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Games like American Theft 80s

If American Theft 80s is your kind of game, the closest matches are Thief Simulator 2, Way Down and American Theft 80s: Prologue — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, immersive and nostalgic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About American Theft 80s: From the THIEF SIMULATOR developers. It's the 80s. Steal VCRs, tapes, classic cars, and if you get caught, outrun the police!

2022ActionIndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Noble Muffins
American Theft 80s — Steam game cover
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80s aesthetic blends cars music and visualsOpen world connects neighborhoods for free roamingPedestrians react dynamically to theftChallengingImmersiveNostalgic

Players who liked American Theft 80s also play

Steam players who put hours into American Theft 80s also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Thief Simulator 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with American Theft 80s.

    Top pick for American Theft 80s fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.

    The door to your robber’s career is waiting! Just crowbar the lock off and force your way through the threshold. Learn skills, collect tools and become a master of the thieving trade!

    2023ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Way Down

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for American Theft 80s fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with American Theft 80s.

    Live this action-packed spy adventure based on the movie The Vault.

    2022ActionAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. American Theft 80s: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with American Theft 80s.

    Third-strongest match for American Theft 80s fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.

    You're Jack, a thief in the 80s. Steal VCRs, tapes, and other 80s items in this prologue of American Theft 80s! Newest game from THIEF SIMULATOR developers.

    2022ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Thief Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with American Theft 80s.

    Ranked #4 for American Theft 80s fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.

    Become the best thief. Gather intel, steal things and sell them to buy hi-tech equipment. Do everything that a real thief does.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Limb Chopper

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for American Theft 80s fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.

    Find the masked killer responsible for butchering innocent citizens of 1980s Los Angeles...before he finds you. Uncover clues about the killer's whereabouts to save the city and put the Limb Chopper away for good.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with American Theft 80s.

    Ranked #6 for American Theft 80s fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with American Theft 80s.

    Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile.

    2008ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Brush Burial: Gutter World

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with American Theft 80s.

    Ranked #7 for American Theft 80s fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.

    A murky first-person immersive sim with tightly-wound melee combat and tangled, vertical levels to explore. Use your forked tail to tie your enemies in knots and climb impossible heights. Kill your mark with quickness and cunning, using whatever tools you see fit.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Crime Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with American Theft 80s.

    Ranked #8 for American Theft 80s fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.

    You’re out of jail, but the debt isn’t gone. Sneak, steal, and break into houses solo or in 4-player co-op. Use lockpicks, sleeping gas, and brute force to complete jobs, outsmart security, and make enough money before time runs out. Will you pay back what you owe, or lose everything?

    2025ActionIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below American Theft 80s at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under American Theft 80s on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under American Theft 80s on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with American Theft 80s.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under American Theft 80s on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under American Theft 80s on Steam right now. Shares Action with American Theft 80s.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under American Theft 80s on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under American Theft 80s on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with American Theft 80s.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under American Theft 80s on Steam right now. Shares Action with American Theft 80s.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under American Theft 80s on Steam right now. Shares Indie with American Theft 80s.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with American Theft 80s.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with American Theft 80s.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with American Theft 80s.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with American Theft 80s.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Noble Muffins

Other recommendable Steam games by Noble Muffins, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Thief Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with American Theft 80s.

    Another title from Noble Muffins, the studio behind American Theft 80s. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.

    Become the best thief. Gather intel, steal things and sell them to buy hi-tech equipment. Do everything that a real thief does.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Demolish & Build 2018

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Noble Muffins, the studio behind American Theft 80s. Shares Indie and Simulation with American Theft 80s.

    Your company is going global. Use big machines to demolish huge buildings or go close and personal and use your hammer. Buy land properties, upgrade your machines and hire workers in different parts of the world.

    2018IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Demolish & Build 2017

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Noble Muffins, the studio behind American Theft 80s. Shares Simulation with American Theft 80s.

    Become a boss of Demolition & Build company. Destroy small wooden huts and huge concrete buildings. Manage your workers. Invest earned cash in your own land properties and rent them for profit in open sandbox world. Use various hand tools, buy new machines and customize their parts.

    2016Simulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. American Theft 80s: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with American Theft 80s.

    Another title from Noble Muffins, the studio behind American Theft 80s. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.

    You're Jack, a thief in the 80s. Steal VCRs, tapes, and other 80s items in this prologue of American Theft 80s! Newest game from THIEF SIMULATOR developers.

    2022ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Thief Simulator 3

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Noble Muffins, the studio behind American Theft 80s. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.

    The Thief is back! Play solo or team up in CO-OP as a duo of thieves, plan the perfect hits, or improvise when things go wrong. From pickpocket to crime boss – only the best gangs will make it to the top.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Frequently asked about American Theft 80s

Does American Theft 80s run on Steam Deck?
American Theft 80s is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does American Theft 80s cost?
American Theft 80s is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to American Theft 80s?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside American Theft 80s are Thief Simulator 2, Way Down, American Theft 80s: Prologue.
Who developed American Theft 80s?
American Theft 80s was developed by Noble Muffins and published by PlayWay S.A..

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on American Theft 80s.

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