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Crime Simulator
Developer CookieDev
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? From the Steam store page
306 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 30, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
71
Fresh
196 positive · 81 negative
95% range 65–76%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 196 | 81 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,224 of 2,703 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
71% recommend · 171 yes, 70 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 241 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (6,126 of 7,402 positive).
Several reviewers criticize the NPC AI as poor, with erratic behavior and unrealistic patterns. [1][2][3] Some players note the game feels unfinished or has issues like short time limits and repetitive content. [4][5][6]
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- [2]
After playing Thief Simulator, this game is just really no where near as good. Its ok, but there is no rhyme or reason to any of the NPC's. It will be 3 AM and all the NPCs are just roaming around. There is no point where people are a sleep for a bit and you can rob them. If they do sleep, its for about 2 minutes of game time and then they are up wandering around again. It really stupid hard to steal anything …
- [7]
I played this game back when the demo was out, and it was a blast with friends. In the demo, you started in a house, could go around beating up neighbors, taking stuff from their homes, and selling it to buy upgrades and new equipment. It had a real Thief Simulator vibe open, free, and full of potential. But when the full game came out, it felt completely different. You still go into houses, steal things, and fight …
- [13]
Ok the reviews on this are wildly exaggerating both positives and negatives of this game so I'm going to give it a fair go if I can. After playing a few hours in single player and multiplayer i have to say this game is pretty fun especially for the low price. Learning the quirks of the AI is the most frustrating part of the whole experience that's the main flaw of the game so far which as far as i can tell is on the …
- [8]
very addicting game. super fun to play with friends. bought the game like 4 days ago and already have close to 40 hours on it. so much fun
- [1]
Very nice concept, thief simulator but with coop and guns, very fun to play with friends and solo, I understand that the game have just been released but a few things that need to be fixed: 1: Longer Days, The days need to be longer, I need to speedrun some houses if I want enough for the qouta 2: Better Npc, The npc are blind, deaf and dumb, you can sometimes sneak around them or just go past them even when they …
Summarised from 34 of the 270 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Crime Simulator sits at 71% positive across 277 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 306 · most liked firstAfter playing Thief Simulator, this game is just really no where near as good. Its ok, but there is no rhyme or reason to any of the NPC's. It will be 3 AM and all the NPCs are just roaming around. There is no point where people are a sleep for a bit and you can rob them. If they do sleep, its for about 2 minutes of game time and then they are up wandering around again. It really stupid hard to steal anything without getting caught. And the way they walk around seems completely random. Another…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →barely constitutes being called a finished game, if you like janky near unplayable asset mashes with some of the worst AI ever programmed then this is the game for you!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game back when the demo was out, and it was a blast with friends. In the demo, you started in a house, could go around beating up neighbors, taking stuff from their homes, and selling it to buy upgrades and new equipment. It had a real Thief Simulator vibe open, free, and full of potential. But when the full game came out, it felt completely different. You still go into houses, steal things, and fight people, but now everything happens under a strict time limit. The stages are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really don't get why the average reviews for this game are good. In the beginning I tried sneaking around. When I learned that sneaking doesn't work well at all, and that the devs even admit that this is more of a violent game than the thief game they've made, then I switched over to more of a brutish playstyle. It only took me a few more runs to realize that the combat in this game absolutely sucks. So therefore the whole game sucks. Because you can't sneak. And you can't fight. Your best…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Brought this game way before an AI disclosure was made and disheartened to hear this game was actually made with AI slop. Although it was fun playing it, hearing this is now AI I will not be recommending this game to anyone. Purchased: Sep 1, 2025 @ 12:46pm
