Games like Crime Simulator: Playgrounds
If Crime Simulator: Playgrounds is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crime Simulator, Mafia Life Simulator and Thief Simulator 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its anything feels possible, deep character customization and challenging. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Crime Simulator: Playgrounds: Crime Simulator: Playgrounds is a short, chaotic, and hilarious entry in the Crime Simulator franchise. Throw hammers, spray pepper gas, and cause mayhem solo or with up to 4 players. Take over hideouts, complete absurd missions, and unleash destruction with the wildest weapons. No rules—just fun!
Players who liked Crime Simulator: Playgrounds also play
Steam players who put hours into Crime Simulator: Playgrounds 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.
Crime Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration, crime simulation and an intense mood with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Top pick for Crime Simulator: Playgrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
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?
Mafia Life Simulator
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Crime Simulator: Playgrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Build your own empire in the world of the mafia! In Mafia Life Simulator, take control of everything from marijuana farms to weapon factories, money laundering centers to drug networks. Become the undisputed leader of the region with your gang and make your name known in the world of crime.
Thief Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Crime Simulator: Playgrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
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!
Loot List: Thief Sim
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Crime Simulator: Playgrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Rise from pauper to master thief - grab the loot list and get to work, whether it’s a roadside diner or a federal vault: slip past security and make fools of everyone, or unleash chaos and blow the place apart. Fence the haul to upgrade the hideout, gear up, and build your criminal empire.
Downtown Drift
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Ranked #5 for Crime Simulator: Playgrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Put your driving skills on the test in this urban arena! Drift to rack up as many points as possible while police is chasing you. To show it off, break the global highscores and claim your position on the leaderboard.
Jack In Town
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Crime Simulator: Playgrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Vous êtes un criminel en monde ouvert. Faites ce que vous voulez!
Smoke Shop Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Crime Simulator: Playgrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Smoke Shop Simulator is a supermarket-style shop management simulation currently in Early Access. Build and manage your own smoke shop, serve customers, manage stock, and grow your business as the game continues to evolve with community feedback.
It's Only Money
WHY THIS
Shares achievement hunting and a comedic mood with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Ranked #8 for Crime Simulator: Playgrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
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!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Crime Simulator: Playgrounds at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Crime Simulator: Playgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Crime Simulator: Playgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Crime Simulator: Playgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Crime Simulator: Playgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Crime Simulator: Playgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Crime Simulator: Playgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Crime Simulator: Playgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
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!
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Thief Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Ultimate Games S.A., the studio behind Crime Simulator: Playgrounds. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
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!
MLF: Pro Catch
WHY THIS
Another title from Ultimate Games S.A., the studio behind Crime Simulator: Playgrounds. Shares Simulation with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Cast, catch, and compete in the most immersive fishing sim ever made. Explore legendary waters, battle over 40 unique fish species, customize real gear, and climb the leaderboards in online tournaments with real-world prizes.
Route 66 Simulator
WHY THIS
Another title from Ultimate Games S.A., the studio behind Crime Simulator: Playgrounds. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Have you ever dreamed about leaving everything behind and setting out on an great road trip across the United States? Get a budget, build your car and make your dream come true! Try to survive on the most famous road in the world!
Thief Simulator 2: Prologue
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Another title from Ultimate Games S.A., the studio behind Crime Simulator: Playgrounds. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Tired of political exploitation? Join me and let's rebuild our thieving business together! Let's steal cars, radios, and TVs - anything that catches your eye can be yours! Recall what it's like to be a thief in Thief Simulator 2: Prologue!
Road 66
WHY THIS
Another title from Ultimate Games S.A., the studio behind Crime Simulator: Playgrounds. Shares Simulation with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
ROUTE 66 SIMULATOR is a car building, fixing, and driving survival adventure. Earn money for food, gas, car parts, motels, and everything that will allow you to survive in the long journey.
Cemetery Simulator
WHY THIS
Another title from Ultimate Games S.A., the studio behind Crime Simulator: Playgrounds. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crime Simulator: Playgrounds.
Carry the coffin with your crew and build the best necropolis! Dig graves, lower coffins, and keep everything tidy. Decorate the area to earn the prestige needed to unlock new sectors. Play solo or in co-op mode for up to 4 players, facing vandals and ghosts!
Frequently asked about Crime Simulator: Playgrounds
- Does Crime Simulator: Playgrounds work on Steam Deck?
- Crime Simulator: Playgrounds is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Crime Simulator: Playgrounds cost?
- Crime Simulator: Playgrounds is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Crime Simulator: Playgrounds have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Crime Simulator: Playgrounds supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Crime Simulator: Playgrounds?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crime Simulator: Playgrounds are Crime Simulator, Mafia Life Simulator, Thief Simulator 2.
- Who developed Crime Simulator: Playgrounds?
- Crime Simulator: Playgrounds was developed by Ultimate Games S.A. and published by Ultimate Games S.A., PlayWay S.A..
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