Thief Simulator Reviews
Become the best thief. Gather intel, steal things and sell them to buy hi-tech equipment. Do everything that a real thief does.
App ID | 704850 |
App Type | GAME |
Developers | Noble Muffins |
Publishers | PlayWay S.A. |
Categories | Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Partial Controller Support |
Genres | Indie, Action, Simulation, Adventure |
Release Date | 9 Nov, 2018 |
Platforms | Windows, Mac |
Supported Languages | French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, English, Korean, Turkish, Czech, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Hungarian |

1 938 Total Reviews
1 815 Positive Reviews
123 Negative Reviews
Very Positive Score
Thief Simulator has garnered a total of 1 938 reviews, with 1 815 positive reviews and 123 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Very Positive’ overall score.
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Recent Steam Reviews
This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback
Playtime:
2561 minutes
absolutely incredible.. id say 12+ age rating for suggestive scenes (stealing from people etc.) the most violent part is being tased, which happens in an instant and is totally non-graphic. also the ending of the story mode has |||||| SPOILER WARNING! |||||| -- relatively mild explosions
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
1209 minutes
Overall: 8/10
*Good Stealth Mechanics
*Decent Story
*HORRIBLE Driving
*Occasional Lighting Bugs
The game is not bad at all. The majority of the game play loop is fun, but pretty slow paced. The driving in this game is horrible, but your really not driving that much so its tolerable. The story is not really much of a story and more-so a guide on how to progress, but it still adds an extra bit of fun. I bought the game on sale for like a dollar, but there is probably a few hundred hours of game play before you do everything. I think it is worth buying, even if it's not on sale.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
257 minutes
Bought it on sale, waited a while before trying it and it felt pretty janky and under cooked for first impressions. I tried to refund but sadly waited too long to try it and was denied, decided to play it more to see if it gets better, it doesn't really. The idea is good, but very poor execution.
The loop of the game is to figure out the schedules of a house and scope it out, but this is an annoying task that requires you to run back and forth between the house and a parking spot to sleep to skip time, you can't skip time outside of a parking lot. The driving is very stiff, and kind of creates a motion sickness just from the stuttery feel it has.
The AI is pretty basic, they spot randomly opened windows or cabinets with hawk like accuracy, instantly calling cops. You can't threaten them or anything of the sort, its sort of an insta fail if you get caught. The animations are god awful, with one of the worst being NPCs leaving their house by sliding across the ground.
I quit right after realizing how basic the loop is, and got bored, honestly maybe the 2nd one is better, but this one belongs in the walmart $5 bargain bin.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
763 minutes
Great game is a lot of fun and I can only recommend it.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
914 minutes
Game is good. Couple of glitches (in my favor) where the cops don't actually respond to the scene. A lot of fun!. Tutorials could be more detailed. Disassembling the vehicles can be difficult at first and the game doesn't explain how to use night vision when you buy it. 8/10 in my opinion.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
11007 minutes
I really like the stealth aspect of this game. It is super immersive. I found myself coming back to areas I had cleared if I got another skill or gadget, to see if I could take more items I missed before. There is a big strategy element to it, you can't just smash and grab. I also had fun customizing the living space with items I had stolen. However, it could be a bit laggy on my older pc, with long loading screens. I still would recommend it.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
672 minutes
7.3/10
The game is pretty decent.
The Story is a interestingly set across the maps, how you unlock one after another with nicely put missions to do.
My personal favorite was still the 2nd one, it was simply the most fun with the ancient items to sell and the cars.
Driving is decent, weird though with the "Skid loader" and "forklift" I would never get used to those.
The leveling system is nice, for every level reach you get 1 more skill point.
What I would really like is more skills to unlock.
What I dislike the graphics and the following...
I broke in a house and hid and cops got in the house, searched for the "robber" which was me but SOMEHOW they can see through walls and arrest me? Really? HOW HOW...
Another time, I broke in the contruction area and wanted to steal the Skid loader.... BUT somehow, the DAMN guard sees me through the skid loader? How?
Questions you may have and answers:
Q: Is there a prison?
A: No.
Q: What happens when you get caught?
A: You get shot by whoever caught you and get an audio that sounds similiar to "You are under arrest." just sounds weirder and get loaded back to your last check point or you can exist the game...
Q: How long am I expected to play this game?
A: This is one of my few times of playing it, last time was on Nintendo switch. In total I would say about 40 to 60 hours. The longest save likely about 20 to 30. I don't have the exact details, the switch got sold.
So I esitmate if you want to see all of the game with DLC, likely 30 hours.
Q: Is there a police station?
A: No. Would be cool though.
Q: Can I play coop?
A: No.
Q: Completely sole missions?
A: Technically yes, the only people "helping" are more like giving orders and step by step what to do for story and whatnot.
Q: Is a controller the better option in this game?
A: Well, depends what you are mostly used to.
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Would I recommend this game to anyone?
Yes, IF the person is okay with mid graphics and entity bugs and likes Simulators.
No, IF the person isn't okay with mid graphics and entity bugs.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
1135 minutes
Overall: 7/10
This game is jank, and buggy. However if you can roll with it and maybe consider it part of its charm its enjoyable.
The AI is generally easy to predict and pretty dumb. But worth a try, especially on sale
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
2148 minutes
legitimately a terribly made game. abnormal amount of bugs for a game that copies the layout of every other simulator on the market. story is extremely straight-forward and allows for very little exploration outside of the story-line. the addition of contracts is great and adds to exploration aspects, but is monotonous as usual.
👍 : 5 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
1997 minutes
Let's be honest, most of Playway's catalog is low effort sim game slop, this one stands up a little better than the others and for $2 on sale you can't complain too much. A little bit of problem solving with routines and patrols to find the best angle of attack, but not much depth and the AI is quite dumb. Not a bad game but not great either, it's just an ok game.
👍 : 4 |
😃 : 1
Positive