Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator

Fun Game, great potential but extremely buggy. Devs keep focusing on DLC and random things, but wont fix the glitchy buggy mess.

The game may be janky and buggy mess, but my toddler really likes that the car goes wiuuwiuuwiiu wiwiwiwiwiwi. So my toddler really recommend it

I think it's a good game, HOWEVER, there are some issues with the new update that came out the day I am writing this. The new part of the city is quite buggy. Roads barely show up and the game is slower now. Also, after playing for a bit, the game can get a bit repetitive. It's important to note that I do not have any of the DLCs. In conclusion I think it's worth buying as it is a lot of fun, though proceed with caution as there is a few bugs. My advice to the devs is to slow down on adding new features and focus on polishing the game as it is, by fixing bugs. Great game though.

[h1]Instead of fixing the game-breaking bugs and most importantly - [b]the horrible performance[/b] - these devs are simply hungry for money and therefore they are focusing solely on DLC and useless so-called "free content" that nobody asked for.[/h1] [b]Refunded/10[/b] - Listen to your community, devs, otherwise that hunger for money is going to turn into starvation and inevitable "death" very fast.

Complete scam I have several reasons for this -several DLC's yet they are very low quality -Unable to leave servers (like 50/50 of leaving normally) -Super buggy -spawn zones don't detect other players unless parked perfectially -game bugs out when trying to extract patients -No good updates, the devs are money hungry -Interactions don't work 70% of the time -game sync IS THE WORST even worse than running on mcdonnalds internet trying to play Seige -no progression -Horrid game interface/interactions -Server list is slower than me getting up at 2 am for a flight at 2 pm -only 10 person servers + very toxic when playing on the modded servers -no way of reporting incidents through steam accounts -0 Optimization, physics took a hike, driving system is worse than driving a whale -punching does litteraly nothing -gun effects are non existant -npc's on calls just don't exist 50% of the time -calls self cancel for no reason -AI pathing is horrible Good things (kinda) -Light programming system + light effects -several varients of light systems (ie light bars, spot lights, etc.) -blinkers -modded calls (if they work its like a 75% chance) -swat (but very few calls) -head moves to where you are looking (kinda it tries) -flashlights for all characters -scene lights, road flares (led) traffic cones.

After many years, this game continues to have many game breaking bugs. The developers are slowly adding things that are secondary, but don't focus on bug fixing so there is no point in playing the game. Gets boring very quick and lack of optimization results in low performance. It seems the focus now is just releasing DLCs for stuff like lights and vehicles. The game world has had significant improvement, but it feels very static and all the scenarios are predictable and simple, not much effort has been placed in this.

I do not recommend this game, the quality is horrible, the game has many bugs, and it is un enjoyable.

Dont play this, theres a GTA mod that is exactly this but alot better and in GTA environment.

A fun little police game. Not polished yet, I'd say it's somewhere between LSPDFR and ER:LC on Roblox. Except, it doesn't have half of the features of those games yet but it will come somewhat close to those, hopefully, one day. I've been playing this game for what feels like many years now and it has seen some updates here and there, that have increased the quality of life a little bit but it's still got a lot of hills to climb. The cars feel like they are straight out of Garry's Mod or something, not awful but they feel unfinished. They are completely bullet proof at the moment. You can't remove the pushbars, which ruins certain build aesthetics. You also can't customize the cars your back up shows up in, which stinks, because their cars will never match what you're in, unless you copy them, and I think that makes the paid DLC almost completely obsolete for singleplayer users, as of now. The weapons make the guns in Garry's Mod look and sound good but these are fine. The combat against AI isn't challenging enough to be a threat as of yet but that has a lot more to do with the AI movement, than it does the weapon physics. The AI movement needs a complete overhaul, right now, it would be on par with like Minecraft but even the skeletons in that game have a lot more maneuverability (they can go left and right to get better angles, in this game they either run away or stand completely still and shoot at you). Hopefully, in the future it will get a little closer to Arma or GTA. The world has improved a lot since I started playing. It still doesn't have a name or any lore yet, and outside of buildings and trees, it feels very empty. Some ambiance (visual and audio) would go a long way. The map itself feels quite disorganized but, like everything else, it's fine. I'm also enjoying the new lighting and Day/Night cycle. I'd like to see more props (crime scene tape and crime scene markers for detective work), plus a lot more for civilians. Working body armor / vests would be cool. Also, would love to see a complete overhaul of the outfits in game. Right now, they only have like 4-6 player models, that each have unique outfits (that you can't change in any way besides glasses or hat), and that's it. If you want to be a black sheriff, forget about it. A tall police officer with a black police shirt, NOPE. A detective in a suit, laughable, doesn't exist. This is one of those things that hasn't improved since I started playing the game and it could use some immediate attention. Overall, I would wait and try to get this game on sale for around $5-$10. Anything over $15 would be straight highway robbery. It's very much in early access still. The multiplayer might be a bit better of an experience, but who has friends am I right? So, keep on looking for that LSPDFR replacement. It's a shame that GTA V updates every week and breaks our only halfway decent singleplayer police simulator. Right now, the best stable police sim you can get, is on ER:LC, Roblox. No singleplayer mode but the gameplay far exceeds any of these Steam games, and it's free. Only issues I have with that one, are the random wars that break out frequently, and that they ruined half of the cars recently thanks to trying to avoid copyright.

