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Steam app 850170 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 18:14 UTC

EMERGENCY

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!

EMERGENCY Steam header artwork
Sixteen Tons EntertainmentSixteen Tons Entertainment
363playing now
41824-hour peak
1,609all-time peak
297average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−7.4Gain−2.42%% gain553Peak

719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

014929944859713 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 2026313 peakFriday 14 August 2026435 peakSaturday 15 August 2026473 peakSunday 16 August 2026521 peakMonday 17 August 2026462 peakTuesday 18 August 2026468 peakWednesday 19 August 2026468 peakThursday 20 August 2026470 peakFriday 21 August 2026463 peakSaturday 22 August 2026496 peakSunday 23 August 2026553 peakMonday 24 August 2026488 peakTuesday 25 August 2026488 peakWednesday 26 August 2026426 peakThursday 27 August 2026435 peakFriday 28 August 2026469 peakSaturday 29 August 2026520 peakSunday 30 August 2026539 peakMonday 31 August 2026456 peakTuesday 01 September 2026432 peakWednesday 02 September 2026416 peakThursday 03 September 2026442 peakFriday 04 September 2026410 peakSaturday 05 September 2026449 peakSunday 06 September 2026522 peakMonday 07 September 2026451 peakTuesday 08 September 2026402 peakWednesday 09 September 2026386 peakThursday 10 September 2026394 peakFriday 11 September 2026411 peakSaturday 12 September 2026418 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

38 months, August 2023 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

04348691k2kAug 2023Feb 2024Aug 2024Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 2026August 20231,609 monthly peakSeptember 2023860 monthly peakOctober 2023602 monthly peakNovember 2023774 monthly peakDecember 20231,063 monthly peakJanuary 20241,005 monthly peakFebruary 2024889 monthly peakMarch 20241,143 monthly peakApril 20241,107 monthly peakMay 2024867 monthly peakJune 2024839 monthly peakJuly 2024682 monthly peakAugust 2024725 monthly peakSeptember 2024775 monthly peakOctober 2024855 monthly peakNovember 2024749 monthly peakDecember 2024604 monthly peakJanuary 2025720 monthly peakFebruary 2025856 monthly peakMarch 2025678 monthly peakApril 2025703 monthly peakMay 2025655 monthly peakJune 2025612 monthly peakJuly 2025591 monthly peakAugust 2025610 monthly peakSeptember 2025624 monthly peakOctober 2025614 monthly peakNovember 2025615 monthly peakDecember 2025592 monthly peakJanuary 2026665 monthly peakFebruary 2026658 monthly peakMarch 2026625 monthly peakApril 2026614 monthly peakMay 2026629 monthly peakJune 2026617 monthly peakJuly 2026549 monthly peakAugust 2026553 monthly peakSeptember 2026522 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

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The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

0149299448597July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 2026549 peak — daily detail belowAugust 2026553 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 2026522 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

014829644559301 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 2026418 peakThursday 02 July 2026384 peakFriday 03 July 2026406 peakSaturday 04 July 2026449 peakSunday 05 July 2026521 peakMonday 06 July 2026419 peakTuesday 07 July 2026429 peakWednesday 08 July 2026386 peakThursday 09 July 2026378 peakFriday 10 July 2026379 peakSaturday 11 July 2026434 peakSunday 12 July 2026521 peakMonday 13 July 2026428 peakTuesday 14 July 2026431 peakWednesday 15 July 2026379 peakThursday 16 July 2026384 peakFriday 17 July 2026413 peakSaturday 18 July 2026431 peakSunday 19 July 2026549 peakMonday 20 July 2026466 peakTuesday 21 July 2026422 peakWednesday 22 July 2026450 peakThursday 23 July 2026421 peakFriday 24 July 2026406 peakSaturday 25 July 2026483 peakSunday 26 July 2026505 peakMonday 27 July 2026460 peakTuesday 28 July 2026432 peakWednesday 29 July 2026450 peakThursday 30 July 2026434 peakFriday 31 July 2026470 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 438 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

