Contraband Police Explained

Contraband Police
Developer:Crazy Rocks Studios
Publisher:PlayWay
Released:8 March 2023
Platform:Microsoft Windows
Genre:Puzzle, Simulation
Modes:Single-player
Engine:Unity[1]

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.

Gameplay

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

Contraband Police was positively received on release, with Metacritic aggregating reviews as "generally favorable" out of 10 critic reviews.[3]

Sales

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Made with Unity: 2023 in review. Unity Technologies. Saver. Michael. Pung. Julia. Stanton. Devon. 4 January 2024. 13 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Marshall . Cass . 3 May 2023 . Contraband Police asks: What if Papers, Please gave you a gun? . 14 December 2023 . Polygon.
  3. Web site: Contraband Police critic reviews . 30 December 2023 . www.metacritic.com . Metacritic . en.
  4. 1634094157210738688 . kriswawa . 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 . Krzysztof . Kostowski . 10 March 2023 . 6 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Smolak . Jakub . 4 April 2023 . Hands in the air! Contraband Police is conquering the Steam bestseller list and gamers' hearts. Proud creators share the results. . 6 April 2024 . better. gaming agency . en.
  6. 1648575782241878017 . kriswawa . Walne Zgromadzenie Contrabandy – przyjęło jednogłośnie szacunek dla prezesa Stacha #CrazyRocks . Krzysztof . Kostowski . 19 April 2023 . 7 April 2024.
  7. 1675924295732568078 . kriswawa . Poprawka 2x400k Contraband i Pets . Krzysztof . Kostowski . 3 July 2023 . 7 April 2024.
  8. 1695083221371748644 . kriswawa . Contraband = 500k . Krzysztof . Kostowski . 25 August 2023 . 7 April 2024.
  9. 1720858145776361715 . kriswawa .
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    . Krzysztof . Kostowski . 4 November 2023 . 7 April 2024.
  10. 1770173220051718262 . kriswawa . Contraband = 10mln $ Lifetime Steam revenue (net) 75% dla CrazyRocks (77,9% w PLW) . Krzysztof . Kostowski . 19 March 2024 . 7 April 2024.

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