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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!

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August 15, 2023
2 years and 353 days ago
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Mixed6,852 reviews69.8%

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About the Game

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