014929944859701 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 2026485 peakSunday 02 August 2026496 peakMonday 03 August 2026444 peakTuesday 04 August 2026442 peakWednesday 05 August 2026431 peakThursday 06 August 2026435 peakFriday 07 August 2026416 peakSaturday 08 August 2026462 peakSunday 09 August 2026519 peakMonday 10 August 2026486 peakTuesday 11 August 2026425 peakWednesday 12 August 2026418 peakThursday 13 August 2026421 peakFriday 14 August 2026435 peakSaturday 15 August 2026473 peakSunday 16 August 2026521 peakMonday 17 August 2026462 peakTuesday 18 August 2026468 peakWednesday 19 August 2026468 peakThursday 20 August 2026470 peakFriday 21 August 2026463 peakSaturday 22 August 2026496 peakSunday 23 August 2026553 peakMonday 24 August 2026488 peakTuesday 25 August 2026488 peakWednesday 26 August 2026426 peakThursday 27 August 2026435 peakFriday 28 August 2026469 peakSaturday 29 August 2026520 peakSunday 30 August 2026539 peakMonday 31 August 2026456 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 281 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

014128242356401 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 2026432 peakWednesday 02 September 2026416 peakThursday 03 September 2026442 peakFriday 04 September 2026410 peakSaturday 05 September 2026449 peakSunday 06 September 2026522 peakMonday 07 September 2026451 peakTuesday 08 September 2026402 peakWednesday 09 September 2026386 peakThursday 10 September 2026394 peakFriday 11 September 2026411 peakSaturday 12 September 2026418 peak

October 2026

EMERGENCY was released on 15 Aug, 2023.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Free to playUpdated 12 Sep 2026, 18:14 UTC
App ID
850170
Last updated
02 Jul 2025 build 19075383
Developer
Sixteen Tons Entertainment
Publisher
Sixteen Tons Entertainment
Release date
15 Aug, 2023
Platforms
Windows
Download size
8.13 GB
Install size
8.36 GB
Genres
Action, Strategy, Free To Play
Game modes
Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
193

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsIn-App PurchasesFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

Free to PlayMultiplayerStrategyRTSActionOnline Co-OpReal Time TacticsSimulationSingleplayerRealisticCo-opManagementFamily Friendly3DReal-TimeCompetitiveTacticalTop-DownAutomobile SimRelaxing
About this gameFull description from Steam
EMERGENCY – Save lives, be a hero! Ready to start your shift and save the world with your fellow commanders? Take charge of firefighters, medics, police forces and technical engineers to fight chaos and save the city from disaster. Coordinate rescue mission professionally and efficiently, in a team working with other players or alone in single-player mode. Time is running out and every decision counts when innocent lives are at stake. EMERGENCY is a co-op real-time strategy game all about saving lives. In a fight against time and chaos, players join forces to coordinate rescue missions. As incident commander you take control of the rescue team and face fires, injured civilians, criminals, high-voltage accidents and other adrenaline inducing challenges. KEY FEATURES Play together or by yourself Dive into the world of EMERGENCY and play with friends or players from all over the world. Team up with up to four other commanders to save your city. Do you have what it takes to seamlessly work together and master the chaos? Take on shifts as incident commander Take on a multitude of shifts requiring lots of different responses. Lightning storms, freezing cold, blazing heat—weather is always a factor. Start out as a trainee and build your experience until you are ready for even the most challenging of rescue missions. Coordinate your departments You will have to work closely with your fellow incident commanders to coordinate your units. Mobilize your SWAT trucks, water tenders, ambulances, and more to stay on top of the chaos. The city is counting on you! Upgrade your units and unlock new abilities Use the cards you win at the end of successful shifts to improve your units and unlock new abilities. Level your cards to become an expert in your favorite departments, or become the trusted all-rounder, able to carry any round. Play for free EMERGENCY is a free-to-play game with in-app purchases. FEATURE LIST Online co-op with up to four people: play with a group of friends or join via matchmaking Online single player Explore three maps, each with unique emergencies and special themed shifts Four different departments to coordinate: fire department, police department, medical department, and technical department Card system: collect cards that improve your units, and unlock new abilities by winning shifts Free to play: enjoy all gameplay completely free
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS10Atos criminosos · Violência
IGRS13Kekerasan · Interaksi Daring
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-6600 (3.3Ghz) or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 (3.2Ghz) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i7-8700 (3.2Ghz) or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (3.6 Ghz) Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 1080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD, 1080p/60 fps

macOS

Minimum: OS: macOS 12 or newer Processor: Apple M1 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Apple M1 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space Recommended: OS: Latest macOS Processor: Apple M1 Pro or better Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Apple M1 Pro or better Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD, 1080p/60 fps

