Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Policenauts

Title	Policenauts
First release	1994
Developer	Konami
Publisher	Konami
Platforms	3DO, NEC PC-98, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Genres	adventure video game, visual novel
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	3DO: 1994-07-29 PlayStation: 1996-02-09 (NTSC-J) Sega Saturn: 1996-09-13
Wikidata ID	Q2632560

Jonathan Ingram navigates the Beyond Coast space colony through a visual novel adventure format. Players interact with the environment and various police officers, including Ed Brown and Sadaoki Tokugawa, to investigate incidents. The gameplay focuses on dialogue choices and narrative progression to uncover mysteries occurring within the orbital settlement.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q2632560) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (pc98/policenauts) · last updated 2026-10-11 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (55649) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (11513) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (23765) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Konami · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (5): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Konami · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Logos, Artwork (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Konami · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (4): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Konami · internal use only.

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Videos

Policenauts (Saturn) Playthrough [2 of 2] - NintendoComplete

NintendoComplete · Sega Saturn version · longplay · 7:15:31auto-matched
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Policenauts (PS1) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

NintendoComplete · PlayStation version · longplay · 10:56:52auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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