Rank 01Why this
Also Heist and Crime, like The Masterplan.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2015
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- 23 games
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The closest matches to The Masterplan: Crookz - The Big Heist, PAYDAY™ The Heist, Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, Volume, and The Swindle. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Volume
Why this: Also Heist and Stealth, like The Masterplan.
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Hot Brass
Why this: Also Crime and Stealth, like The Masterplan.
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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Why this: Also Stealth and Tactical, like The Masterplan.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like The Masterplan
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Shares mission planning with The Masterplan.
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: Shark Punch
- Price: $19.99checked Oct 31
- 61% of 249 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie
- Metacritic 68
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Addictive trial and error learning curve
- Deep micromanagement of crew and loot
- High stakes risk reward decisions
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Dark
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Gunpoint
Why this: Same contemplative mood as The Masterplan.
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Why this: Same challenging mood as The Masterplan.
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Why this: Also Heist and Stealth, like The Masterplan.
Free alternatives
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Why this: Shares stealth tactics with The Masterplan.
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Why this: Also Stealth and Tactical, like The Masterplan.
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Why this: Also Heist and Stealth, like The Masterplan.
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Crookz - The Big Heist
Why this: Also Heist and Crime, like The Masterplan.
Volume
Why this: Also Heist and Stealth, like The Masterplan.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Why this: Also Stealth and Tactical, like The Masterplan.
About The Masterplan
The closest matches to The Masterplan: Crookz - The Big Heist, PAYDAY™ The Heist, Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, Volume, and The Swindle. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Masterplan is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crookz - The Big Heist, PAYDAY™ The Heist and Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and dark, and single out its alert level management and crew micromanagement. 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.
About The Masterplan: 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?
Is The Masterplan worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 61% of 249 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 16 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 5 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Addictive trial and error learning curve
- Deep micromanagement of crew and loot
- High stakes risk reward decisions
- Stealth gameplay forces creative problem solving
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Bought this a while ago and didn't really start playing till recently. I liked it up until the jewelry store heist when I broke a window, locked the front doors, knocked out all the guards and staff and threw them into the bathroom (which…”
“Incredibly buggy game. The main problem is how often the game crashes mid-mission. Unfortunately, progress cannot be saved during the mission so when the game ultimately crashes you just lose all of your progress. I would've thought that…”
People who play it also play: Crookz - The Big Heist, PAYDAY™ The Heist, Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Frequently asked about The Masterplan
Can I run it?
How much does The Masterplan cost?
The Masterplan is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Masterplan?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Masterplan are Crookz - The Big Heist, PAYDAY™ The Heist, Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine.
Who developed The Masterplan?
The Masterplan was developed by Shark Punch.