Linux

Minimum: Recommended:
Supported languages8 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●
German●
French●
Italian●
Spanish - Spain●
Polish●
Portuguese - Brazil●
Simplified Chinese●

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

193 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
One Man Band ⅠAchievement
One Man Band ⅡAchievement
One Man Band ⅢAchievement
Honorary Citizen ⅠAchievement
Honorary Citizen ⅡAchievement
Honorary Citizen ⅢAchievement
Environmentalist ⅠAchievement
Environmentalist ⅡAchievement
Environmentalist ⅢAchievement
Hero of Laborton  ⅠAchievement

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28 developer announcements, May 2023 to Apr 2024 · times in UTC

April

  1. Patch Notes 2024.03.04.13

    Patch Notes ID 7749 & 9480: Fixed foam admixture not working properly and intensifying fires instead of putting them out ID 9685: Fixed engineers falling in the ground at "Freight ship crashes into gas plant" ID 9720: Fixed issues with…

    Patch notes

March

  1. Release Notes 2024.03.04.8

    Welcome to the Industrial Port The new map is here! The "Industrial Port" operational area features 80 new missions with more variety than ever. This one's a lot more tech heavy so ready up your engineers!…

    [16t] malin

February

  1. Release Notes 2024.01.25.9

    Highlights Four brand-new department bundles including: - the exclusive animated "Life Line" skins - exclusive avatars - and a selection of upgrades 20 new missions added Multiplayer mission rotation: rescue missions that appeared in the…

    [16t] malin

December

  1. EMERGENCY Roadmap

    Thanks for sticking with us so far! Here's an update to our roadmap after the first few months of live developement. EMERGENCY is a constantly evolving game that will keep growing and changing. We are working on a wide range of improvements…

    [16t] malin
  2. Holiday Challenge

    Happy Holidays everyone! To spread some holiday cheer we will be hosting two special community activities over the next few weeks. 1) Find the Holiday missions! We’ve prepared a few special Holiday missions across the three maps that may…

    [16t] malin
  3. Release Notes 2023.11.29.13

    Highlights It's the holiday season! EMERGENCY has been decorated with some festive decorations and we've added a new avatar as well as 9 holiday missions to the mix Steam achievements are now available: There are 187 new achievements for…

    [16t] malin

November

  1. Nominate EMERGENCY for the Steam Awards!

    It's that time of the year again, the Steam Awards are coming up! Time for you to nominate your favorite games, and what better game to nominate for the “Better With Friends” category than EMERGENCY? I think we can all agree that nothing…

    [16t] malin
  2. Release Notes 2023.11.07.7

    Highlights Huge price reductions: We have listened to our community and have decided to adjust our prices based on your feedback to improve your experience. View the whole list of changes on Discord or on our website. Our SWAT officers have…

    [16t] malin

October

  1. Release 2023.10.11.9

    Highlights New languages: Simplified Chinese, Brazilian-Portuguese and Polish 20+ new easy and medium missions New player avatars Added a guidance system explaining the different objective types Improved balancing for the transition between…

    [16t] malin
  2. EMERGENCY Roadmap

    EMERGENCY is a constantly evolving game that will keep growing and changing. We are working on a wide range of improvements and new content to make the player experience the best it can be. This roadmap gives you a small overview of what we…

    [16t] malin

September

  1. Patch 2023.09.11.6

    ID 7525: Fixed bug introduced in 2023.09.11.5 that reset the language to the native operation system culture on each start. If you already started 2023.09.11.5 we released today, sadly you have to delete your Config folder under "C:\Users\…

    Patch notes
  2. Release 2023.09.11.5

    Highlights 30 new trainee and easy missions Improved matchmaking through quickplay: You now have a higher chance of finding a multiplayer game and will not be automatically sent into a solo shift anymore. We’ve also added a timer for the…