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is not worth 15 bucks. The NPCs in this game were coded by a gerbil. Lets have everyone walking around at 3 in the morning and have the civilians and cops telepathically connected because they are going to be at the door as the phone starts ringing. I had a better time pick pocketing in schedule I than I did at any point playing this game. For morons reading this just because I think its stupid that cops are on scene the second the phone rings doesn't mean I think it should be a walk…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let me be succinct: Open a door (not break, open) and an NPC is remotely nearby - detected. Most things are...you know...behind doors. Use sleep gas while undetected - they instead were alerted and called the cops. They had no way of knowing where I was, yet ran right to me. Crashed three times during the first hour of playtime. Refunded the game after the third crash. Get Thief Sim instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very nice concept, thief simulator but with coop and guns, very fun to play with friends and solo, I understand that the game have just been released but a few things that need to be fixed: 1: Longer Days, The days need to be longer, I need to speedrun some houses if I want enough for the qouta 2: Better Npc, The npc are blind, deaf and dumb, you can sometimes sneak around them or just go past them even when they have ther eyes on you 3: The option to hide under the bed or in a closet 4: a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got out of prison, decided to turn my life around. So naturally, I started breaking into houses again. Now I spend my nights stealing everything that isn't nailed down, avoiding security and convincing myself that one more job won't hurt. I'm still committing crimes and somehow having the time of my life. 10/10. Rehabilitation is going great.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a no, it's short (it's got rogue-lite elements). Multiplayer just increases chances of getting caught rather than actually helping. This feels like a first attempt but it's the same guys who did Thief Simulator and certain systems carried over, so it was quick to pick up. But those games were small. This one is small, you've got 3 "neighborhoods". But it's like maybe 15-20 houses, a couple of small businesses and a "heist" that is also the size of a normal map. Other than leveling up…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a real step down from the well known thief simulator. The game feels very basic and easy in comparison. Game should be classed as early development in its current state, as many others has said the loot pool is very small and basic, the maps are tiny and feel very random. Having the truck feels too much it was alot of fun working your way up through the different vehicles in thief sim the computer setup in the truck could easily be added to a phone. It is a fun game for up to 6-8…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game. Bad reviews are not deserved. I love breaking into Tom's house and stealing his router. If you're reading this, you need to experience it as well. Tom's house is in the first town. Walk in his front door and go to the left. ♥♥♥♥ Tom.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In just a couple of minutes, (most of) the original Crime Crew is reuniting to check out Crime Simulator, a game that is presumably about doing crimes! Come hang out while we break video game laws! twitch.tv/nextlander
neutral · AI labelView post →The only crime here was my failure to refund this in time. What a boring, dumb game. Can you possibly make any more noise walking (either standing or crouched), virtually every NPC is up from midnight to 6 am just out patrolling... floorplans and layouts leave a LOT to be desired. Loot drops are always the same. Carry slots do not exist - like seriously, I am supposed to carouse around town all night but have only THREE slots to put things in b/c my first two are taken up by my lockpick and my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok the reviews on this are wildly exaggerating both positives and negatives of this game so I'm going to give it a fair go if I can. After playing a few hours in single player and multiplayer i have to say this game is pretty fun especially for the low price. Learning the quirks of the AI is the most frustrating part of the whole experience that's the main flaw of the game so far which as far as i can tell is on the dev's list of things to improve so I'm hopeful it'll get sharper as time goes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Way better than their previous game, Thief Simulator 2. Pros : - I didn't even need to run the tutorial to know everything. - This game you can do much more stuff compared to thief sim, making it forgiving and diverse. - NPC are fair but smart, Their movements are systemized so it's not random. - the stealth music are so good, giving me vibe of a SWAT team. Cons : - Solo gameplay is very grindy, you have to run around because of the lack of inventory slots and job division (you have to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →you know for a game called crime simulator you dont get to do much crime at all unless you steal. i was hoping for arson mission or requests for assualt mission but no, copy and paste from thief stimulator and claim its new for this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Schedule I, Grand Theft Auto, or Payday 1 or 2 are probably going to be heavier hitters if what you're looking for is a "Crime Simulator". After playing Thief Simulator and disliking the tedium and cryptid braindead AI in that one, we're back with another project that tastes like an part-baked pie. I'm so exhausted of "concepts" and "experiences" and "XYZ Simulators". Just because a game is possibly fun to play with friends doesn't mean it's a good game, especially if the game gets frustrating…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Literally unplayable due to NPCs being omni-aware at literally everything. Annoyingly tiresome. Just play something else.