RoboCop
RoboCop is a 1988 video game developed and published by Data East for arcades and Ocean Software for home computers, based on the 1987 film of the same name. It was sub-licensed to Data East by Ocean Software, who obtained the game rights from Orion Pictures during the film's script stage. Data East and Ocean Software worked in conjunction with each other to release games for the arcade and home computers respectively for a joint release, with the home computer versions translating the sections that Data East had shown Ocean from an early unfinished build of the game which Ocean then had to expand upon.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1988
- Developer
- Data East
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 1 January 1988 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Data East, Nichibutsu |
| Publisher | Ocean Software, Data East |
| Platforms | Game Boy |
| Genres | First-Person Shooter |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1985756, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is RoboCop? How long to beat it
Total play time for RoboCop is about 1 hours to do everything, and around 0.9 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 0.9h | 52 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 1.1h | 3 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 1h | 6 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where RoboCop sits on the grid
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- Year
- 41ahead of 3% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 5ahead of 63% of the catalogue
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What readers say about RoboCop
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Common questions about RoboCop
What platforms is RoboCop on?
RoboCop is available on Game Boy. It first released in 1988.
Who made RoboCop?
RoboCop was developed by Data East, Nichibutsu and published by Ocean Software, Data East.
How long does it take to beat RoboCop?
about 0.9 hours for the main story, 1.1 hours with the main extras, 1 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.