Single-player games like American Theft 80s
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to American Theft 80s, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like American Theft 80s page.
Ranked picks
- 1
Thief Simulator 2
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
- 2
American Theft 80s: Prologue
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
- 3
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
- 4
Crime Simulator
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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?
- 5
It's Only Money
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.
The mayor of Rockhaven threw you down a hole into the Undercity. Why? Net worth too low. In this open-world simulation, you and up to 3 pals will steal, fight, and scheme to reclaim the city. Customise your rides, buy businesses, and take on the Mayor’s forces. Rockhaven is yours for the taking!
- 6
American Fugitive
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.
FREE UPDATE; STATE OF EMERGENCY, OUT NOW! Framed for your father’s murder, you’ll need to do whatever it takes to unveil the real culprit. Tackle thrilling missions for the criminal underworld - just don’t let the cops track you down!
- 7
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with American Theft 80s.
The Definitive Edition of the critically acclaimed, award winning open-world action adventure, reworked, rebuilt and re-mastered for the new generation. With all previously available DLC included and a wealth of tech and visual improvements, Hong Kong has never felt so alive.
- 8
Crookz - The Big Heist
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with American Theft 80s.
Crookz - The Big Heist is a tactical strategy game set in the funky 1970’s with a slick and groovy atmosphere. Show off the art of thieving by plotting stylish heists and robberies; utilizing espionage and quick-thinking to avoid detection.
- 9
Thief Simulator
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
- 10
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with American Theft 80s.
Enter the world of cinematic stealth action with Splinter Cell, the game that propelled the genre to cult status. You are Sam Fisher, an elite covert agent in the NSA's top-secret division: Third Echelon.
- 11
Demolish & Build 2018
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
- 12
Demolish & Build 2017
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
- 13
Thief Simulator 3: First Loot
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with American Theft 80s.
Learn how to steal like a pro! From the basics of gathering intel, stealing loot and selling them in the pawn shop to operating hi-tech equipment. Experience the life of a thief alone or in up to 4 players CO-OP.