This Is the Police 2 — patch notes and updates
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| Hollywood Animal is out now on Steam in Early Access! Weappy Sale starts! | 2025-04-10 | Hollywood Animal Early Access is now available on Steam! The current version of the game offers about 20 in-game years and over 30 hours of gameplay. We plan to release monthly content updates, along with regular fixes and tweaks. A lot has changed since we released the Christmas demo, so we strongly recommend starting a fresh save. For the first week, Hollywood Animal will be available at a 10% discount. Purchase now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2680550/Hollywood_Animal/ Weappy Developer Sale From April 10th to 17th, enjoy discounts of up to 80% on Weappy's games! Grab the latest release, Hollywood Animal, with a 10% discount, along w |
| The trick behind Hollywood Animal look | 2024-11-19 | Hello, New video 'Hollywood Animal — The trick behind Hollywood Animal look' is out! Today we reveal our tricks for creating the Diablo 2 parallax effect in Hollywood Animal, intended to show depth and perspective on the movie studio map. See it yourself: Demo version is coming out in the middle of December! Prepare yourself by adding to wishlist and following the Hollywood Animal Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2680550/Hollywood_Animal/ |
| Early Access Release Date, New Demo and Video | 2024-10-29 | In Hollywood Animal, you'll take the lead of your own film studio, and carve out a place for yourself under the bright Californian sun. But it won't be enough to just place buildings, and hire people, and come up with stories to make into films. After all, you're not the only dreamer in this town. And this time, your competitors aren't the background abstractions you might be expecting in this genre. No, these rivals are cunning, insidious, and willing to cross any line. You'll find out about all it – and much more – in the new gameplay video. Put your skills to the test on January 16, 2025, when Hollywood Animal goes live on Steam Early Acce |
| New video for The Eternal Life of Goldman drops today! | 2024-10-10 | 'The Eternal Life of Goldman — Hand crafted to the smallest detail" video drops today! The Eternal Life of Goldman is meticulously drawn, colored and animated by hand using classic frame-by-frame techniques. Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2254950/The_Eternal_Life_of_Goldman/ Enjoy & stay tuned! |
| The Eternal Life of Goldman — 8 minutes of gameplay | 2024-09-11 | Hello! Gamescom 2024 visitors were the first players to try out The Eternal Life of Goldman, a frame-by-frame hand-drawn platformer adventure. Now you can see the demo in our new gameplay video. Enjoy! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2254950/The_Eternal_Life_of_Goldman/ |
| Play Hollywood Animal Demo | 2024-05-31 | Hollywood Animal Demo Released! Find yourself in the chair of a Hollywood executive, in the midst of the Great Depression. Enter tense negotiations, make unpleasant compromises, face war and social upheaval – and remember, art always requires sacrifice. See for yourself in the free demo, which spans the first few hours of the game. Feel free to discuss the demo in the discussion section here and here. To report a technical issue go here. To report localization issues go here. We'll be happy with your screenshots, videos and reviews on Steam and beyond its limits. Play the demo and add Hollywood Animal to your wishlist. We appreciate your supp |
| Poor Sheep | A 'Hollywood Animal' Short Film | 2024-05-14 | In the free demo version of Hollywood Animal on Steam, you'll manage your movie business for the two years spanning 1929 to 1930. The Great Depression, Prohibition, mafia wars – and your very own adventure film about a hapless knight who's drawing the line at sharing his beloved with an ancient demon. Isn’t that just wonderful? What better way to celebrate a movie game than releasing a movie of your own? -- Which brings us to "Poor Sheep", a short but compelling tale set in the world of Hollywood Animal. And bear in mind, everything you see in this short – and much more – can actually be done in the game. See it for yourself on May 30. https: |
| Hollywood Animal Free Demo is Coming Soon | 2024-01-26 | Hello, Hollywood Animal will participate in Steam Next Fest with the demo version. Wishlist and follow the game to stay tuned and play the demo first! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2680550/Hollywood_Animal/ |
| HOLLYWOOD ANIMAL announced — plus new investigations for This Is the Police 1&2 | 2023-11-08 | We're back! Hollywood Animal is coming to PC in 2024! In a new strategy game from the creators of This Is the Police, you'll take the helm of a film studio in the late 1920s, and guide it through decades of tough choices. If you liked the gritty style of our previous games, please come give Hollywood Animal a look and add it to your wishlist. To celebrate the announcement, we created a gift for fans of This Is the Police: two new investigations. The first sets up the story in This Is the Police 1, and the other continues it in This Is the Police 2. (And yes, it involves the venerated Bloody Shirt film franchise). If you're reading this, the i |
