Addictive casing-and-stealing loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Thief Simulator offers an addictive, methodical gameplay loop built around scouting, stealing, and selling.”
Steam review · 37.4 h played ↗
Thief Simulator
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%Noble Muffins2018Stealth · Simulation · Adventure
The verdict
A janky but addictive burglary sandbox about casing houses, stealing loot and upgrading tools; best bought on deep sale. Skip it if buggy AI, grind and late-game repetition annoy you.
Great for
Patient stealth fans who enjoy casing houses and upgrading tools, bought cheap on sale
Main risk
Buggy AI, grind and repetition sour the game after the first few hours
What players love
Very cheap on sale, good value
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“At full price it's decent. At $1.99, it's a steal.”
Steam review · 16.4 h played ↗
Progression, tools and multiple approaches
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“The tools and upgrades keep things fresh, and I love how you can approach each job in multiple ways.”
Steam review · 24.1 h played ↗
Janky charm and funny moments
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Fun, janky in a good way, and weirdly addictive.”
Steam review · 15.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Buggy, clunky and unfinished
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“This game is unbelievably buggy and im astounded this game isnt negatively rated.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Repetitive, boring and grindy
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Maybe it's good for a few hours while you up the skill tree After that it gets grindy and repetitive”
Steam review · 19.9 h played ↗
NPCs and cops see through walls
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Got caught from the other side of the house through multiple walls.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Late game and industrial area get worse
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“it just dies closer to the ending, when you unlock the industrial area the whole game goes to”
Steam review · 27.5 h played ↗
Save files deleted or lost
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“Deleted my save file with no warning or reason in less than 4 hours of playtime with no way to recover.”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Misleading co-op tag
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“I don't know why they put Co-op on the tags when there's no Co-op mode on the game, that is so misleading.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core i5
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVidia GeForce GTX 750
Storage5 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVidia GeForce GTX 1050
Storage5 GB available space
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core i5
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVidia GeForce GTX 750
Storage5 GB available space
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