Single-player games like The Thief
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to The Thief, 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
- 1
Obsessive Revenge
Single-player alternative to The Thief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Thief.
After Mike's brother is arrested, victim of false accusations, Mike discovers that Jonathan was responsible for his brother's arrest, and so decides to kill him on a government ranch, where several government agents belonging to the witness protection service are.
- 2
Bank Robber
Single-player alternative to The Thief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Thief.
Harry, a bank robber aims to rob a government bank, so he choose the day that the bank is open to visitors, and takes the opportunity to carry out the robbery. Upon arriving at the bank, learns some routines, of how things work and then begins to put his plan into practice.
- 3
Mission Z
Single-player alternative to The Thief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Thief.
Live an intense story by recovering a mysterious area. With survival elements, loots and collectibles.
- 4
Hacker Man
Single-player alternative to The Thief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Thief.
Joe, an experienced programmer at a reputable technology company, is fired by a director of the company, after having a romantic relationship with the director's wife. Very angry about the situation, Joe starts studying hacking, to get revenge for his firing.
- 5
PAYDAY 2
Single-player alternative to The Thief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Thief.
PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.
- 6
The Faction
Single-player alternative to The Thief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Thief.
Ruan, a member of a criminal faction, goes to a rival faction's point of operation to obstruct his enemies drug operations.
- 7
Boo Men
Single-player alternative to The Thief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Thief.
Boo Men is a 1-4 player online co-op horror game. You and your crew of burglars are tasked with stealing from ghosts. Just remember to stay in the light because you never know what could be lurking in the dark...
- 8
Perfect Heist 2
Single-player alternative to The Thief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Thief.
Perfect Heist 2 is a round-based online game, where robbers try to hide in plain sight while robbing a bank without being noticed by the cop team!
- 9
Rescuer
Single-player alternative to The Thief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Thief.
Martin a science-loving priest arrives in the ZPriot region, meets people and starts to become influential in the area and then decides to put his plan of domination into practice.
- 10
Explosiver
Single-player alternative to The Thief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Thief.
In Explosiver you will live a story with many bullets and explosions, controlling William. You'll be able to play in first person or third person, and you'll have several weapons to help you in the main objective, besides, of course, a special ability that can be used by the protagonist.
- 11
Combatant
Single-player alternative to The Thief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Thief.
In Combatant you will live the story of Alfie, a sharpshooter hired by a rich businessman. Alfie is tasked with recovering some data stolen by a competitor of a technology company, and for that there will be many challenges.
- 12
The President
Single-player alternative to The Thief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Thief.
The secret service discovers that a group of gunmen wants to kill the president, so they send Paul to investigate the area. Upon arriving in the area, Paul must send the information to the secret service and eliminate the men who are there.
- 13
Agent 01
Single-player alternative to The Thief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Thief.
Laura, the daughter of a renowned businessman, hires Markz to rescue her father from a kidnapping. Markz then discovers the captivity location and devises a strategy to safely rescue the businessman.
- 14
Spyer
Single-player alternative to The Thief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Thief.
Denny, a government spy, is assigned to investigate a remote area where there is supposed to be a terrorist group. Upon arriving at the scene, Denny comes across several armed individuals, and finds possibly the largest base of the terrorist group.