Militsioner is a first-person immersive sim set in a flooded, Soviet-styled provincial town where a single police officer the size of a skyscraper watches everything you do. You play a resident trying to slip out of the town while the giant officer leans down from the sky, talks to you directly, and decides whether to let you pass or pluck you up for inspection.
Quick answer: A playable demo of Militsioner is available on Steam right now, and the full game is planned for 2027 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
What Militsioner is
The game is built by developer Tallboys and published by Critical Reflex. Everything plays out from a first-person view, so you only ever see your own hands when you pick up an object, hold a map, or climb. The setting is a small town permanently under water in places, with neon signage, cramped alleys, and apartment blocks you can break into.
Your goal is to get out. You carry a paper town map marked with objectives and a compass, and you move toward waypoints such as a hideout while staying out of the officer’s reach. The town is lived-in, with other residents who react when you intrude, including a man who shouts “Leave my house!” after you throw a block through his window.
The giant officer, the Militsioner
The Militsioner is the colossal uniformed figure the game is named after. He stands over the town and tracks you from above, speaking to you the whole time. His lines swing between calm and menacing, from “It’s a nice day today” to “Behave yourself, and everything will be fine” and, when the sky turns red and sirens sound, “You still cannot hide from me. I’m everywhere.”
How he treats you is not fixed. You can manage his mood instead of only hiding from him. Handing him an apple, described in your inventory as “The Gods’ favorite fruit,” triggers a cheerful reaction and the line “I’LL NEVER SAY NO TO AN APPLE!” The game tracks his state on screen with notes like “MILITSIONER is happy” and “He felt less sad.”
Get caught doing something suspicious and a giant hand reaches down, lifts you up to his face, and he questions you: “What have you got there? You’re lucky I have a forgiving heart.” He also watches narrow spaces, peering down into alleys between buildings and asking whether you are trying to run away.
What the trailer shows about the gameplay
The footage leans on stealth and improvisation rather than combat. You sneak through dark alleys under spotlights, slide through broken doorways, cross flooded courtyards, and climb through trapdoors. The officer sums up the approach himself with the instruction “Hide. Run. Steal. Break things. Do whatever you want.”
The core activities shown include:
- Sneaking and hiding to stay out of the officer’s line of sight
- Navigating with a physical town map and a compass toward objective markers
- Moving through flooded streets and interiors
- Looting, including opening the trunk of a parked car
- Breaking into residents’ homes
- Talking to the Militsioner and giving him items to keep him calm
The on-screen interface stays light. A white running-figure icon with a distance counter points you toward goals such as “25m HIDEOUT,” a yellow alert marker flags when you have drawn attention with “WHAT WAS THAT,” and a simple “GIVE” prompt appears when you can hand the officer something.
Release window and platforms
The demo is live now on Steam, so you can try the town, the stealth, and the apple trick before launch. The full version is scheduled for 2027. No exact release date has been confirmed yet.
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Demo | Out now on Steam (PC) |
| Full release | 2027 |
| Platforms | Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Steam) |
| Developer | Tallboys |
| Publisher | Critical Reflex |
If you install the demo, you will know it is working when you load into the town in first person and the giant officer begins speaking to you from overhead. From there, the map, compass, and interaction prompts are all available to test ahead of the 2027 launch.
