Choose Cunning Crooks
Choose Cunning Crooks if you want an Early Access experience.
Cunning Crooks vs Coppers & Thieves
Cunning Crooks and Coppers & Thieves both land in Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Coppers & Thieves is free; Cunning Crooks is paid (Price unknown). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Coppers & Thieves
Choose Coppers & Thieves if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Coppers & Thieves launched in 2026.
Both Cunning Crooks and Coppers & Thieves sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Cunning Crooks |  Coppers & Thieves | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Casual, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Mardus | GaHa Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Coppers & Thieves is free; Cunning Crooks is paid (Price unknown).
Cunning Crooks vs Coppers & Thieves — FAQ
- Are Cunning Crooks and Coppers & Thieves similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Coppers & Thieves free?
- Yes — Coppers & Thieves is a free-to-play Steam title. Cunning Crooks is paid (Price unknown).