Planned Release Date: To be announced

About This Game

Gods With Badges is a narrative tactics game examining the social dynamics and pressures of law enforcement with nuance and moral ambiguity. You are Harrow McClellan, a disgraced police officer transferred back to your original post after the scandal that ejected you from your home becomes law enforcement legend. Every turn-based battle and dialogue choice is a decision to play into your reputation, or attempt to stand above it.

Patrol the streets of Scarhelm, a dystopian city of the future. Seize contraband from the streets, deliver tickets, and find evidence in dirty back alleys. Deal with civic and criminal complaints, making dialogue choices, arresting suspects, and executing them when you deem it necessary.

Then, enter isometric turn-based combat, where you'll take cover, rescue hostages, and decide how much force you'll utilize against suspects to keep you and your fellow officers alive. And, if you don't want the prying eyes of the public to see your actions, you can temporarily turn off your bodycam with an innovative system that unlocks dialogue and tactical options.

You, like your fellow officers, have power over life and death, and qualified legal immunity.
You are a god with a badge.

Features

• Patrol the streets of Scarhelm in gorgeous and decayed environments.
  
• Decide the fates of your fellow citizens in a bold anthology campaign by the creators of I Am Your Beast and Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator.
  
• Turn off your bodycam to unlock tactical options and special dialogue choices.
  
• Isometric turn-based combat with cover mechanics, and the decision to execute suspects or risk your position to secure a lucrative arrest.
  
• Customizable officer loadouts with a wide range of strategy-altering equipment.
  
• Sweeping noir soundtrack by acclaimed composer Kris Kirk (Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator).
  
• A resurrection and reinterpretation of a cancelled project by renowned strategy studio Artificer.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Being a police officer in the city of Scarhelm means the player will confront a variety unpleasant and mature subject material connected to patrolling the city and addressing civic and criminal complaints. This material is primarily addressed in playable conversations.