# Games like American Theft 80s

> The closest matches to American Theft 80s: Thief Simulator 2, American Theft 80s: Prologue, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Crime Simulator, and It's Only Money. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Thief Simulator 2](https://imho.run/games/1332720/thief-simulator-2) — Also Heist and Crime, like American Theft 80s. 2,373 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1332720/)
2. [American Theft 80s: Prologue](https://imho.run/games/1868300/american-theft-80s-prologue) — Also Heist and Driving, like American Theft 80s. 255 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1868300/)
3. [Grand Theft Auto: Vice City](https://imho.run/games/12110/grand-theft-auto-vice-city) — Also Crime and Driving, like American Theft 80s. 8,301 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/12110/)
4. [Crime Simulator](https://imho.run/games/2737070/crime-simulator) — A frequent pick in American Theft 80s players' libraries, and another Action. 1,852 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2737070/)
5. [It's Only Money](https://imho.run/games/1415220/it-s-only-money) — Shares open world sandbox with American Theft 80s. 400 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1415220/)
6. [American Fugitive](https://imho.run/games/934780/american-fugitive) — Also Crime and Driving, like American Theft 80s. 682 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/934780/)
7. [Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/307690/sleeping-dogs-definitive-edition) — Also Parkour and Crime, like American Theft 80s. 29,085 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307690/)
8. [Crookz - The Big Heist](https://imho.run/games/310490/crookz-the-big-heist) — A frequent pick in American Theft 80s players' libraries, and another Strategy. 105 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/310490/)
9. [Driver® Parallel Lines](https://imho.run/games/21780/driver-parallel-lines) — A frequent pick in American Theft 80s players' libraries, and another Racing. 650 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/21780/)
10. [Brush Burial: Gutter World](https://imho.run/games/3594120/brush-burial-gutter-world) — Also Heist and Parkour, like American Theft 80s. 604 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3594120/)
11. [The Chameleon](https://imho.run/games/1493970/the-chameleon) — Also Heist and 1980s, like American Theft 80s. 130 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1493970/)
12. [171](https://imho.run/games/1269370/171) — Also Heist and Crime, like American Theft 80s. 411 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269370/)
13. [Watch_Dogs™](https://imho.run/games/243470/watch-dogs) — Also Parkour and Driving, like American Theft 80s. 18,687 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243470/)
14. [Mafia II (Classic)](https://imho.run/games/50130/mafia-ii-classic) — Also Crime and Driving, like American Theft 80s. 10,160 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/50130/)
15. [Teardown](https://imho.run/games/1167630/teardown) — Also Heist and Driving, like American Theft 80s. 73,315 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167630/)
16. [The Precinct](https://imho.run/games/490110/the-precinct) — Also Heist and Crime, like American Theft 80s. 3,772 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/490110/)
17. [Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine](https://imho.run/games/113020/monaco-what-s-yours-is-mine) — Also Heist and Crime, like American Theft 80s. 2,547 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/113020/)
18. [Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon](https://imho.run/games/233270/far-cry-3-blood-dragon) — Also 1980s and Stealth, like American Theft 80s. 10,687 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233270/)
19. [Contraband Police](https://imho.run/games/756800/contraband-police) — Also 1980s, like American Theft 80s. 10,242 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/756800/)
20. [PAYDAY™ The Heist](https://imho.run/games/24240/payday-the-heist) — Also Heist and Crime, like American Theft 80s. 8,625 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24240/)
21. [Need for Speed™ Heat](https://imho.run/games/1222680/need-for-speed-heat) — Shares police chase system with American Theft 80s. 50,235 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222680/)
22. [Drug Dealer Simulator](https://imho.run/games/682990/drug-dealer-simulator) — Also Crime, like American Theft 80s. 9,491 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/682990/)
23. [Used Cars Simulator](https://imho.run/games/2637940/used-cars-simulator) — Also Driving, like American Theft 80s. 1,280 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2637940/)
24. [Saints Row 2](https://imho.run/games/9480/saints-row-2) — Shares open world sandbox with American Theft 80s. 8,283 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/9480/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1321450&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1321450
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1321450
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## About American Theft 80s

From the THIEF SIMULATOR developers. It's the 80s. Steal VCRs, tapes, classic cars, and if you get caught, outrun the police!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1321450
- **Developer:** Noble Muffins
- **Publisher:** PlayWay S.A.
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 15, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1321450/american-theft-80s)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1321450&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1321450/)
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