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CookieDev · 2025 · Windows

Steam: 82 % positive of 6,496 reviews, as of Oct 28

You’re out of jail, but the debt isn’t gone. Sneak, steal, and break into houses solo or in 4-player co-op. Use lockpicks, sleeping gas, and brute force to complete jobs, outsmart security, and make enough money before time runs out. Will you pay back what you owe, or lose everything?

24 games that play like Crime Simulator and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Thief Simulator, Thief Simulator 2: Prologue and Thief Simulator 2.

Player tags

  • Multiplayer
  • Simulation
  • Crime
  • Online Co-Op
  • Heist
  • First-Person
  • FPS
  • Co-op Campaign
Map region: Open-World Action
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players enjoy its stealth heists, especially with friends, but many find the AI unpredictable, the early game harsh and the content thin.

Many players find the stealth heists fun, especially in co-op, and like the loot hunting, the variety of tools and the progression that unlocks new gear and abilities over repeated runs. Some see a roguelite with strong replay value once the early grind is past. The main complaints concern NPC behaviour: people are awake at night or wander randomly, notice the player through closed doors and call the police at once, while the police find the player too easily. Many players also describe a punishing start with little to do, limited maps and loot, a repetitive mid to late game and tedious solo play. Some reviews from the last year raise bugs, an update that erased saves and AI-generated art, and a few players no longer recommend it.

Praised

  • Co-op heist fun

    Players say the game is most enjoyable with friends, coordinating stealth, hostages and lookout roles.

    Many players
  • Progression and unlocks

    Players like how skills, tools and gear unlock over runs, so each attempt gets more capable and varied.

    Many players
  • Loot and tools variety

    Reviewers enjoy the satisfying loot hunting and the range of tools, items and ways to break into homes.

    Many players
  • Stealth and tension

    Players enjoy sneaking past NPCs and the tension of a close call, especially when things go wrong.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Unpredictable NPC behaviour

    Players complain that NPCs wander at night, sleep briefly, detect players through doors and follow no clear routines.

    Many players
  • Police respond too fast

    Players report police arriving instantly after alarms or punches and knowing their location, which feels unfair.

    Many players
  • Harsh early game

    The start feels punishing with few skills and frequent failed runs, which some players find discouraging.

    Some players
  • Thin content and repetition

    Few maps, a small loot pool and repetitive later stages leave some players wanting more.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who enjoy stealth heists and roguelite progression, especially those who plan to play with friends in co-op.
Who should skip it
Players who want a polished, deep crime sandbox with reliable AI, or who dislike tedious solo play and frequent restarts.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with under 20 hours judge it mixed and mostly complain about the harsh start, unpredictable NPCs and police; players with 20 to 200 hours mostly recommend it for progression and co-op, while long-time players also raise the repetitive late game.

Summarised by AI from 80 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

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By gameplay

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Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

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  1. Teardown94 % positive of 128,293Shared: Simulation · Heist · First-Person
  2. Sneak Thief73 % positive of 1,745Shared: Crime · Heist · First-Person
  3. Picklock85 % positive of 388Shared: Simulation · Crime · Heist
  4. Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue94 % positive of 5,405Shared: Simulation · Crime · Heist
  5. Mini Thief70 % positive of 371Shared: Simulation · Crime · Life Sim
  6. United heist82 % positive of 2,019Shared: Online Co-Op · Heist · First-Person
  7. The Escapists 290 % positive of 26,575Shared: Simulation · Online Co-Op · Stealth
  8. Crime Simulator: Playgrounds59 % positive of 284Shared: Simulation · Crime · Online Co-Op
  9. The Escapists90 % positive of 14,334Shared: Simulation · Co-op · Multiplayer
  10. Prison Simulator85 % positive of 2,334Shared: Simulation · Crime · First-Person
  11. Thick As Thieves65 % positive of 1,112
  12. Drug Dealer Simulator85 % positive of 18,321Shared: Simulation · Crime · First-Person

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At a glance

What games like Crime Simulator have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Crime Simulator: Simulation (20 of 24), Crime (18) and Heist (12).
  • They came out between 2011 and 2026, 2 of them after Crime Simulator (2025).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Crime Scene Cleaner (98 % positive of 32,961).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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