PCGame

Thief Simulator

First-person burglary simulator about scouting homes and stealing valuables

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

ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Reviews
Very Positive
88% of 42K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
80% of 175 in 30 days
Players
502
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
10 months ago
Dec 23, 2025
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 750
8 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

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 41,503 reviews are positive · 80% of 175 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.

Players over time

▲ +34% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 502 players on Nov 7, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 2026502
Nov 6, 2026369
Nov 5, 2026340
Nov 4, 2026360
Nov 3, 2026337
Nov 2, 2026304
Nov 1, 2026297
Oct 31, 2026210
Oct 30, 2026168
Oct 29, 2026162
Oct 28, 2026137
Oct 27, 2026122
Oct 26, 2026122
Oct 25, 2026214
Oct 24, 2026151
Oct 23, 2026103
Oct 22, 2026120
Oct 21, 2026113
Oct 20, 2026125
Oct 19, 2026130
Oct 18, 2026187
Oct 17, 2026210
Oct 16, 2026118
Oct 15, 2026158
Oct 14, 2026153
Oct 13, 2026145
Oct 12, 2026167
Oct 11, 2026255
Oct 10, 2026175
Oct 9, 2026231
Oct 8, 2026224
Oct 7, 2026273
Oct 6, 2026307
Oct 5, 2026309
Oct 4, 2026353
Oct 3, 2026375
Oct 2, 2026370
Oct 1, 2026397
Sep 30, 2026228
Sep 29, 2026213
Sep 28, 2026196
Sep 27, 2026166
Sep 26, 2026113
Sep 25, 2026106
Sep 24, 202683
Sep 23, 2026159
Sep 23, 2026108
Sep 22, 202689
Sep 21, 2026161

How many players finish Thief Simulator?

9.6% of Steam players have unlocked «Debt 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 screenshot 1

Thief Simulator system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 750, 8 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Thief Simulator?

Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.

Set up my PC →

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

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i7
Graphics
NVidia GeForce GTX 1050
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Does Thief Simulator have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Thief Simulator run on Steam Deck?

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

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
33
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Turkish, Korean, Japanese, Czech, Hungarian.

Does Thief Simulator 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 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Tags

Recent updates

2 DLC available.

Games like Thief Simulator