| Bloody Shirt | 2023-11-01 | If you've played This Is the Police, you may remember the Bloody Shirt action films the characters often rhapsodize about. It's finally time to reveal the story of the first, and by most accounts, the best film of the series. Johnny Mastroianni has a good life. He works as a corporate lawyer. His family adores him. And he even has the time to pursue his favorite hobby: Johnny designs men's suits in his basement workshop. He has a special talent for silk shirts. But for Johnny this isn't just a hobby — it's also a chance for him to get closer to his roots. His grandfather and father were tailors as well, and indeed Johnny dreams of reviving th |
| This Is the President is now available! | 2021-12-06 | The Eagle is on the Move! This Is the President Launches Today, New Trailer Minsk, Belarus / Vienna, Austria, December 6th, 2021 – Today is the day. Time to take command and become the next President of the United States of America. For the greater good? More like, for your own good. Don't forget, you’ll need to get the 28th Amendment to the Constitution ratified, no matter the cost. To do so, you'll need to maintain a good approval rating, so you'll have to work on creating some popular policies. Maybe regulating those nasty video games to protect the children? Or create a legal framework on the harmonious coexistence of Man and Robot? How a |
| Become the Most Powerful Person in the World in This Is the President! | 2021-11-10 | Hail to the Chief: Become the Most Powerful Person in the World in This Is the President Minsk, Belarus / Vienna, Austria, November 10th, 2021 – Ladies and Gentlemen, the next President of the United States of America: You! In this upcoming story-driven satirical thriller, you are elected to the most influential position in the world with just one goal in mind: advancing your own agenda. With a history as a shady, rich, and ruthless businessman, you're under investigation by the FBI. They don't have proof yet, but eventually, they’ll dig something up. Being president grants you immunity and to keep it that way, you'll have to pass the 28th Am |
| Rebel Cops is out now! | 2019-09-17 | Lead a ragtag squad of cops in rebellion against their town's new criminal power and see how long you can hold out in this unforgiving turn-based spin-off that takes place seven years after the events of This Is the Police 2! Rebel Cops is available for just $9.99 with 10% launch discount, offering 15 hours of challenging gameplay. And if you're an owner of This Is the Police 2, you get 20% off! https://store.steampowered.com/app/970960/Rebel_Cops/ |
| Not all heroes wear badges | 2019-09-03 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31927508/279bdf1ebd1484d8a42fe96aa2c73cb072d76f5d.gif |
| Guildenstern reporting for duty! | 2018-08-17 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31927508/6c57a05eab4dc61e8c8835f846df4c67c2b67c35.png Patch 1.0.7: Added a new cop named Guildenstern (because of course!) Fixed a bug that caused cops who die or get injured during the last day to participate in the final mission Difficulty level for the final mission tweaked a bit Now you can proceed with your gang investigation right away even when you have interrogated/tortured your informant after 01:00 Some other minor fixes and improvements |
| Patch 1.0.6 | 2018-08-09 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31927508/d73e6930f7452ef5cf2550acbefc3a0c610f140f.png Changes: Possible fix to the "End Turn" button bug that causes the game to skip turns during tactical missions Additional optimization Small changes and improvements |
| This Is the Police 2 Soundtrack now available! | 2018-08-07 | Dear This Is the Police 2 community, we are happy to announce that the official soundtrack is now available for purchase. https://store.steampowered.com/app/917080/This_Is_the_Police_2__Soundtrack/ Enjoy! Your THQ Nordic Team |
| Patch 1.0.5 | 2018-08-06 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31927508/3b4ad4561aa83729a6e5802465dc8ee2c5ddfac4.png Changes Fixed one of the achievements Fixed a bug in AI behavior in one of the missions Fix for torture Some fixes to Chinese and Russian text Some other minor fixes and improvements |
| Now you can get rid of cops you hate! | 2018-08-03 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31927508/253062f113d750c2cc34d70064f48d2a221c0e97.png Patch 1.0.4 Changes Now you are able to send cops that drive you crazy back to Lilly, but be careful: you won't get free substitutes! Added a new SAFE mode for video playback, to solve the crashes some players had - available through the settings in the main menu. Fixed an issue with assault that has been forfeited Fixed an issue with putting lootboxes on the safezone Fixed an issue in torture screen Music in tactics will respect volume set in the options Changed volume curve in options to better represent the changes in lo |
| Patch 1.0.3 | 2018-08-02 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31927508/eb093b67d23bc8e44eee3e68d8a461955fab289a.png Change log: Fixed a bug where cops could get stuck on a call after finishing tactical missions Fixed a very rare bug about a specific good looking cop that would block the game in later stages Fixed the assault if player forfeits it Some changes to assault UI to make it less confusing Preserve the selected perks if a tactical mission is restarted Minor changes to balance Some other minor changes and fixes We are also aware of the video playback issue when the game stops working during cutscenes and will fix it in the next u |