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here is some of what the game needs: a main menu rework, 4 save files is wack, for starters. but i shouldnt have to click 'save slots' to change files either. if i click 'play game' it shouldnt jump me straight into the game, you want a 'continue' option for that. i switch between files a lot and delete some regularly so the whole process isnt practical. change book spawn locations to literally be anywhere like golden cards, otherwise it is predictable to farm those locations. rocks are in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I actually really like the gameplay, but creating DLC for a game that doesn't feel finished and is missing content kinda sucks. I got my $1/hr of fun money's worth, and it's good friend slop.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am unfortunately so obsessed with this game that I've started seeing my neighbors windows as points of entry to meet my quota irl.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very boring and bare-bones experience. Another example of a lazy "simulator" game, probably uses a lot of assets. Feels like everything had been thrown together haphazardly, no fun game mechanics, the world is as plastic and illogic as it can be. Most mechanics are heavily inspired by the Thief Simulator, which already was a mediocre game at best but this one is even worse. Feels like a streamer-bait game, the only place it feels like it belongs is Twitch because the whole game is designed for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WHY does slipping on a banana KILL you??? a literal NPC can slip on it and it just knocks his head for a few seconds. but even if you're wearing a B U L L E T P R O O F V E S T - it INSTA-KILLS you. i get being unforgiving is part of the game, but that like totally just ruined the game for me. hours of time wasted because of a $100 banana. you can take a stun and still keep going (which btw knocks people out for longer than the banana, thus should do MORE DAMAGE,) but the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ little fruit…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Went to a nieghborhood started stealing everything inside got seen with the last item they called the police i ran away then went home and played crime sim
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Crime Simulator including the ability to do cocaine in-game" vs. "toy widely popular among both adults and children" Gee I wonder which one has a better effect on their reputation?
neutral · AI labelView post →I loved the game then this new update just bricked my 40hr save and I lost ever thing. If they don't respect my time I wont support them anymore.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very addicting game. super fun to play with friends. bought the game like 4 days ago and already have close to 40 hours on it. so much fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is extremely raw and uninteresting; there’s very little to do and almost no features. Maybe in a couple of years it will become playable, but right now it’s an unfinished product. I’ve requested a refund.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For games inspired by Lethal Company, might I suggest "Gathering Games". It's double meaning because it's about gathering your friends to play a game where you gather resources in a limited time ☝🏼🤓 So stuff like R.E.P.O, Headliners, Content Warning, Crime Simulator, KLETKA
neutral · AI labelView post →Sorry, but the game just isn't it... I mean, what's the point of changing mechanics from Thief Simulator 2 (the game I played and liked a lot) to something that works that weird? Thief Simulator had okay-ish progression in the form of xp for stolen loot and skill-points that you could spend on different skills. What do we have here? Stupid f-ing pamphlets with skills which are scattered randomly around the map. I don't need stupid jewelry upgrade or whatever but gosh this is what I found so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe I will give it another chance later but not sure. I loved Thief Simulator 1 which really was a great game but Crime simulator is just not good at all in comparaison. Every mechanic I have seen are just much worse and the feeling is not there. It feels they did a very cheap and sloppy version of Thief Simulator just to add the ability to hit people... Very disappointed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →even on casual the npc's get alerted over the tiniest things and the cops get called and turn up pretty much instantly wasnt able to do anything every single attempt.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you enjoy dungeon crawlers, or the stealthy aspect of games like Payday 2, then this one is right up your alley. So far I've only got 13 hours, but there is much more to unlock, and considering this was only around $7 when I bought it, i can see myself putting hundreds, if not thousands of hours into it. Very underrated gem, not just another "simulator" asset flip!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game and I will always come back to it. It's a good way to spend an evening when I feel like being a menace. I hope the dev continues to add things to the game, whether its through free updates or dlc.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a cool game - it took us a few tries to figure out, but once we knew the trick, we couldn't just stop playing :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mechanics of the game are similar to Lethal Company in the sense that you have to fill a quota in 3 days (or nights) by collecting items and selling them, and every time you succeed it gets harder. You can use your money to buy tools that will help you or to upgrade your base with furniture. This is a good premise, and if the game was better made it could have been a banger. However, the main issue of the game is that there is very little replay value. All the maps are exactly the same every…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NPC's are too alert to commit to stealth alone. For a stealth game to work, have stealth actually work.