The Department / Trosedd Steam news

• Steam app typegame
• Steam App ID1980540
• PriceNo longer available on Steam Store
• Release dateTo be announced
• DeveloperCOPA Gaming
• PublisherNot available
• Parent gameNot available

Genres: Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: COPA Gaming

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• The Department: Spring Development Update - 25 March 2026

  The Department — Spring UpdateShwmae, Detectives. It’s been a full-on first quarter of 2026 here at COPA Gaming. We’ve made fantastic progress behind the scenes and we’re incredibly excited about what’s coming next. In the meantime, here’s a look at what we’ve been working on.Community Playtest V2Back in December, we put out the call for community playtesters—and the response blew us away. Not just in numbers, but in the quality and depth of the feedback you shared. Your insights helped us zero in on exactly where we could improve our tech, mechanics, UI, and overall gameplay experience.We were so happy with the results of the first playtest that we’re doing it again. This time, we wanted to bring even more community members into the fold so more voices could help shape the game at this early stage. We’re now in the final stages of recruiting our next round of playtesters and expect the…

• COPA is heading to GDC 2026 - 9 March 2026

  COPA is Heading to GDC 2026We’re thrilled to share some big news: COPA will be at GDC 2026 in San Francisco as part of Creative Wales’ annual trade mission!The Game Developers Conference is one of the world’s biggest celebrations of gaming, and we’re honoured to represent Wales on this global stage. While our main focus is on strengthening ties within the industry and building new collaborations, we’d also love to take this opportunity to connect with members of our community face-to-face.If you’re attending GDC, keep an eye out for us. Whether it’s chatting about our projects, sharing ideas, or just saying hello, we’d be delighted to meet you in person.This is a huge milestone for COPA, and we can’t wait to bring back fresh inspiration and new opportunities to fuel our work. Thank you for being part of this journey, your support makes moments like this possible.

• Digging Deeper: Our GameGrin Interview - 21 January 2026

  We’re buzzing about the attention The Department is getting, and our latest chat with GameGrin was a great opportunity to share more about the thinking behind the game.They asked us about everything from the real policing experience that informs the game, to the films and TV shows inspiring our noir vibe, to how we’re building Port Hearn. It’s a fun, in‑depth look at how we’re shaping The Department, and we couldn’t be happier to see people so curious about the project this early on.Check out the full interview here: GameGrin Interview

• The Department Q+A with Loot Level Chill - 17 December 2025

  We’ve been blown away by the early interest in The Department, and our recent interview with Loot Level Chill gave us a chance to dig into what makes the game tick—from real-life policing experience to our Welsh development roots.Producer Connor Simmons spoke about the team’s journey from TV to games, the reaction to our reveal trailer, and why letting players fail is central to the experience. If you’re curious about our inspirations, case structure, or how we’re tracking player performance behind the scenes, this one’s for you.Read the full Q+A here on Loot Level Chill

• Update 28/11/25 - 28 November 2025

  Hello Detectives…We’ve had a busy few months, as we approach the end of 2025 we're pleased to announce we've made massive progress on The Department. We're still a ways off, but the progress has been immense and we’re excited to share how the project is growing, what the community has been up to, and where things are headed next.Team ExpansionWe’re thrilled to share that our team has grown to 9 talented developers, covering:UI / UXSound DesignAnimation & CinematicsVFXAdmin support (unglamorous but essential!)This expansion means we can deliver even more polish, atmosphere, and immersion as we bring The Department to life.Teaser Trailer Our recently released Teaser Trailer watch here reached over 300k views across all socials in just 48 hours — a huge milestone for us, and we’re grateful for the incredible response.Community GrowthOur Discord community has now hit 1,275 members! It’s bee…

• We're Just Getting Started - 11 August 2025

  Hi Everyone.I’m Connor, producer at COPA and Narrative Lead on The Department.A couple of weeks ago, we endeavoured to restart our TikTok account for the gaming studio. We didn’t expect things to blow up; we just took it as a given that that’s what you need to do as an indie studio looking to get a new game off the ground. None of us had seriously used TikTok before and, as such, we had some pretty low expectations as to what was possible.Welp, in the span of 2 weeks we jumped from 400 followers to 5.5k (and counting). We just passed 2.7k followers on Instagram and we got an automod show up in our Discord server because the algorithm assumed we were getting DDoS’d. It’s been a bit of a ride.Suddenly there’s been a surge of interest in the game, and as such we figured it was time we updated this Steam page and gave an in-depth update of where the project is. So let’s take it from the top…

• Dev Update 11/02/2024 - 11 February 2024

  Hello Detectives! Hope you're doing well! We wanted to share some progress with you with something a little bit different this time! We recently took a trip to Brighton Eagle Labs thanks to the wonderful people over at Barclays Games. They kindly allowed us to use their Mocap facilities to record some animations for The Department! It was a big learning curve for our dev team but we enjoyed it and are happy with our results. We made a short video of the day showing the process and some results etc. We hope you like it! Things are moving along nicely! As always, thank you for your support! COPA Gaming --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Helo Ditectifs! Gobeithio bod chi'n iawn! Mae ganddo ni rhywbeth bach yn wahnol i rhannu tro yma! Yn ddiweddar, aethom ni i Brighton Eagle Labs diolch i Barclays Games. Roedd nhw wedi g…

• Dev Update 04/11/2023 - 4 November 2023

  Hello, detectives! First of all, thanks to everyone who came to our talk this year at EGX! We were thrilled to see so many people there!! It really does mean a lot to us. Here's a photo of Connor, Matt & Osian on stage in their shiny new COPA merch! Big thanks to Barclays games for their invaluable support. Just a quick update from our dev team. We have made some fantastic progress recently with our development. A quick summary below of some work in progress to keep you in the loop! Character Design We're proud to show you some before and after of our character design work over the course of the last couple of months. Here's a work-in-progress version of DCI Morgan Lewis (The first photos were taken end of 2022 and the second photos were taken this week) Before After We've also been hard at work creating custom clothing for the characters in the game. Here's a quick preview. UK Police p…

• Exciting Changes and Studio Growth! - 8 July 2023

  Hello, detectives! We've got some fresh updates from COPA Gaming that we can't wait to share with you. Our team has been super busy working on cool new stuff to make your crime-solving adventures even more thrilling. Let's dive right into what we've been up to! Main Menu and GUI Overhaul: A Fresh New Look We've given The Department's main menu and GUI a complete makeover! We wanted to make sure you feel fully immersed in the world of crime investigation, so we've spruced things up with a modern and sleek design. Evidence Processing Minigames: Boosting Your Investigative Skills Being a detective is all about digging into evidence. That's why we've been working hard on evidence processing minigames. Now, when you're at the police station, you'll have the chance to extract fingerprints from weapons found at crime scenes. These crucial pieces of evidence will give you a major advantage in y…