RICO: London (v1.0.7856)

New Year’s Eve 1999 turns a London tower block into a vertical war zone, with Detective Inspector Redfern taking on an armed East End syndicate before the city’s millennium celebrations begin. RICO: London is a loud, arcade-minded first-person shooter built around fast raids, shattered doorways, and the satisfying chaos of clearing rooms one gang at a time. Its comic-book presentation and chunky impact effects keep the violence stylised rather than grim, while the isolated high-rise gives the action a focused, pressure-cooker feel. The goal is simple: fight from the building’s lower floors to its heavily defended summit, leaving a trail of wreckage behind.

Combat revolves around aggressive breaching and constant improvisation. Redfern kicks through doors, catches enemies off guard, weaves around incoming fire, and scavenges guns from fallen criminals to keep her loadout changing from encounter to encounter. Rooms become compact firefights where positioning matters, especially when enemies hold tight angles or flood an area from several directions. The campaign works solo, but two-player co-op is its natural home, letting partners cover doorways, revive momentum after a messy push, and turn each breach into a frantic coordinated assault. Weapons feel disposable in the best arcade sense: grab what works, empty it into the next wave, then replace it with something stronger.

What separates RICO: London from more tactical police shooters is its commitment to momentum over procedure. It has the quick-reset energy of an old-school corridor shooter, but its breaching focus and weapon scavenging add a punchy, room-by-room rhythm reminiscent of a stripped-back Payday or a comic-styled take on F.E.A.R.’s firefights. The climb through the tower gives the campaign a clear sense of escalation, even if players looking for a deep story or realistic police simulation may find it deliberately lightweight. It suits anyone who wants a compact co-op FPS with immediate action, especially players who enjoy kicking down doors and solving problems with overwhelming firepower.