Games Like Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator

Welcome to Brighton! Join the police force of this fictitious American city and experience the day to day life of a police officer.

Why similar: Crime 22.5%, Automobile Sim 22.3%, Open World 10.8%, Realistic 9.5%, Co-op 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is the most direct alternative, offering a deep, realistic simulation of daily police work and traffic enforcement.

Firefighting Simulator lets you experience what it means to fight fires up close as an active part of a major US city's firefighting crew - together with up to 3 friends in the co-op multiplayer- or in the single player mode.

Why similar: Driving 30.1%, Realistic 14.6%, Co-op 13.5%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Simulation 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly detailed cooperative firefighting experience that mirrors the team-based mechanics found in Flashing Lights.

Dedicate your life to saving others. As soon as you receive the emergency call, speed off to the site of the accident in your ambulance, sirens wailing. Apply first aid and transport the seriously injured to hospital. Every second counts!

Why similar: Driving 31.3%, Automobile Sim 21.3%, Open World 12.9%, Realistic 11.4%, Simulation 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses specifically on the EMS aspect of emergency response with realistic medical procedures and driving mechanics.

EmergeNYC is a simulation of New York City's Emergency Services. Drive over 30 different Emergency Vehicles with up to 32 of your friends through busy City Streets with blazing sirens and air horns. Take the role of a firefighter, medic, or police officer and ride with your friends to emergencies

Why similar: Driving 21%, Automobile Sim 14.7%, Open World 11.5%, Massively Multiplayer 10.4%, Realistic 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a comprehensive look at fire and EMS operations in a dense city environment with a focus on authentic equipment.

Responding is an upcoming open-world Emergency Services simulator sandbox that offers a realistic and in-depth Police, Fire, and EMS experience that is set in a fictional version of New York State.

Why similar: Driving 18.9%, Automobile Sim 18.8%, Crime 17.2%, Open World 8.9%, Sandbox 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: An ambitious open-world emergency response simulator that emphasizes realistic physics and detailed vehicle operation.

Emergency Call 112 – The Fire Fighting Simulation is an exciting, fully detailed simulation of the eventful life of a big city fire department. It was developed in cooperation with and modelled on the fire brigade of Mülheim, Germany. Mülheim has one of the largest and most modern fire stations in Europe.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 24.8%, Driving 24.3%, Realistic 12.3%, Simulation 11.3%, Open World 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title delivers a grounded, realistic simulation of German fire department operations and emergency vehicle driving.

Into The Flames is a Solo/Co-op firefighting game that focuses on the intensity of being a real life firefighter. Drive emergency vehicles, bust down doors, fight raging fires, and do whatever it takes to bring the chaotic scene under control!

Why similar: Driving 20.8%, Third-Person Shooter 17.5%, Sandbox 11.2%, FPS 10.8%, Third Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated firefighting simulator that excels at capturing the intensity of battling fires in various open-world scenarios.

Emergency Call 112 – The Fire Fighting Simulation 2 is the consequent further development of the successful first part, which lets every Firefighter Fan experience the way a professional fire brigade works.

Why similar: Driving 28.1%, Sandbox 12.9%, Realistic 12.4%, Open World 11.8%, Multiplayer 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It builds upon the original with improved graphics and more complex firefighting tasks, perfect for fans of the genre.

Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 25.7%, Destruction 16.5%, Open World 15.4%, Realistic 11.6%, FPS 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the investigative and law enforcement side of police work through border control and vehicle inspection mechanics.

A new breed of Police Simulator, Enforcer demands you show exceptional bravery in the line of duty while under pressure and enemy gunfire.

Why similar: Crime 34.9%, Open World 17.9%, Simulation 13.1%, Driving 5.9%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of police simulation and open-world action that feels very similar to the core loop of Flashing Lights.

Load, drive, and deliver through a huge open world with up to 24 players in cross-platform multiplayer. Join your friends in exciting heavy transport convoys. Jump into the driver's seat of more than 30 unique vehicles and carry out complex loading tasks to deliver a variety of cargo.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 22.6%, Driving 19.6%, Open World 9.7%, Realistic 8.6%, Sandbox 8%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the high-quality vehicle physics and job-based progression systems that make driving in Flashing Lights satisfying.

