Games like Thief Simulator: case it, sneak in, sell the loot

Thief Simulator 2, Payday 2 and the Thief series are the closest picks if you want more sneaking and stealing. Each one keeps the plan-then-break-in loop and changes the scale. For quick heists on a phone, Roam has stealth games built on the same idea.

How Thief Simulator plays

Thief Simulator is a first-person burglary sim by Noble Muffins, published by PlayWay and released in 2018. You case a neighborhood, note when the owners leave, then pick locks, cut glass and carry out TVs, laptops and jewelry. Back at your hideout you sell the loot and buy better tools.

The fun is in the waiting. Watching a house, learning a routine, then slipping in through a back window feels nothing like a shooter. Noise and the police response make every greedy extra trip a real risk.

Stealth and burglary games to try

Thief Simulator 2. The 2023 sequel. Bigger neighborhoods, more targets, the same case-and-steal loop.
Thief (series). The first-person stealth series that started with Looking Glass Studios' Thief: The Dark Project in 1998. Shadows, rope arrows and a master thief named Garrett. The 2014 reboot is by Eidos-Montréal.
Payday 2. Overkill's 2013 co-op heist shooter. Four robbers can go loud or try to finish a bank job with nobody noticing. Payday 3 followed in 2023.
Sneaky Sasquatch. RAC7's Apple Arcade game where you play a Sasquatch who steals food from campers and hides from rangers, then takes on odd jobs around the park. Light, funny stealth for iPhone.
Robbery Bob 2. Level Eight's cartoon sneak-and-steal game for phones. Stay out of the guards' view, grab the loot, reach the exit.

Tips for a clean break-in

Case first, steal second. In almost every burglary game the owner or guard runs on a schedule, so a minute of watching saves you from walking into them. Pick one exit before you go in and carry the most valuable items first.

Noise is the real enemy. Breaking glass is fast but loud, picking a lock is slow but quiet. When the alarm goes, leave the last item behind.

Roam heist and stealth games

Roam is a free iPhone app. Play what is already in the feed or make your own. These four play like the games above.

Nightfall: Thief Simulator (Roam). First-person stealth burglary. Rent is due tomorrow, and you need $600 tonight.
Stay in the Dark (Roam). First-person stealth in the spirit of Thief: a thief's night in Kestrelmoor.
Vault Breaker (Roam). A voxel bank heist like Payday 2. Hammer in hand, vault ahead, keep your cool.
Rain Is Cover (Roam). Top-down stealth infiltration. Stay in the dark, take the intel, get out.

Play it on Roam

Make your own heist game with Roam

Describe the house, the owner and the loot. Roam builds it playable, and you add guards or a dog by saying so.

Try: "night heist in a mansion on the hill, the guard dog hears running, steal the golden trophy, a friend is the lookout"

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Questions people ask

Who made Thief Simulator?

Noble Muffins made the first game, released in 2018 and published by PlayWay. Thief Simulator 2 followed in 2023.

What game is like Thief Simulator but co-op?

Payday 2 and Payday 3. Up to four players plan and run heists together, quietly or loud.

Is Thief Simulator a stealth game?

Yes. You win by not being seen or heard: watch the house, wait for the owners to leave and stay away from neighbors and police.