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CookieDev, Ultimate Games S.A. · 2023 · Windows

Steam: 83 % positive of 1,724 reviews, as of Oct 28

Tired of political exploitation? Join me and let's rebuild our thieving business together! Let's steal cars, radios, and TVs - anything that catches your eye can be yours! Recall what it's like to be a thief in Thief Simulator 2: Prologue!

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

Player tags

  • Action
  • Simulation
  • Multiplayer
  • Singleplayer
  • Co-op
  • Adventure
  • Atmospheric
  • Crime
Map region: Open-World Action
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Steam reviews

What players say

Mostly positive: players find the free prologue a fun, stealthy taste of the full game, though many call it repetitive and rough.

Many players enjoy the stealth burglary loop: picking locks, sneaking past sleeping residents and guards, and the satisfaction of a clean heist. Several reviewers say the prologue works well as a free trial before buying the full game, and some praise the tools and the freedom to choose targets. Complaints centre on repetitive missions, dated graphics and technical problems such as glitchy driving, awkward pickpocketing, bugs that block progress and lag. Some reviewers say the controls feel dated and that the game makes some people feel nauseous. Some reviewers find the NPCs and police behaviour unrealistic. Recent reviews are more critical than the older helpful ones, and a few say the prologue is too short to convince them to buy.

Praised

  • Satisfying stealth heists

    Players enjoy sneaking into houses, picking locks and escaping without being caught.

    Many players
  • Good free trial

    Players say the prologue shows enough of the full game to decide whether to buy it.

    Many players
  • Tools and freedom of choice

    Players like the variety of tools and the freedom to pick targets and methods.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Repetitive gameplay

    Players find the missions and escape routine repetitive and boring after a short time.

    Many players
  • Technical problems

    Reviewers report bugs, glitchy driving, lag and poor optimisation.

    Many players
  • Dated graphics and controls

    Players find the graphics weak and the controls clumsy, and a few report nausea.

    Some players
  • Unrealistic NPCs and police

    Reviewers say NPC behaviour and police reactions break immersion and make the prologue easy.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who enjoy stealth heists and want to try the series for free before deciding on the full game.
Who should skip it
Players who want varied missions, polished technical performance or modern graphics should skip it.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with longer playtimes more often mention repetition and technical problems, while shorter sessions focus on the heists and the trial value.

Summarised by AI from 41 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like Thief Simulator 2: Prologue

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like Thief Simulator 2: Prologue

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

More matches

  1. Sneak Thief73 % positive of 1,745Shared: Co-op · Crime · First-Person
  2. Crime Scene Cleaner98 % positive of 32,961Shared: Simulation · Crime · First-Person
  3. Thick As Thieves65 % positive of 1,112
  4. HITMAN™ 290 % positive of 74,770Shared: Co-op · Open World · Sandbox
  5. Teardown94 % positive of 128,293Shared: Simulation · First-Person · Heist
  6. PAYDAY 288 % positive of 445,941Shared: Simulation · Co-op · Crime
  7. PAYDAY™ The Heist92 % positive of 21,931Shared: Simulation · Co-op · Crime
  8. Drug Dealer Simulator85 % positive of 18,321Shared: Simulation · Co-op · Crime
  9. The Escapists 290 % positive of 26,575Shared: Simulation · Co-op · Open World
  10. United heist82 % positive of 2,019Shared: Co-op · First-Person · Heist
  11. Perfect Heist 293 % positive of 3,743Shared: First-Person · Heist · Stealth
  12. HITMAN World of Assassination87 % positive of 59,988Shared: Open World · Realistic · Sandbox

By look

Looks like Thief Simulator 2: Prologue

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

  1. Dark Hours: Prologue87 % positive of 6,322
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  5. Arena Breakout: Infinite73 % positive of 86,475
  6. Supermarket & Internet Cafe Simulator79 % positive of 849
  7. American Theft 80s73 % positive of 1,045
  8. Barn Finders81 % positive of 3,982
  9. Sunset Motel77 % positive of 736
  10. American Theft 80s: Prologue81 % positive of 771
  11. Internet Cafe Simulator 273 % positive of 12,356
  12. Thief Simulator 3: First Loot46 % positive of 241

At a glance

What games like Thief Simulator 2: Prologue have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Thief Simulator 2: Prologue: Simulation (18 of 24), Co-op (15) and Crime (15).
  • They came out between 2011 and 2026, 6 of them after Thief Simulator 2: Prologue (2023).
  • 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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