A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.

Why similar: Driving 19.7%, Automobile Sim 18.3%, Destruction 17.4%, Physics 8.3%, Realistic 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for vehicle physics and destruction, which enhances the realism of any driving-focused simulation.

Start your even more exciting career as law enforcer on Europe’s fastest road now with the successor to the popular Autobahn Police Simulator. For the first time in Autobahn Police Simulator 2 you can use the Character Creator to customize your own in-game character.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 26.9%, Driving 20.6%, Realistic 9.1%, Open World 8.5%, Crime 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-speed highway patrol duties, providing a distinct police experience centered on traffic management and pursuit.

Join a world where you design, create and pilot your own air sea rescue service. Release your inner hero as you battle fierce storms out at sea to rescue those in need.

Why similar: Sandbox 25.8%, Open World 21.6%, Physics 19.5%, Third Person 12.9%, Multiplayer 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an unparalleled sandbox for designing and operating your own rescue vehicles in a challenging maritime environment.

Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop offers the most comprehensive bus fleet in the history of the series with 30 officially licensed buses. Drive on two vastly different maps, alone or with friend. Play with extended management elements or just enjoy your time on the road.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 30.8%, Driving 25%, Realistic 10.2%, Simulation 8.2%, Third Person 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a polished professional driving experience in an open-world city, perfect for players who enjoy the driving aspects of emergency games.

Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations.

Why similar: FPS 20.9%, Realistic 19.8%, Crime 18.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Co-op 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more tactical and intense, it provides the ultimate police SWAT experience for those who want a more serious law enforcement focus.

Game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services. Answer incoming calls and react properly - give first aid instructions, advise, dispatch correct number of firemen / police / ambulances, or sometimes - just ignore the call. Play on ANY CITY in the world!

Why similar: Crime 40.1%, Simulation 32.1%, Realistic 25%, Multiplayer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the strategic management perspective of emergency services, allowing you to coordinate units across a city.

City Car Driving – realistic car driving simulator, which will help you master the basic skills of the car driving in various traffic conditions, with plunging into the environment most closely resembling the real one.

Why similar: Driving 34.4%, Automobile Sim 29.4%, Open World 9.5%, Simulation 8.4%, Realistic 8%

Why You'll Like It: An excellent tool for those who enjoy the realistic traffic and road rule adherence required in police simulation games.

Police Shootout is a new turn-based FPS game. Put on your uniform and get ready to respond the most surprising calls in your policeman’s career. Solve cases and gain experience, but also find out why a good young policeman gave up his career in a big city and moved to a small town of San Adrino.

Why similar: Crime 30.5%, FPS 16.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Realistic 11.3%, Sandbox 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven police game that emphasizes the action and combat elements often found in emergency service simulations.

Climb into the driver's seat of your car and your business, transport passengers across Barcelona and grow your company! Can you help relieve the transportation challenges of a city that never sleeps?

Why similar: Driving 27.1%, Automobile Sim 23.9%, Open World 10.7%, Realistic 9.1%, Physics 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the day-to-day job of navigating a city, sharing the same open-world driving appeal found in emergency simulators.

Coordinate firefighters, police, medical personnel and specialists in the classic EMERGENCY 4 Deluxe! Now with the previously untranslated bonus missions in English.

Why similar: Simulation 36.7%, Realistic 25%, Co-op 19.4%, Multiplayer 18.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic strategy title that defines the emergency response genre through its complex, multi-unit management gameplay.

Become the best thief. Gather intel, steal things and sell them to buy hi-tech equipment. Do everything that a real thief does.

Why similar: Crime 31.2%, Open World 11.9%, Simulation 11.5%, Co-op 10.8%, Sandbox 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the 'other side' of the law, allowing players to understand the criminal activities that police in Flashing Lights must stop.

SimRail is new, advanced railway simulator. Master high-speed long-distance EMU, heavy freight hauls and suburban trains. Travel 500 km of geodetic-data based real routes. Become train dispatcher and control the traffic according to the schedule or cooperate with other players on multiplayer mode.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 21%, Driving 20%, Massively Multiplayer 13.9%, Realistic 8.7%, Physics 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A high-fidelity simulation that requires strict adherence to procedures and schedules, much like professional emergency services.

