Virtua Cop
Virtua Cop is a 1994 rail shooter developed by Sega AM2, a light-gun arcade game that brought polygonal 3D graphics to the on-rails shooting genre on Sega's Model 2 hardware. Players took the roles of officers gunning down criminals through banks, warehouses, docks and city streets.
The game introduced a targeting system that displayed an approaching color-coded reticle to warn of an enemy's incoming shot, and it rewarded accuracy and headshots while penalizing hitting innocent bystanders. Branching paths, reactive enemies who reeled and stumbled based on where they were hit, and destructible on-screen details helped modernize the light-gun shooter and influenced many that followed, including Sega's own later efforts.
Virtua Cop launched a series and helped establish the template for 3D arcade shooters, and it has appeared in later Sega compilations, giving players a chance to revisit an important step in the genre's evolution.
Where can you play Virtua Cop today?
Device by device, which of the 4 alternatives below you can play on it.
- PC
- The House of the Dead: Remake (€ 24,99), Pistol Whip (€ 24,99), Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark (€ 28,49) and 1 more.
- Mac
- None of the alternatives to Virtua Cop runs on Mac.
- Linux
- None of the alternatives to Virtua Cop runs on Linux.
- iPhone
- None of the alternatives to Virtua Cop runs on iPhone.
- iPad
- None of the alternatives to Virtua Cop runs on iPad.
- Android phone
- None of the alternatives to Virtua Cop runs on Android phone.
- Android tablet
- None of the alternatives to Virtua Cop runs on Android tablet.
- PlayStation
- The House of the Dead: Remake (€ 24,99), Pistol Whip (€ 24,99), Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark (€ 28,49) and 1 more.
- Xbox
- The House of the Dead: Remake (€ 24,99), Pistol Whip (€ 24,99) and Blue Estate The Game (€ 12,99). All 3 on Xbox
- Switch
- The House of the Dead: Remake (€ 24,99), Pistol Whip (€ 24,99) and Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark (€ 28,49). All 3 on Switch
- Steam Deck
- The House of the Dead: Remake (€ 24,99) and Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark (€ 28,49).
Games like Virtua Cop
Modern alternatives to Virtua Cop, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
Prices, platform availability and Steam Deck compatibility can change at any time. Always check the store page before buying.
The House of the Dead: Remake
€ 24,99A modern remake of Sega's classic on-rails light-gun shooter.
The House of the Dead: Remake runs on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet. It is Steam Deck Verified.
Pistol Whip Indie
€ 24,99A rhythm-driven shooter that reinvents the on-rails gunplay for modern play.
Pistol Whip runs on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet. It is Steam Deck Unsupported.
Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark Indie
€ 28,49Arcade-style shooting action from Inti Creates, built for score chasing in short sessions.
Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark runs on PC, PlayStation, Switch. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, Xbox. It is Steam Deck Playable.
Blue Estate The Game
€ 12,99A comic-styled on-rails shooter of pop-up targets and reloading under pressure.
Blue Estate The Game runs on PC, PlayStation, Xbox. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, Switch. It is Steam Deck Untested.
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