Contraband Police
| Contraband Police | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Crazy Rocks Studios |
| Publisher(s) | PlayWay |
| Engine | Unity[1] |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | March 8, 2023 |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle, Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Contraband Police is a video game developed by Crazy Rocks Studios and published by PlayWay, released in March 2023. Two years prior a demo version, called Contraband Police: Prologue was published.
The premise of the game is working as a border guard and head of the border post, in a fictional communist country called Acaristan in 1979. It seems to be inspired by the popular video game Papers, Please, which has a similar premise.
Gameplay[edit]
The player performs the duties of a border control agent. The player is responsible for controlling entrants, comparing passports and other documentation, and rejecting entrants with improper documentation.[2] An endless mode has been added in March 2024 as a part of the Anniversary Update.
Reception[edit]
Contraband Police was positively received on release, with Metacritic aggregating reviews as "generally favorable" out of 10 critic reviews.[3]
Sales[edit]
The entire marketing and production budget of two million Polish złoty was earned back in sales within just two days after release.[4] In the first month since its release, the game's developer announced that it had surpassed 250,000 units sold.[5] The game quickly reached further milestones,[6][7][8][9] reaching around 800 thousand copies sold and $10 million in net revenue after the first year.[10]
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References[edit]
- ^ Saver, Michael; Pung, Julia; Stanton, Devon (2024-01-04). "Made with Unity: 2023 in review". Unity Technologies. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ Marshall, Cass (2023-05-03). "Contraband Police asks: What if Papers, Please gave you a gun?". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "Contraband Police critic reviews". www.metacritic.com. Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ Kostowski, Krzysztof [@kriswawa] (March 10, 2023). "Contraband 49k sold -> pełny koszt produkcji i marketingu zwrócony budżet do 2mln zł 94% 712rev top#21 gry top#14 gry płatne konsole planowane w tym roku" (Tweet). Retrieved 2024-04-06 – via Twitter.
- ^ Smolak, Jakub (2023-04-04). "Hands in the air! Contraband Police is conquering the Steam bestseller list and gamers' hearts. Proud creators share the results". better. gaming agency. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ Kostowski, Krzysztof [@kriswawa] (April 19, 2023). "Walne Zgromadzenie Contrabandy - przyjęło jednogłośnie szacunek dla prezesa Stacha #CrazyRocks" (Tweet). Retrieved 2024-04-07 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kostowski, Krzysztof [@kriswawa] (July 3, 2023). "Poprawka 2x400k Contraband i Pets" (Tweet). Retrieved 2024-04-07 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kostowski, Krzysztof [@kriswawa] (August 25, 2023). "Contraband = 500k" (Tweet). Retrieved 2024-04-07 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kostowski, Krzysztof [@kriswawa] (November 4, 2023). "#ZiarnkoDoZiarnka" (Tweet). Retrieved 2024-04-07 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kostowski, Krzysztof [@kriswawa] (March 19, 2024). "Contraband = 10mln $ Lifetime Steam revenue (net) 75% dla CrazyRocks ( 77,9% w PLW )" (Tweet). Retrieved 2024-04-07 – via Twitter.