Experience the job of a bus driver in a vast and freely drivable urban area. Drive original licensed city buses from the great brands: Mercedes-Benz, Setra, MAN, and IVECO BUS. Transport your passengers safely and punctually, either solo in single player mode, or in multiplayer mode.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 36.1%, Driving 26.7%, Simulation 8.7%, Realistic 8.1%, Open World 8%

Why You'll Like It: A solid entry in the driving simulation genre that provides a great sense of scale and city navigation.

Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.

Why similar: Driving 29.8%, Simulation 15.2%, Open World 14.8%, Destruction 14.2%, Realistic 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A job-based simulation game that captures the same 'work-shift' satisfaction found in emergency service titles.

House fires, traffic accidents and large-scale emergencies: Experience the day-to-day life of the fire department in “Firefighters 2014 – The Simulation Game”! Finally, what firefighter simulation fans have been waiting on for a long time – play and immerse yourself in the daily operations of a fire department: traffic accidents on the...

Why similar: Simulation 61.2%, Action 21.3%, Open World 17.5%

Why You'll Like It: An older but relevant title that focuses on the core tasks of firefighting and rescue in an urban setting.

Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

Why similar: Driving 56%, Sandbox 14.8%, Exploration 10.6%, Simulation 7.5%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep vehicle maintenance and driving mechanics within a mysterious world, appealing to players who value vehicle-centric gameplay.

Have you ever considered creating your own crime empire, without the legal and moral consequences? SIMULATE IT! Crawl into the dark alleys of the street business in this OG drug-dealing game, and make a fortune! A co-op sequel – DDS2 – is out NOW

Why similar: Crime 42.5%, Simulation 17.4%, Open World 12.3%, Realistic 6.9%, Sandbox 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world crime simulation that provides context for the police work involved in tracking and apprehending suspects.

Face unpredictable dangers, fight perilous fires with your crew, and save lives in Firefighting Simulator: Ignite. Step into the boots of a U.S. firefighter and play with up to 3 friends or with the help of your NPC controlled crew members.

Why similar: Realistic 20.9%, Simulation 18.9%, Third Person 13.3%, Physics 12.8%, Multiplayer 12.5%

Save lives – be a hero! Join forces against the chaos in the newest title of the award-winning EMERGENCY series. Take up your shift as incident commander and coordinate with other players to fight fires, arrest gangsters and rescue injured civilians. Your city needs you!

Why similar: Automobile Sim 23.2%, Multiplayer 21%, Realistic 20%, Co-op 18.2%, Simulation 11.6%

Build your own base and take command of firefighting, police, EMS, and SWAT operations. Thanks to real map data, you can play right in your hometown - or anywhere in the world! Manage your fleet, hire staff, and take on a variety of authentic operations. In which city are you taking command?

Why similar: Sandbox 36.4%, Open World 29.6%, Simulation 23.4%, Realistic 10.6%

Autobahn Police Simulator is the first simulation to realistically reflect the working life of a police officer on the German Autobahn. In numerous and diverse operations the player is responsible for enforcing law and order on Europe’s fastest roads.

Why similar: Driving 38.4%, Automobile Sim 23.2%, Simulation 14.1%, Realistic 8.1%, Open World 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to the second game, offering a foundational experience in highway patrol and emergency response.

The world of coach drivers awaits you! Drive along motorways and country roads to the bus stations in over 40 cities in Germany. Thanks to the cooperation with FlixBus and true-to-the-original MAN buses, you will experience the game world in a realistic way.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 40.3%, Driving 29.3%, Realistic 9.5%, Simulation 8.6%, Open World 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic driving simulator that emphasizes long-distance travel and professional vehicle operation.

Do whatever you want in a physics sandbox full of chaotic destruction, endless player-made creations and unpredictable adventures. Build, destroy, roleplay and mess around solo or with friends!

