Flashing Lights is a single player and multiplayer emergency services simulator focusing on police, firefighters and emergency medical services. Enrolling with one of three departments, players will take on unique missions and rewards in an open world.

Enrol with the police, emergency medical services or fire department and take on missions unique to each service in an open world. Engage in desperate car chases, diagnose life-threatening injuries, and put out lethal fires! Each department has its own vehicles and equipment for you to operate while on duty. Play in single player, or work together with friends in online multiplayer to tackle incidents across a shared world.

Players will team up with friends online and divide their team between the three emergency services at will. They'll race around the open world in various vehicles, to where they are needed, working together to help civilians in accidents or catch a fleeing criminal.

The massive September update adds a functional ladder truck for the fire department, allowing players to extend and position the fire truck’s ladder, using it to climb up and fight fire multiple-stories high. Players can now take on six brand new missions for the fire department, and can also treat injured patients with a new piece of equipment when playing as EMS: the neck collar.

Today also sees the announcement of Flashing Lights’ next update – a light-hearted Halloween-themed update launching in late October. For the first time ever, we’re also putting the Early Access roadmap to player vote, by allowing the community to vote on the content they want to see added in the November and December updates.

October will see the release of a spooky seasonal update, introducing a bunch of fun and unexpected gameplay additions.

Then, for the November and December updates, we're trying something entirely new for Flashing Lights: opening up the Early Access roadmap to community votes! You'll be able to have your say on what you'd most like to see in the November and December updates, selecting from a variety of options.

The voting will be held via the official Flashing Lights Discord, so make sure to join in there if you haven't already! Voting will open in the coming weeks.

September Update - Full Patch Notes

New

• Functional ladder truck with outriggers added
• Ladder truck visuals updated
• Water gun added to top of the ladder
• 6 new fire callouts featuring high rise emergencies
• Additional props added in some areas for new callouts
• Fire hydrant positioned at back of the fire station
• Neck collar, new item in Med Bag, now available
• EMS and Rescue injured inspection now shows status of each body part

Fixes

• Traffic advisor light patterns modified
• Ladder truck texture adjustments
• Chainsaw volume adjusted

Usually the first to respond to a criminal incident, the police are equipped with the fastest cars and use a variety of equipment. Their roles vary from handing out parking tickets to engaging with dangerous suspects. They will do everything they can to prevent criminal activity and put a stop to any crimes in progress. Ranging from traffic cones, to spike strips, to speed cameras, you'll need to kit yourself out:

• Spike strips
• A variety of Weapons
• Traffic Cones and Police Tape

As a medical specialist, your job lies in keeping members of the public alive, treating patients for severe wounds, diagnosing injuries and more. Further to this, Ambulance Operators can also heal other players in multiplayer, which is vital in particularly dangerous jobs. Life-saving work requires life-saving tools and equipment:

• Medical bag
• Stretcher
• Ambulance

The role of the fire department extends far beyond putting out flames, as they work closely with medical services on the scene, prying open crashed cars so that medical staff can get to the injured is vital, for example. The fire department won’t engage in the pursuit of suspects, but will handle the aftermath of an incident, including, of course, putting out fires. Battling flames and freeing trapped civilians is going to involve some heavy duty gear:

• Jaws of Life
• Axe
• Hosepipe
• Fire Extinguisher
• Firetruck

Team up with fellow players online and divide your team between the three emergency services at will. Race around the open world to where you are needed. Work together to help civilians in accidents or clean up the trail left behind from a high-speed car chase.

You'll receive emergency calls to action, and successfully completing missions will earn you experience points within your department. As you prove yourself to the Emergency Services Division, you'll be assigned more dangerous and important jobs. But if you start to slip up, don't be surprised to see yourself falling back down the ranks.

Flashing Lights features a thriving open world that will see emergencies break out through day and night. From bustling city streets to rural countryside mansions, this is an exciting and varied open world. Environmental physics make police car chases all the more engaging, with both you and the suspect leaving your mark on the world.

Watch the city and its citizens' behavior change as you move from day to night. Types of emergency incidents change as the traffic dissipates and the bars open, making drunk drivers and fist fights more common.