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Crime Boss: Rockay City

Crime Boss: Rockay City

INGAME STUDIOS · released Jun 18, 2024

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Crime Boss: Rockay City is a 1-4 player co-op FPS heist game with enjoyable stealth and epic killing spree combat. Featuring a solo roguelike campaign that combines FPS and strategy elements with the most hilariously cheesy voice acting that make you laugh.

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66
VGC Score
▲Improvinghigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Update 21.2 Notes” (2mo ago)

68%
At launch
68%
Steam all-time
54%
Press
43%
Player sentiment
71%
Recent sentiment

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Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (OpenCritic)–5480
All-time Steam reviews68%661000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)71%67267
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jul 2, 2026) · 267 reviews sampled · 216 total reviews in window · weighted 120.4 up / 49.9 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (51)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 60
    INDIANTVCZINDIANTVCZ
    trust 78Mar 28, 2023

    “Crime Boss: Rockay City didn't live up to its potential. There are a lot of flaws in the game, and a lot of elements feel unpolished. Still, it will find its fans.”

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  • 80
    Gaming ProfessorsGaming Professors
    trust 76Nov 13, 2024

    “Crime Boss: Rockay City offers a high-quality experience with cooperative elements that will delight fans of Payday-style heist games. The game lets you play as a gangster in a richly detailed world full of action and strategic territory conquest, which is particularly appealing to multiplayer fans. Although the single-player content is somewhat limited, the variety of game modes and missions provides plenty of entertainment. Higher-quality character models and better use of the star-studded cast would enhance the overall experience, but it’s still a solid title that will delight fans of crime-themed action games.”

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  • 30
    eXputereXputer
    trust 75Apr 7, 2023

    “Crime Boss: Rockay City is a game with big ambitions, but it fails to deliver on most fronts”

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  • 30
    KakuchopureiKakuchopurei
    trust 71Apr 5, 2023

    “All in all, Crime Boss: Rockay City is a game that falls short of its potential due to various issues. While the idea of building a criminal empire through heists and territory wars with a variety of characters is compelling, the poor gunplay and writing detract from the overall experience. Even the star-studded voice cast can't save it from being a disappointment.”

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  • 80
    Total Gaming NetworkTotal Gaming Network
    trust 71Jul 2, 2024

    “Crime Boss makes a very compelling argument in its favor. Is the game perfect now? No, not by any stretch of the imagination. The single player may as well not even exist and is good for maybe a brief look out of morbid curiosity. The online multiplayer, on the other hand, is very fun.”

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  • 30
    VGChartzVGChartz
    trust 71Jul 28, 2023

    “Crime Boss: Rockay City is a has-been roguelike mashed together with a has-been FPS that's mostly filled with has-been movie stars.”

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  • 55
    AtaritaAtarita
    trust 69Jun 18, 2024

    “Crime Boss is a game that has not used its potential. Even the presence of Hollywood stars cannot break this trend. The game suffers from a repetitive mission structure and problematic gameplay. It also appears not to have improved since its debut a year ago.”

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  • 45
    Capsule ComputersCapsule Computers
    trust 69Apr 24, 2023

    “Crime Boss: Rockay City has some potential but lack of polish across the board combined with repetitive gameplay does more harm than its poorly included celebrity cast could ever help.”

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  • 40
    ZTGDZTGD
    trust 68Jul 5, 2023

    “Crime Boss Rockay City deserved better, from the inexcusable number of bugs and glitches that players will come across while played the games narrative or the multiplayer missions to the just laughable performances of some actors who I used to hold in such high regard. In a different timeline this game would have just leaned 100% into the jank and made this a successful parody. But instead, it falls flat by trying to tell a serious story about an ambitious crime boss who wanted more, a story as old as time and one that’s been told a million times better before.”

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  • 70
    Worth PlayingWorth Playing
    trust 67Jun 27, 2024

    “Crime Boss: Rockay City has done something that few other games have accomplished since the advent of patching. The team has taken what was a very bad game at launch and made it good enough to be enjoyable. The missions may be short, but the lack of lag and the presence of better-than-expected AI companions makes each encounter fun. The presence of the player XP system makes the tweaked campaign and online modes worth grinding through. Coming in at a cheaper base price than its Epic Games Store launch price, Rockay City is a decent purchase for those who were disappointed with Payday 3 and exhausted with Payday 2.”

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  • 74
    GamesCreedGamesCreed
    trust 66Jun 18, 2023

    “Despite some of the glaring weaknesses, Crime Boss: Rockay City has praiseworthy content, thoroughly had a good time playing, and it was better than anticipated. Lastly, Crime Boss: Rockay City will have more to come with DLCs throughout the year. And with Payday 3 arriving in September, one would hope that the updates bring a lot more to the table with different sets of missions, weapons, characters, improvements and more to keep their audience.”

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  • 30
    SVGSVG
    trust 66Mar 28, 2023

    “There is fun to be found in "Crime Boss," but its issues bog down the experience enough to keep it from keeping you invested for very long.”

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…and 39 more tracked reviews.

Patch history

  1. Update 21.2 Notes
    Jul 2, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Update 21 Patch Notes
    Jun 18, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Our biggest update yet is here
    Jun 16, 2026
  4. Update 20.2 Notes
    May 11, 2026
  5. Update 20.1 Notes
    Apr 23, 2026
  6. Update 20 Notes
    Mar 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. Update 19.1 Notes
    Dec 16, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  8. Update 19 Notes
    Dec 10, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  9. Update 18.1 Notes
    Nov 5, 2025
  10. Update 18 Notes
    Oct 27, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  11. Update 17.1 Notes
    Sep 2, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  12. Update 17 Notes
    Aug 20, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  13. UPDATE 17 - DEV STREAM
    Aug 19, 2025
  14. July Dev Q&A Recap
    Jul 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  15. Update 16.1 Patch Notes
    Jul 10, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  16. Update 16 Patch Notes
    Jun 24, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  17. Update 15.1 Patch Notes
    May 8, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  18. Dev Q&A Recap - April 2025
    Apr 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  19. Update 15 Patch Notes
    Apr 24, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  20. Update 15 Developer Stream!🎥
    Apr 16, 2025
  21. Crime Boss: Rockay City Two-Year Anniversary Dev Blog
    Mar 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  22. Update 14.1 Patch Notes
    Mar 20, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  23. Update 14 Patch Notes
    Mar 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  24. Dev Blog - Update 14 AI Improvements
    Mar 7, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  25. Update 13.2
    Jan 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  26. Update 13 is OUT NOW!
    Dec 12, 2024
  27. Update 13 Patch Notes - Update coming SOON!
    Dec 11, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  28. Update 12 is OUT NOW!
    Oct 29, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  29. Crime Boss: Rockay City - Community Challenge Event for Update 12! 🎉
    Oct 28, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  30. Update 11.3 is OUT NOW
    Sep 19, 2024
  31. CRIME BOSS: ROCKAY CITY UPDATE 11.2 OUT NOW
    Aug 29, 2024
  32. Update 11.1 is OUT NOW
    Aug 22, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  33. Update 11 is OUT NOW!
    Aug 14, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  34. THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN UPDATE 11
    Aug 7, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  35. Community Q&A - Update 10!
    Jul 17, 2024
  36. Update 10 is OUT NOW
    Jul 11, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  37. Update 9.5 is OUT NOW
    Jul 2, 2024significant · resets scoring window