contraband police - official gameplay wikipedia

That being said, the game’s graphics are far from the worst. Not the worst, but certainly not the best either. It looks like they’re mere placeholders, instead of what they actually are – targets of the main activity the game wants you to perform (searching, checking, arresting, transporting, etc.). You will likely find the character design bland and repetitive, with characters often being very similar to the ones before them.

All across-the-board graphics just don’t look like something the developer/s focused on too much. Let’s get it out right away – the game isn’t very visually appealing. The game seems to be heavily inspired by it, so let’s find out whether it’s just as good or not. If seeing a preview of Contraband Police reminded you of ‘Papers, Please’, you’re definitely not the only one. Tear apart cars to find smuggled goods, transfer criminals to labor camps ( no prisons here), and follow the storyline. Your job in the game is to check every vehicle trying to get in or out of the country, which you do by checking the drivers’ passports, the car’s interior, and especially its exterior.

The game is set in the 1980s, in the fictional ‘Acarist People’s Republic’ – a strict, Soviet-like country that heavily monitors and regulates border traffic, as well as everything else. DISCLOSURE: This game was reviewed on the following platform: PC – Check out our Review Policy page for more information.Īfter being in development and early access for quite some time, Contraband Police was officially released on the 8th of March.

Contraband police - official gameplay wikipedia