Bare bones and bugy. Movement so clunky and stuttery I get motion sick.

Good concept but super buggy. Missions disappear, NPC's teleport constantly or disappear. Sometimes the CAD doesn't work. NPC's may spawn out of nowhere and start shooting during modded missions. Basically making the game unplayable.

Its in a bad spot right now, the quality of graphics are sub 2013 era with really buggy and clunky movement. NPCs always get stuck and break the immersion of it. The police Ai are terrible and stare at walls. They need to fix the core AI aswell as make it feel alive. You feel as if you are walking in a fallout 76 launch test server.

Calling this a finished product and charging 25 euros for it outside of Early Access is downright bold — borderline insulting. Tried to give it a fair shot. Should’ve just gotten Motor Town instead. Wouldn’t be surprised if the dev already jumped ship. I guess the only target audience for this game are people stuck with ancient hardware. Just install FiveM and have a real experience instead of wasting your time with this and trying to enjoy it. And that’s still being generous — GTA V’s Deluxe Edition regularly goes on sale for less than this so-called 'full release'. The best part? GTA V runs smoother than this on my office laptop. So honestly… what’s this game’s excuse?

Please put tutorial mission as introduction.. i just start play as EMC, got no clue where to go,,, what to do... world feels empty boring. Bad simulator game.

One of the worst game I ever seen.. Game title is very appropriate.. Flashing Lights..as developers only worked on Cars' Flashing Lights and sirens..Everything else is total sh*t.. Every single task have 100 bugs.. This game even not worth of 50 cents..

1. Graphics have always been terrible. 2. Gets very repetitive very fast 3. Easy missions 4. Tailored to a very specific community 5. Free DLCs (Just make it an update) 6. Limited customizing ability 7. Basic map 8. Bad UI 9. Bad AI 10. Barely any exploration opportunities

It´s a very fun game, with many customisation and role play. It would be better if the traffic advisor could turn of any color, not only yellow. I give it a 8/10 because of that.

I've really been enjoying Flashing Lights! It's a fun and immersive experience, especially when playing with friends or jumping into public sessions. The variety of roles and missions keeps things interesting. That said, I do think the game would benefit from some performance improvements and AI pathing fixes, as well as addressing a few mission glitches. Still, it's a solid and enjoyable game with great potential, and I'm excited to see where it goes with future updates!

This game has awful gunplay with camera angles that consistently obscure my vision, boring unrealistic driving and consistent bugs. If you're looking for a gameplay heavy police game that has in depth gunplay or driving do not bother with this. But I could see how people enjoy this if they specifically only cared about mundane police tasks or a decent multiplayer roleplay experience but do not expect any sort of intelligent AI or thrilling gameplay to back up the roleplay experience - unless your definition of thrilling is interacting with unresponsive npcs and fighting with bugs to try and get to the end of a mission. I do understand how people could say "Maybe you just don't like the actual premise of the game", and yes while this might be true the fact is there are blatantly obvious issues that plague the experience regardless of what you look for in the game. And I'm not here to just make out the game is going to be a bad experience to everyone who plays it but if you're like me and looking for a game which has great gameplay and fleshed out gunplay mechanics don't make the same mistake. There are a couple good things about this game that I should bring up: - Large map that has decently lively areas - Many missions and the fact you can play as three different emergency services is great with none of them feeling neglected for the most part - Awesome community, lots of people willing to help (The game is 10000x better in multiplayer don't bother playing alone) Summary: Not very good game for gunplay, driving or in-depth gameplay, and buggy. Enjoyable if you enjoy mundane emergency services tasks and roleplaying with other people

Please stop releasing DLC and fix the mechanics of the game.

Terrible traffic AI, extremely buggy, insanely low performance while also maintaining shockingly low quality, and extremely clunky and unintuitive controls. Not worth your time, much less money imho.

