Rank 01Why this
Also Heist and Crime, like Thief Simulator.
- $3.79 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
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The closest matches to Thief Simulator: Thief Simulator 2, Drug Dealer Simulator, Crime Simulator, American Theft 80s, and Thief. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Same immersive mood as Thief Simulator.
- $1.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
Rank 03- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
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Thief
Why this: Also Heist and Stealth, like Thief Simulator.
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Prison Simulator
Why this: Also Crime and Stealth, like Thief Simulator.
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HITMAN World of Assassination
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Thief Simulator.
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Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation
- 83% of 9,747 reviews
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: Noble Muffins
- Price: $1.79−91%checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 88% of 11,193 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Attention to detail in house layouts
- Replayability through varied contracts
- Atmospheric
- Immersive
- Pattern recognition
- Stealth mission planning
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Thief Simulator.
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American Theft 80s: Prologue
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Thief Simulator.
Thief Simulator 3: First Loot
Why this: Also Heist and Crime, like Thief Simulator.
About Thief Simulator
The closest matches to Thief Simulator: Thief Simulator 2, Drug Dealer Simulator, Crime Simulator, American Theft 80s, and Thief. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Thief Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Thief Simulator 2, Drug Dealer Simulator and Crime Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric and immersive, and single out its pattern recognition and stealth mission planning. 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.
Thief Simulator is an action-adventure-simulation hybrid developed by Noble Muffins and published by PlayWay S.A., released in 2018 at $19.99. The game tasks players with executing careful house-robbing operations, requiring pattern-recognition to study target routines, stealth-mission-planning to map escape routes, and tool-utilization to overcome security measures. Players explore open-world environments from a first-person perspective, gathering intel and acquiring equipment to complete varied contracts. Players describe the atmosphere as immersive and reviewers highlight the game's attention-to-detail in house layouts, with tactical positioning mattering significantly across different heists. The title holds an 88% positive rating from over 11,000 Steam reviews and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck.
About Thief Simulator: Become the best thief. Gather intel, steal things and sell them to buy hi-tech equipment. Do everything that a real thief does.
Is Thief Simulator worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 88% of 11,193 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 80% positive across 185 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- On sale: 91% off, now $1.79 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 17 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 11 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Attention to detail in house layouts
- Replayability through varied contracts
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The game feels unfinished and its very jarring and discombobulating (especially the driving mechanics)”
People who play it also play: Thief Simulator 2, Drug Dealer Simulator, Crime Simulator
Frequently asked about Thief Simulator
Can I run it?
Does Thief Simulator run on Steam Deck?
Thief Simulator is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Thief Simulator cost?
Thief Simulator is listed on Steam at 1.79 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Thief Simulator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Thief Simulator are Thief Simulator 2, Drug Dealer Simulator, Crime Simulator.
Who developed Thief Simulator?
Thief Simulator was developed by Noble Muffins and published by PlayWay S.A..