Strange Scaffold announces police tactics game Gods With Badges for 2027

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  Strange Scaffold has announced Gods With Badges, a narrative tactics game about police power over life and death.

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  The game was unveiled during the Triple-I Initiative showcase on 8 October and is due out on Steam for PC in 2027.

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  Players control Harrow McClellan, a disgraced police officer returning to her original post after a scandal.

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  Choices about dialogue, arrests, force and body-camera use shape relationships and what becomes part of the public record.

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  The game began as Hard Justice, an unrealised project from strategy studio Artificer, and was reworked by Strange Scaffold.

Who

Strange Scaffold announced the game. Players take the role of police officer Harrow McClellan.

What

Gods With Badges is a narrative tactics game about police power over life and death.

When

It was unveiled on 8 October and is due out in 2027.

Where

It is due on Steam for PC. Its open hubs are set in the dystopian future city of Scarhelm.

Why

The game explores the choices and power police hold, including decisions about force and whether to disable a body camera.

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