Thief Simulator

First-person burglary simulator about scouting homes and stealing valuables

Noble Muffins · Published by PlayWay S.A. · Released Nov 9, 2018

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 40K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 293 in 30 days
Playing now: 159; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 year ago; Jan 22, 2025

What is Thief Simulator?

A single-player, first-person burglary simulation set in free-roam neighborhoods. You scout homes and resident schedules, plan break-ins, choose valuables for limited bag space, evade witnesses and police, then sell loot and buy tools for more secure targets.

For you if...

+you enjoy methodical scouting and planning burglary routes
+you like sandbox stealth with multiple approaches
+you want a single-player crime simulation

Not for you if...

−you want cooperative heists with other players
−you dislike repetitive steal-and-sell progression loops
−you want a strong, dialogue-heavy story

What players say

88% of 39,900 reviews are positive · 86% of 293 in the last 30 days

Players praise the methodical loop of scouting homes, learning routines, planning entries, stealing valuables, and selling them for upgrades. Common complaints include repetition, tedious late-game areas, and bugs such as NPCs or police detecting the player through walls; some players also report performance drops.

Screenshots and trailer

Thief Simulator system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core i5
Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 750
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 33
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Turkish, Korean, Japanese, Czech, Hungarian.