This might sound silly, and actually it is, but it all helps put some much needed variety in the game. Apparently a whole gang of thieves is targeting the same neighbourhood your active in and decided to share their experiences. A fourth option offers you intel on the houses. Here you can buy tools, look for jobs and sell some loot. The computer in your hideout (which is ironically never closed) offers some great ways of variety. The traditional lockpick and security scrambler are off course present. Vinny will often call you too give you certain tasks while introducing the different tools at your disposal. On the opposite, this means grinding your way to levelling up is a big part of this game. These smalls improvements make for more diverse ways to tackle a certain heist. Raising your agility skills might open up the option to climb up to an open window. These can be spent on the skill tree to improve for instance your lockpicking skills. Gain enough experience and you gain a level which grants you a skill point. The more loot you collected while not being spotted, the more experience you’ll earn.
Scoping out the place and even using some spyware electronics can make a difficult heist easy as stealing candy from a baby.Įach successful burglary in Thief Simulator grants you experience. The more intel you gain on the houses you plan on breaking into, the more chance you’ll be successful. Planning your heist meticulously will be key in this game. Vinny acts like the obligatory tutorial voice who guides you on your first steps into successful burglary. In Thief Simulator you play as “the thief” who gets called by a guy named Vinny to do some thievery. Thief Simulator by Polish Indie developer Noble Muffins currently on the Nintendo Switch sounds like the perfect game for me. In my normal life I’m truly a law abiding citizen but for some strange reason I’m a full on kleptomaniac in videogames. If I’m playing an RPG I’m surely picking the thief class if presented with one. But for the original game, its not quite stolen my heart.I adore games like hitman a nd thief (the original PC version from way back instead of the 2014 reboot). I hope the forthcoming sequel builds upon this foundation, and thankfully early signs do indicate that it does, so I will definitely keep my eyes peeled. There is a gem in Thief Simulator somewhere, it’s just one that you need to dig really deep to reach.
There were some times when I really did have fun with this game, but a lack of content, poor presentation and a plethora of technical issues hold the game back from reaching its true potential. Given that the game actually costs slightly more on Xbox, I would not recommend this version on that ground alone, but if it’s your only option, I suppose it will suffice.Īll of this being said, when Thief Simulator clicks, it clicks like a successful combination of a safe. Yes, as it turns out, this is a port of the original version of the game, and the third act content added in a patch on PC is missing in action here. Little did I know, however, that the game was coming to a close. It can get tiresome after a while, and after 7 and a half hours with the game, I was ready to be done. The game only has two maps, and most of the big-ticket items stolen do not replenish, so you find yourself going back to steal basic items like vases and statues in its place. After a while, having to rob the same houses just to grind EXP to progress the story becomes tiresome. Then there is the reality that the gameplay loop, while fun, has its limits. Not only is this incredibly distracting, it also compounds the game’s presentation problems. Civilians, buildings, and vehicles all fade in like it’s a PS1 game. Thief Simulator has, quite possibly, the worst pop-in I have seen in a modern release.
I would also be remiss not the mention the pop-in. A Series X showcase this is definitely not. The game itself is also downright unpleasant to look at at points, with some extremely low-res textures. Lighting bugs are plentiful, and texture often clips through each other. Firstly, the framerate is capped at 30fps which can feel rather sluggish, but is the least of the game’s issues. However, all of this fun comes at the cost of a truckload’s worth of jank and bugs. Hacking is also a lot of fun, and the game even features a black market that reminds me of the one in Obsidian’s underrated gem Alpha Protocol. A simulator within a simulator if you will. You can also steal cars and rip them apart to sell at a junkyard in a surprisingly robust disassembly simulation. Stealing items is also a load of fun, with careful consideration needed for inventory and carrying larger items. Picking locks is ripped straight out of Skyrim and Oblivion (easy locks following Skyrim’s system, harder ones Oblivion’s) and the latter minigame is actually an improvement over its inspiration. Finally, when it comes to the act of stealing itself, Thief Simulator does a lot right.
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