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Is Company of Crime worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want to switch between building a criminal organization and leading detectives
- Tactical combat fans who prefer confined, melee-focused encounters
- Players interested in a 1960s London setting with criminal and police campaigns
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking large-scale battles rather than close-quarters encounters
- Players who prefer missions without pressure to manage noise, evidence or police response
- Players looking for a game focused on a single campaign role
Our take on Company of Crime
The page gives substantial space to the London setting and competing campaign roles, but the missions described center on tightly confined melee encounters and managing police attention. The empire-building premise also includes tactical missions rather than only city-level expansion.
What is Company of Crime?
Set in 1960s London, this strategy game offers two roles: grow a criminal empire or lead Scotland Yard’s Flying Squad against criminal families.
Missions use turn-based melee combat in confined locations, where positioning, blocking movement and flanking affect encounters. Gunfire can draw additional opposition, so criminal teams can try to keep operations quiet. As the empire expands, acquiring businesses provides access to more items and features, while also raising the chance of police or rival attacks.
The detective campaign involves assigning sergeants to locate suspicious premises, questioning informants and seeking warrants before evidence is destroyed. Missions also involve gathering evidence and managing what happens before police arrive. The story includes London’s subcultures and a shadowy group working against the British Empire.
How Company of Crime plays
- 01Two campaign roles
- Play as a criminal empire-builder or as the head of Scotland Yard’s Flying Squad.
- 02Position-based combat
- Units can restrict enemy movement, while numerical advantage and rear attacks affect melee encounters.
- 03Police investigation
- Detective teams can investigate locations, use informants and seek warrants before evidence is removed.
- 04Business expansion
- Taking control of more locations opens items and features but can provoke attacks from police or rival families.
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Company of Crime: platforms & release
Is Company of Crime worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want to switch between building a criminal organization and leading detectives. Skip it if: players seeking large-scale battles rather than close-quarters encounters.
Where can I download Company of Crime?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Company of Crime's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Company of Crime on?
Windows and macOS.
