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Games like Crookz - The Big Heist

If Crookz - The Big Heist is your kind of game, the closest matches are Su Hack, The Masterplan and Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and immersive. 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 Crookz - The Big Heist: 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.

2015StrategySimulation9.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 74Windows · macOS · Linuxby Skilltree Studios
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1970s style feels immersive and distinctMethodical execution of heists is deeply satisfyingNon violent stealth with puzzle like planningAtmosphericChallengingImmersive

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  1. Su Hack

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Crookz - The Big Heist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Hackers Simulation - REAL TIME virtual HACKING - be the TOP 1 RANK HACKER - Tchat with others players / preys

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Masterplan

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Second-strongest match for Crookz - The Big Heist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Tactical squad-based heist game set in 1970s. The 2D top-down view gives you a great overview of what's happening at any given moment, allowing you to be a real criminal mastermind. Can you pull off the greatest heist in the history of mankind?

    2015ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Third-strongest match for Crookz - The Big Heist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.

    2013ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bank Robber

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Ranked #4 for Crookz - The Big Heist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    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.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. corpo/ghost

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Crookz - The Big Heist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Infiltrate various companies, tap into their databases and exit while avoiding contact with employees. You have been invited to participate in the virtual planning of corporate espionage missions.

    2024ActionAdventureSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Heist Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Crookz - The Big Heist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Lights, Camera, HEIST! Grab your perfect team and hack, unlock, disguise and solve your way to stealing England's finest tat and treasures. Plan your way around lasers, guards and locked doors in some famous locations... Then build your own to share with the world!

    StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  7. PAYDAY 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Ranked #7 for Crookz - The Big Heist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    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.

    2013ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. PAYDAY™ The Heist

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Crookz - The Big Heist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”

    2011Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Crookz - The Big Heist

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Reviewers of Crookz - The Big Heist cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.

    2016StrategyIndie39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Mind Games

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Reviewers of Crookz - The Big Heist cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Mind games is a great set of extremely hard brain twisting puzzles! Warning: this game is for smarties! Only one out of ten people can solve the first puzzle!

    2016Indie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  3. Vigilantes

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Reviewers of Crookz - The Big Heist cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Vigilantes is a combat focused, turn-based tactical RPG set in the crime riddled city of Reiker. The game offers hardcore squad-level combat in a gritty neo-noir setting, intel gathering through surveillance and interrogation, a detailed character system, base facilities, crafting, and more.

    2018StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Desperados III

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Reviewers of Crookz - The Big Heist cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.

    2020Strategy39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Partisans 1941

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Reviewers of Crookz - The Big Heist cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.

    2020StrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cavern Commandos

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Crookz - The Big Heist cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Inspired by classic platformers like Rick Dangerous, Cavern Commandos offers a challenging gaming experience with numerous weapons, hundreds of foes, and dozens of labyrinthine caverns.

    2021ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. The Cloud VR

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Crookz - The Big Heist cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    "This way. I'm waiting for you." The Cloud VR is a healing fantasy VR game where you go on an adventure to meet someone waiting for you. You can interact and explore in various spaces on your journey. We hope you enjoy a moving journey in a fairytale-like world.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Crookz - The Big Heist at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Crookz - The Big Heist on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    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 ↗
  2. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Crookz - The Big Heist on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Crookz - The Big Heist on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Crookz - The Big Heist on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Crookz - The Big Heist on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Crookz - The Big Heist on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?

    2010Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Crookz - The Big Heist on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nubby's Number Factory

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Crookz - The Big Heist on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.

    2025Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Crusader Kings II

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. One-armed robber

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    One-armed robber is a chaotic first-person heist game that centers around a uniquely challenging premise. Players take the role of a determined robber equipped with only one arm, tasked with pulling off daring heists on banks, shops, and various establishments.

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. MechWarrior Online™ Legends

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.

    2015ActionStrategySimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Are you ready to RUMMMBLE?

    2018StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Intravenous 2: Mercenarism

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Playing as Gideon, a cold-hearted mercenary willing to kill for money without any moral principles, you'll have tactical freedom with a wide variety of weapons and special gadgets to complete your mission in the prologue of Intravenous 2.

    2024ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Prison Simulator Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    Wanna find out what a prison riot looks like? Check a free stand-alone prologue for Prison Simulator. A story that is not available in the full game! Be warned: Police baton might not be enough to bring order to the prison halls.

    2021ActionSimulationRPGFreeSteam ↗
  7. Thief Simulator 2: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    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!

    2023ActionIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  8. IronWolf: Free Non-VR Edition

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Crookz - The Big Heist.

    This is the Free Non-VR version of IronWolf VR. A co-op submarine game with a light touch on realism, making the submarine sim genre accessible to a wider audience.

    2023ActionIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Crookz - The Big Heist

Is Crookz - The Big Heist verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Crookz - The Big Heist is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Crookz - The Big Heist cost?
Crookz - The Big Heist is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Crookz - The Big Heist?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crookz - The Big Heist are Su Hack, The Masterplan, Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine.
Who developed Crookz - The Big Heist?
Crookz - The Big Heist was developed by Skilltree Studios and published by Kalypso Media Digital.

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