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2010PC

You run a tiny street cart in a small American city while wrestling with money, bureaucracy, addiction and family. Its grinding everyday routines and fiddly typing tasks make it demanding, bleak and unusually affecting.

  • Economy and management
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Challenging difficulty
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This Is the Police

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2016USK 16PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable82 % positive14.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Cart Life: economy and management, a strong story as well as a dark atmosphere.

As aging police chief Jack Boyd, you dispatch officers, manage staff, and make morally murky choices while scraping together retirement money over 180 days. A grim noir tale of corruption and guilt told in a stylish silhouette art style.

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