Why similar: Destruction 25.6%, Driving 18.7%, Sandbox 13.9%, Open World 11.4%, Physics 10.4%

You’re out of jail, but the debt isn’t gone. Sneak, steal, and break into houses solo or in 4-player co-op. Use lockpicks, sleeping gas, and brute force to complete jobs, outsmart security, and make enough money before time runs out. Will you pay back what you owe, or lose everything?

Why similar: Crime 34.5%, Driving 15.3%, Multiplayer 13.9%, FPS 12.9%, Simulation 9%

Be part of a professional fire department and prepare for your operations. Complete training courses and drills during your 24-hour shifts to qualify for roles from attack crew member to engineer across various emergency vehicles.

Why similar: Driving 23.1%, Third-Person Shooter 22.1%, Sandbox 14.4%, Realistic 11.5%, Third Person 9.2%

Coordinate your team of first responders in the anniversary edition of EMERGENCY! Featuring 10 remastered classic EMERGENCY missions and three full campaigns, EMERGENCY 20 is the complete package for both experienced and new rescue commanders!

Why similar: Automobile Sim 31.8%, Realistic 13.2%, Co-op 12.5%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Simulation 11.1%

Buy used cars and motorcycles, negotiate with sellers, and discover each vehicle’s true value. Drive, repair, repaint, and customize your vehicles before selling them for a profit. Start with a small office, grow your dealership, and become the city’s most successful vehicle dealer!

Why similar: Driving 28.8%, Automobile Sim 26.5%, FPS 11.6%, Open World 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.4%

Experience the exciting day-to-day life of an US police officer in Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. Discover a large, lively and freely-accessible US city powered by Unreal®Engine 4 and ensure the safety in your district.

Why similar: Crime 26.1%, Open World 16.3%, Simulation 13.4%, Driving 11.9%, Realistic 10.3%

Construction Simulator has returned – larger and more impressive than ever! Fulfil your ambition to become a successful construction entrepreneur by establishing your business from scratch, assisted by your mentor Hape.

Why similar: Driving 24.1%, Automobile Sim 19.9%, Open World 12.7%, Realistic 10.5%, Multiplayer 10.4%

Get behind the wheel of 13 realistic city buses licensed by known city bus manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz and MAN. Keep an eye on the traffic code and drive your passengers safely to their destinations through five characteristic city districts.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 29.5%, Driving 19.6%, Open World 8.5%, Physics 7.8%, Realistic 7.6%

Explore, survive, and push the boundaries of the horizon in a vast, procedurally generated world. Customize your vehicle, face unpredictable events, gather resources, and embark on a unique adventure, alone or with up to 4 players.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 21.2%, Driving 20.9%, Open World 9.3%, Co-op 8.1%, Realistic 8%

Car Service Together is a 1-4 co-op & single player simulation game where you and/or with your friends start from scratch and build your way up. Work together to successfully run your own service center. Team up, manage your business, and create the ultimate car service !

Why similar: Automobile Sim 28.1%, Driving 23%, Sandbox 12%, Co-op 11.1%, Realistic 10%

Manage emergency services in any city in the world! Take calls and dispatch rescue forces. Handle difficult situations, now depending on the weather, and traffic. Help the citizens through cataclysms and natural disasters, becoming a better emergency number operator every day!

Why similar: Realistic 35%, Open World 22.4%, Sandbox 21.8%, Simulation 20.7%

Kebab Chefs! is a Co-Op, cooking and restaurant management game that can be played up to 4 players. Design your own restaurant. Cook delicious foods, fill your menu with various recipes, feed customers and become the biggest kebab restaurant in town!

Why similar: Multiplayer 19%, Physics 16.3%, Sandbox 16.2%, FPS 13.2%, Simulation 13%

Welcome to Caminora! Immerse yourself in the authentic police work of the American Highway Patrol. Solve cases, chase criminals and explore the open-world. Choose your officer and tackle the everyday life on the highways. Will you be able to maintain law and order?

Why similar: Driving 23.8%, Third-Person Shooter 22.9%, Simulation 12.1%, Open World 10.4%, Adventure 9%

BadLads is a neo-noir multiplayer roleplay game centered around each player having their own job. Cities are ruled by President. Civilians are assaulted by Gangs and protected by Police. Adventure, collect, craft, base build, gamble, socialize, overthrow, customize yourself and your belongings.

