Single-player games like American Theft 80s
Below are 12 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.
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Ranked picks
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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!
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Way Down
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with American Theft 80s.
Live this action-packed spy adventure based on the movie The Vault.
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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.
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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.
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Limb Chopper
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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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.
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Brush Burial: Gutter World
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Thief Simulator 3
Single-player alternative to American Theft 80s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.