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Thief Simulator 2

First-person stealth simulation about studying routines and planning burglaries

CookieDev, Ultimate Games S.A. · Published by PlayWay S.A. · Released Oct 4, 2023

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Reviews
Very Positive
86% of 7,102
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 89 in 30 days
Players
320
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Jun 25, 2024
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 960
8 GB RAM · 12 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Thief Simulator 2?

A first-person, single-player stealth simulation about a thief working up from petty theft to larger heists. Across two neighborhoods and separate heist locations, you study occupants' schedules, break into buildings, steal valuables and cars, evade police, and unlock new tools and skills.

For you if...

  • +you like scouting routines and planning quiet burglaries
  • +you enjoy unlocking tools for increasingly risky heists

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer nonstop action to watching occupants' schedules
  • −you want to plan heists with other players

What players say

86% of 7,102 reviews are positive · 75% of 89 in the last 30 days

Players praise the burglary loop, added tools, and improvements over the first game. They complain about repetitive content, unpredictable detection, and lost save progress. Some recent players say detection is too sensitive, with one blaming patches.

Players over time

▲ +11% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 320 players on Nov 7, 2026.

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Oct 7, 2026174
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Oct 4, 2026218
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Oct 1, 2026174
Sep 30, 2026153
Sep 29, 2026125
Sep 27, 2026114
Sep 26, 202661
Sep 25, 202676
Sep 24, 202651
Sep 23, 202673
Sep 23, 202636
Sep 22, 202658
Sep 21, 202695

How many players finish Thief Simulator 2?

17% of Steam players have unlocked «Free man», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Thief Simulator 2 screenshot 1

Thief Simulator 2 system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 960, 8 GB RAM, 12 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Intel Core i3-6100 or equivalent
Graphics
NVidia GeForce GTX 960 or equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
12 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-8400 or equivalent
Graphics
NVidia GeForce GTX 1070 or equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
12 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Thief Simulator 2 have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Thief Simulator 2 run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
50
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Ukrainian.

Does Thief Simulator 2 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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