    [16t] malin
  3. Patch 2023.08.30.10

    Crash fixes based on received crash dumps sent via the crash report dialog ID 7090: The "maximum research points reached" notification will no longer appear when you own all Upgrade Cards Thank you for providing us with feedback by sending…

    Patch notes
  4. Release 2023.08.30.9

    Highlights Shift logic improvements to increase variety of selected rescue missions for your shift Fixed bugs regarding left over objectives which could not be resolved Voice overs added for Italian, Spanish and French Enabled the use of…

    [16t] malin

August

  1. Patch 2023.07.31.17

    Fixed a few localization issues which became known to us Crash fixes based on received crash dumps sent via the crash report dialog Thank you for providing us with feedback by sending crash dumps via the crash report dialog and writing bug…

    Patch notes
  2. Patch 2023.07.31.16

    ID 5645: Added more user information in case an unsupported integrated graphics card has been detected ID 6739: Fixed an occasional connection issue when starting a multiplayer game ID 6775: Fixed that certain special abilities did not…

    Patch notes
  3. Patch 2023.07.31.15

    ID 6592: Fixed player name display which was introduced in hotfix 2023.07.31.14 ID 6549: Fixed issues with alarm signals Crash fixes based on received crash dumps sent via the crash report dialog Here are a few tips if EMERGENCY doesn't run…

    Patch notes
  4. Patch Notes 2023.07.31.14

    ID 6592: Fixed login issue with Steam user names which do not have 3-15 characters ID 6597: Fixed DPI related issue if Windows display scale was not sent to 100%, in the video settings one could see that the output resolution wasn't correct…

    Patch notes
  5. EMERGENCY Out Now!

    It’s finally here! EMERGENCY has officially released on Steam! Are you ready to face the chaos and save the city? Gather your units, join forces with your friends and dive into the rescue missions. Start your shift as incident commander and…

    [16t] malin
  6. EMERGENCY releases on August 15th, 2023!

    The wait is almost over! We are happy to announce that EMERGENCY will release next week on August 15th, 2023. Make sure to wishlist the game to get notified as soon as it’s available!…

    [16t] malin

July

  1. Advanced Multiplayer Gameplay Livestream

    Join us on our Steam store page on July 20th, 2023, at 03:00pm (CEST) for a special livestream. Some of our developers will get together and play a couple of shifts to demonstrate advanced gameplay. Watch them coordinate their units and…

    [16t] malin
  2. Advanced Gameplay Live-Stream

    Today (07/01/2023) at 3.30 pm CEST we start a live stream on our Steam storepage, where Felix, one of our developers, will play the game for 90 minutes. There will be no commentary on the gameplay, but you can get a glimpse of how EMERGENCY…

    [16t] stefan

June

  1. Playtest extended over weekend

    First of all a big thank you to all of you for joining the test today. Your help is incredibly valuable to us! If you haven’t yet, please take a look at this form to give us some more feedback: https://forms.gle/jKrbDXxfkXVG2Cez8 And we…

    [16t] malin
  2. Second Beta Session Coming June 30th, 2023

    Missed our first Tech Test? Well, you’re in luck! We will hold a second, bigger beta session on June 30th, 2023. This time, we want to give as many people as possible a chance to get a sneak peek at the game and really experience it for…

    [16t] malin
  3. The Unit Departments

    Are you ready to take on your shift as incident commander and send your units to save lives? Let’s take a look at what those units are, what their purpose is and how they work together. As incident commander, you will lead four departments…

    [16t] malin
  4. What is the new EMERGENCY?

    Today we would like to tell you a little more about EMERGENCY and how it differs from our previous titles in the series from a gameplay perspective. Let’s see what’s new! Co-op fun with friends EMERGENCY is first and foremost a co-op RTS.…

    [16t] malin

May

  1. Tech Test Coming May 16th, 2023

    You will soon get your first chance to play EMERGENCY! We will hold a technical test on May 16th, 2023 (date may be subject to change). This small test will be limited to ~100 players and will give us a chance to test our technical…

    [16t] malin
  2. Get ready for EMERGENCY!

    We are thrilled to announce that the award-winning EMERGENCY series is making its comeback to PC with a brand-new adrenalin inducing co-op multiplayer RTS. Are you ready to become a hero for a city in chaos? Raging fires, injured civilians…

    malin.sweers_ps

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