers 1.4%
- More than a flesh wound Complete 10 gunshot wound callouts 1.4%
- Just a flesh wound Complete 10 hit and run callouts 1.4%
- Where is she? Complete 10 missing person callouts 1.4%
- Advanced Medical Technician Reach 10'000 Medic Reputation Points 1.4%
- Dude, Where's my car? Tow cars to police impound 1.4%
- Stop! You've violated the law! Hand out 100 traffic violation tickets 1.4%
- I'M FREE!!! Complete 10 escaped convict vehicle incident callouts 1.1%
- You shall not pass! Complete 10 road blocked callouts 1.1%
- MEDIC! Revive other players 1.1%
- Traffic Manager Use Cones or Flares from vehicle trunk 1.1%
- Reactive Complete 10 allergic reaction callouts 0.9%
- Meow! Complete 10 cat in tree callouts 0.9%
- No Pain Complete 10 chest pain callouts 0.9%
- Sugar free Complete 10 diabetic emergency callouts 0.9%
- bluurrggg! Complete 10 nausea callouts 0.9%
- You're breathtaking!!! Complete 10 respiratory failure callouts 0.9%
- Out of the way! Complete 10 vehicle blocking driveway or access callouts 0.9%
- Permit required Complete 10 vehicle parked without permit callouts 0.9%
- Ded Complete 10 unconscious person callouts 0.9%
- UFP (Unidentified Flying Prop) Destroy 1'000 street props (signs, fuse boxes, mail boxes and newspaper stands) 0.9%
- Chief Reach 100'000 Police Reputation Points 0.9%
- Paramedic Reach 100'000 Medic Reputation Points 0.7%
- Fire Chief Reach 100'000 Fire & Rescue Reputation Points 0.7%