Why similar: Crime 19.3%, Massively Multiplayer 18.6%, FPS 10.1%, Open World 10%, Sandbox 8.6%

Fight fires for fun and profit in this unpredictable and frantic multiplayer game. Team up with friends, take on daily challenges and climb to the top of the corporate firefighting ladder. More than one way to become a hero!

Why similar: Co-op 35.9%, Multiplayer 26.9%, Simulation 25.1%, Action 12.1%

Transport passengers in the city bus simulation The Bus along 1:1 scale routes in Berlin, passing landmarks like the Victory Column, Brandenburg Gate, and Alexanderplatz. In the Scania Citywide LF and other licensed buses, sell tickets, handle traffic, and get everyone to their destination safely.

Why similar: Driving 32.6%, Automobile Sim 32.2%, Realistic 10.8%, Simulation 8.8%, Multiplayer 8.5%

Create your own bus empire on Fuerteventura now! Thanks to the economy system in the new Tourist Bus Simulator, you will be able to found your own bus company on the popular holiday island Fuerteventura.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 35.8%, Driving 26.6%, Open World 9.9%, Simulation 7.3%, Realistic 7%

Used Cars Simulator - trade used or stolen cars, fix and customize them, drive around, and explore the open world! Grow your business, complete quests, and have fun with a physics-based sandbox!

Why similar: Automobile Sim 21.6%, Driving 20.6%, Crime 16.5%, Open World 8.7%, Sandbox 7.7%

Averno City, 1983. Gangs rule the streets and your father lies restless in his grave. Clean up the city, uncover the truth, and embark on thrilling vehicle chases through destructible environments in this neon-noir action sandbox police game.

Why similar: Crime 28.8%, Driving 23.5%, Sandbox 13.8%, Open World 13.5%, Realistic 11%

Off to the next round! Experience a new omnibus simulator with OMSI 2 and start discovering Spandau while driving the omnibus. OMSI 2 is the successor of the well-known and awarded omnibus simulator "OMSI - The Bus Simulator".

Why similar: Automobile Sim 42.8%, Driving 29.5%, Simulation 9.3%, Realistic 8.9%, Multiplayer 3.5%

Get a taste of prison life! Become a prison guard and deal with dangerous convicts. Prison management, lots of daily activities. Will you become the best guard in history? Or maybe you'll turn into the worst scumbag this Prison has ever seen?

Why similar: Crime 28.2%, FPS 13.8%, Sandbox 13.3%, Open World 12.6%, Realistic 11.9%

In Construction Simulator 2015, you take the controls of 16 realistic construction machines made by LIEBHERR, STILL and MAN with high-quality 3D graphics.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 23.2%, Driving 20.3%, Simulation 17.8%, Open World 11.3%, Multiplayer 9.1%

MY GARAGE is a car simulation game with main focus being simulating real car repair, maintenance and physics.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 27.6%, Driving 17.4%, Open World 10.3%, Sandbox 9.5%, Realistic 9.2%

Crime Simulator: Playgrounds is a short, chaotic, and hilarious entry in the Crime Simulator franchise. Throw hammers, spray pepper gas, and cause mayhem solo or with up to 4 players. Take over hideouts, complete absurd missions, and unleash destruction with the wildest weapons. No rules—just fun!

Why similar: Crime 30%, Driving 21.3%, Co-op 12.6%, Multiplayer 11%, FPS 9.8%

FIREWORKS MANIA is a small casual explosive simulator game where you play around with fireworks, create beautiful firework shows or just blow stuff up.

Why similar: Destruction 25%, Sandbox 20.6%, Physics 16.3%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Exploration 8.4%

Pumping Simulator As an active member of a gas station in a major city around the world, you can play with up to 10 friends in a multiplayer co-op mode or single player mode to help you understand what the pumpers are going through, and maybe will make you rich.

Why similar: Driving 33.5%, FPS 18%, Sandbox 16.7%, Physics 11.2%, Simulation 11.1%