This game desperately needs a update, the controls, AI, and every part of this game are outdated. It is almost just hard to play. Not worth the price.

some in game features like back up just stand there and dont really give a clear way to provide assistance. fan to vent smoke did not work no matter where i placed it and my backup crashed into a ditch and was stuck. npcs will stop and never move, there was a suspected dui. when i checked the drivers of the 3 different vehicles that were blocking the road way no one was drunk and when they were released they just sat and let traffic build up. An assitance call led to me pulling up to scene, someone shooting at me as i pull in, the officer that called me sat in his vehicle the entire time and did not react at all to his partner being shot, nordid the person shooting aim once at him. realism is not a factor in this game, the npcs seem to have a very short program that if put in any situation other than walk or drive forward they freeze and wont move ever again. this had such a great chance at becoming a great game, it just needs alot more work for things to actually work.

8.5 / 10 | Should've found this game a lot sooner. I'm having a blast playing around with the lights for all three teams - Police / Fire / EMS - Can't change anything else though sadly. They've nail down pretty much everything there is to emergency. I do wish the graphics could be better, especially now in 2025 we got all kinds of software & graphics. Calls wise I wish there's a better jurisdictions in between stations and teams that way we don't have to drive across the map and back. The NPCs definitely need an upgrade, keeps getting stuck when requested to en route. Everything else is pretty good overall, if your an emergency response enthusiasts you'll definitely love this game.

One of the most low graphics emergency games that you will find thats cheap. Highly recomend.

I love this game! None of my friends have it yet, but I already know when they do that multiplayer will be awesome! Sure, it's buggy, but it makes for many funny moments.

This is a decently fun game if you're willing to look past the numerous bugs. Flashing Lights allows you to play as a police officer, firefighter, or EMT. It's set in a fairly large open world where you can freely drive around accepting callouts. These range from the ordinary (illegally parked cars, motor vehicle collisions, allergic reactions) to the extraordinary (bank robberies, building fires, gunshot wounds). It has both single player and multiplayer. Single player allows you to use AI partners/backup, while online you're relying on other players. It's good when a server has a good mix of police, fire, and EMS. It can create a good synergy. This game is developed by a single individual. It's impressive what he's been able to accomplish. Unfortunately, the game is so, so buggy. Callouts glitch fairly frequently, especially online. For example, it's not uncommon for, say, someone playing as the police to call for EMS to help someone, only for EMS to arrive and the person is invisible to them. Fires appearing for one player but not another, etc. This stuff happens fairly frequently. However, the developer has been very transparent about the road map, and it seems like he's really working hard to improve the game. It feels like the game is overly ambitious. It's incredibly vast, but not very deep. The callouts have very little variation, so once you've seen a building fire callout, you've essentially seen all building fires. The map is large, but there's not a lot to it. I would have rather seen the developer focus on a smaller, densely packed map. The game's performance is not great. Granted, I play on a 2020 M1 MacBook Pro. I would imagine a better computer could handle it more easily, but it just doesn't feel very well optimized to me. I have over 100 hours in this game because, ultimately, it's fun! It really is a fun time. It's fun to get on with some friends or random people and just goof around. Especially when you get that synergy going. It feels really cool to be with a few other people in the fire department and roll up on a building fire and start cooperating to put it out. It feels like every role can contribute to a callout in a meaningful way. Police can handle traffic, EMS can handle treating patients, FD can handle putting out fires. I would recommend this if you just want a fun little romp around every once in a while. You can customize your car and drive really fast to emergencies with your lights and sirens. That's the main appeal of this game. You can do firefighter or EMT or police stuff with a fairly low barrier to entry. Just launch the game and start playing. Just don't expect it to be a very polished experience.

Honestly love this game, tried other Police sims and this one seems to have the most potential. Think the thing slowing its popularity down is low server player caps at 10 people, if that changes to even 30-40, I feel people will feel more engaged. Along with more abundant traffic, especially with the city update :)

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Game is very fun in multiplayer when everyone's RPing. Be warned that the game is incredibly buggy, but the usual experience is still great.

This game sucks. The controls don't work well. I've played for less than 30 minutes, and I've had the game crash once and gotten permanently stuck inside a vehicle once. I'd say this is a "gotcha game"

I love it, one of the better simulator games, I just wish it was more controller friendly. But is definitely playable with a control or on a handheld like the ally or steam deck.

