Thief Simulator

 Switch
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5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 40
  3. Negative: 16 out of 40

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  1. puiglo
    Mar 11, 2020
    3
    There's a lot of promise with this game, but it's just too buggy and the mechanics are inconsistent. I can't count the amount of times I was caught by the cops while trying to drop a TV out of a window while escaping. I thought it was a bad port but it looks like the PC reviews aren't that much better.
  2. Artyrk855
    Apr 26, 2020
    3
    Good solid game for 2$ on sale but this port on switch X_x its terrible Maybe they fix it ???
  3. Lady_F
    Sep 1, 2020
    2
    On steam it was short but sweet. On Switch - it's pure garbage. They are lucky you can't refund games on Nintendo...
    Stay away.
  4. S-J-Miller
    Jul 1, 2022
    2
    This game COULD have been excellent. It really does give you an exciting, free opportunity to thieve people's homes, to level up skills and to buy the equipment you would need for the next challenge. However, I can only give it a 2 rating for one fundamental flaw: you can never really know when you are being compromised, so your sneaking and stealth counts for nothing. In that case itThis game COULD have been excellent. It really does give you an exciting, free opportunity to thieve people's homes, to level up skills and to buy the equipment you would need for the next challenge. However, I can only give it a 2 rating for one fundamental flaw: you can never really know when you are being compromised, so your sneaking and stealth counts for nothing. In that case it makes the game unplayable and pointless. For example: one aspect of stealth is staying in a crouched position and staying in the shadows. I decided to return to one house I'd already burgled; one I was discovered in even though nobody was at home; the cops turned up anyway because some psychic pedestrian outside noticed me (I assume). I turned up at night, observed the tenants, and noticed one in the living room and the other take a turn into the back garden. I went into the back garden very carefully (after picking the garden gate lock - do people actually lock garden gates?) and there was the female tenant just standing, statue-like by the window with her back to me. What was she doing? I stayed crouched and in the shadows. She then turned around and walked back the way she came. As soon as she left the garden the cops turned up and shouted "Freeze!". I understand that calculated risk is an important element of a challenge in gaming, but simply trying to guess the psychic powers of NPCs in games with pitiful AI is just not conducive to enjoyable gaming. Avoid.… Expand
  5. Piemancer
    Sep 1, 2020
    1
    A terrible port of a otherwise good game. Stay away. It's a buggy mess. I don't know how Nintendo let this thing hit the shelves. Get the Steam version and spare yourself the frustration.
  6. CheesyDaddy
    Oct 18, 2021
    3
    The premise has potential, but the execution just isn't there. The game lacks heart. The gameplay loop is repetitive. The mechanics are wonky. Overall simply not very good.
  7. Typerplay69
    Nov 30, 2020
    1
    This game sucks. Terrible graphic, idk what am i doing wrong in lockpicks. On pro controller with no reasons my character is going backwards so i have to play on joycons. Some textures are not loading in time. Repeatable robs. I am so lucky that was on sale so i waste only 2$.
  8. IamSquid
    Jan 2, 2022
    4
    I really wanna give this game a higher score. It has a lot going for it. Unfortunately, its so buggy I can't bring myself to give it anything above 4/10. If ALL of the bugs were fixed, it would probably be either a 7/10, maybe even 8/10.
  9. laughHaver276
    Jan 3, 2022
    1
    Probably the worst game I've ever played. Could've been fun if the developers thought about how the game would play/function on the switch, but alas it feels terrible to control. Game design is clunky at best, left me feeling frustrated. I would be angry if I'd paid full price, but I picked it up for $3. Hardly even worth that price.

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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. Gaming Age
    Oct 25, 2019
    42
    Whatever fun there is to be found in Thief Simulator is buried beneath layers of nonsense and bad design. It’s not hard to imagine this being a fun game in the right hands, like a less bloody version of Hitman — but it’s painfully obvious that this game wasn’t made in the right hands.
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  2. Nintendo Life
    May 14, 2019
    70
    If you’re tired of Payday 2’s often loud and at-large robbery antics – and you’d like to take a detour into the more quiet vocation of thievery – Thief Simulator has the new career for you. While it’s not the prettiest of games and it soon starts repeating itself, the sense of freedom you’re given to rob neighbourhoods full of unsuspecting victims is still an intriguing one. He might not be Garrett, but The Thief has plenty of skills to steal a place on Nintendo Switch.
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