This game is bad. Like really really really really bad. After 3 hours I haven't encountered anything that is not bugged to hell - even the menus are. The controls are borderline horrible and don't make any sense at all. There is absolutely no quality of life whatsoever. It's a real struggle to get anything done and it feels like an open alpha rather than a full release. In multiplayer with the right people it's the absolute pinnacle of fun, if you are willing to let it happen. 11/10

Maybe it is a little bit clunky, but it works :> Definitely worth trying but only on discounts.

its a great game dont get me wrong but needs some bug fixes some missions will not go away after complete missions wont pop up anymore ater about a hr of play on online play need more things to do more players to be allowed on a server at a time more bots and not have them spawn right infront of you or .5 miles away thats stupid theres A few other tings immissing but this is a good game and im sure the dev will eventually make the game greater but for the price not bad not bad i like it

fun game all 3 emergency services. and fun to all work together on 911 calls as a team

for now this game is full of bugs they need to fix it fast ass possible or the game is gonna by dead and they need to work on the graphics more

It really demonstrates the police, firefighting, and EMS well. I like this game better with the DLC, but without it is also great. There are no set story missions, but if you just want to get on for fun, it is a great game to do so. I do have to say that the EMS stretcher is kind of broken going up stairs, making the EMS team slightly worse, but I would recomend this game for ages 10+. Great game!

I wish there was a tab that said yes and no, I really enjoy this game but has many faults and bugs...but its still enjoyable. Feels like a patch is defiantly needed. The tow truck is broken and not even usable unless your in 1st person and that's not great. still plenty to do. but for 2 years being out it should be better.

This game is fun, has cars that are extremely customiseable, realistic scenes and cars. My favourite callout is the shooter but the only slight problem of the game is that it needs working on as there are minor bugs... like parts of maps not loading fully, but overall fun!!!

it is good game but the back up are stupid and need more weapons the car sounds are little fake but overall it is good game i hope in future update all problems be fixed

i love the game more then anything. as a real life first responder i would highly recomand the game for anyone who want to feel like a first responder or learn about some things we go through on a daily bases. (for the devs themselves) - keep up the good work i really do like what your all doing but one suggestion. please consider adding a tiller and a mid-mount please. that's my biggest dream to see in the game. besides that thanks for what you all do and continue the good work.

Honestly I wasn't expecting each department to be as involved as they are. Definitely my favorite emergency response sim! Now if it only had VR support... Still highly recommended.

this game does good by letting you choose what you wanna do but its not a ready for release Emergency Service SIm, but it has potential. The price is a bit steep for where the game currently stands (though I’ll admit I’m cheap), but it goes on sale often enough that waiting is a smart move(its on sale right now for 5 dollars lol). On sale, it’s a solid time-killer and a fun experience for anyone into emergency service sims. The future looks bright. It’s just not quite there yet. but overall i say get it on sale. Read on if you want the details. The Good The devs deserve major kudos. They consistently roll out updates and actually communicate with the fanbase, giving clear progress reports and roadmaps. That kind of transparency is rare and appreciated. There’s a solid amount of customization, especially when it comes to lights and sirens, and a nice variety of vehicles across all roles like police, fire, and EMS. Throw in some community-made mods and you've got a decent library of skins and callouts that can easily eat up 10 to 20 hours of your time without even touching deep gameplay mechanics. The Bad Bugs. Plenty of them. And while the game is technically in early access, the focus seems to be more on new content than on fixing what’s already there. Whether that’s a good or bad approach depends on your patience. Personally, I’d like to see more polish on core systems before piling on new features.

I See a lot of negative reviews. The dev's have done a lot to fix the bugs and I believe its in a playable state. Had a ton of fun playing with friends and the road map looks promising. Don't take it to serious, jump on with friends and its worth the $5 I picked it up for, hands down. 8/10 ... o7

This game doesn't have the best visuals, but honestly, that's a good thing. Lots of other Police/EMS Simulators think they need good graphics, when the thing they really need is good gameplay, and this game has that gameplay. And while I spend most of my time on the Police team, it's great that this game offers Fire and EMS with it, and even though this game has a lot of DLC's, they're priced very well. Plus the modding capabilities. Some extra things I want to add is that I LOVE how customizable the vehicles, lightbars, and other EMS Light sources are. 17/10

This game is detailed which makes it more interesting than similar games, however the controls are TERRIBLE. You try to turn the car and it doesn't turn but then suddenly spins all the way around. You can barely move because everything is so clunky. half the time you finally get to the person in need of help and they're not even there. The map is very confusing. I would not recommend this at all.

would highly reccomend great game pretty good community and great gameplay :D

Very Great Game! Can play by yuhself or wit Frends. Definitely recommend best $5 ever spent. I am very great officer.

The game is very hard to digest and understand... I would not recommend it...