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a decent game. Co-op just means that you and your buddies would go to different parts of the map to steal from different places. Not so much a cooperation, but just solo working towards the same goal. I wanted to give this game more of a beating in my review, since it's hella rough. But I've played a little bit of Theif Simulator 1-2 and this game is much more polished, at least game design wise. You do you, devs and keep improving, cuz you def need more improving. They add stuff.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have put alot of time and effort into this Crime Simulator, my overall opinion is a 10. The game itself is amazing, the replayabilty is fantastic. It takes some time to figure alot of things out but it becomes addicting very fast the more you level up. The simple fact that if you screw up one time, it can alter your play through is enough for me to keep playing it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun game, pawn shop guy is evil. PLEASE ADD A SYSTEM TO NAME SAVES. I have a solo save and a friends save. Ik which is which but it would be cool for that to be implemented.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not perfect but pretty fun without the timed quotas. People can't seem to be able to sleep for more than 2 hours without gardening or something and they go take a ♥♥♥♥ with an axe but I guess it would be boring otherwise. Playing with someone else makes a huge difference.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →slow start, but really amazing game play, lose, rise, get better, try again, repeat
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you liked Thief Simulator and you think this will be similar, unfortunately it's not. The NPCs are around the whole time so sneaking around is basically just hoping you get lucky and they don't barge in on you. You can't hide in closets or dumpsters, the houses are very tiny, the quota system isn't well fit for this type of game. Overall frustrating and repetitive, just play Thief Simulator instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Started out interesting and challenging enough. However, as it goes, the game is rigged against the player. Everything is getting more difficult without you being able to level up to match. You litteraly cannot earn money and exp without a specific skill to open door, safe, etc. You will be, most likely, unable to move past some levels and forced to repeat the same jobs over and over again. Picture this vicious circle: To move on in the game, you need money and exp. You finish jobs and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →there's absolutely no reason for this game to be well reviewed. The game doesn't make any sense. Why is every single civilian running unarmed, after a thief with a crowbar, bat, fire axe, GUN and either going full batman or deciding that 4 ft from you is the perfect place to cower? why is it that you can knock people out with a blow to the back of their head, filling a small portion of some blue bar to tell you how long they'll be asleep, but you can't keep hitting them on the ground to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Crime Simulator CookieDev / Playway. Steam disclosure -y
neutral · AI labelView post →I would say that on paper, this is a fantastic game. In execution, it's still a little lacking, but it's still very good. Most of the minigames present in the game that's not just lockpicking range from an alright distraction to kinda frustratingly mindnumbing. The lethal-like pacing of the game is fun and keeps you excited when playing with friends. The AI is a little harsh once you get to pro+. The police become pseudo-omniscient and linger for a little too long in many cases. Rather than…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This has got to be the most low-effort, janky and poorly thought-out game I've ever played. It's what I would expect from a PS2 game that came out 20 years ago. Like dawg, is it really plausible that a full blown cargo trailer appears in the middle of a neighborhood and not a single person has questions? We got dudes dressed in suits at 3 AM chilling on their patios, and they all have cat-like night vision with god-like reflexes to boot. I'm fully convinced the "Very Positive" reviews were…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great experience solo, and you can have plenty of funny moments when you play with friends.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Extremely fun to play with friends, beats a lot of expensive triple A titles that don't offer a lot of replayability. The heist is pretty challenging but had a awesome time beating it. Cant wait to see what update 1.3 brings!!! Would rate 9/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A friend and I started playing together, played all day, and really enjoyed the various missions and the many different items to hack. We'll keep playing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Eh In the start the early access was like a worse thief sim so I was exited for a good thief sim like but it was just a lethal company game with robbing instead of space I don't know why it just isn't great to me I don't like most rouge likes if they don't have meta progress so yeah.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's a new video game out today called Crime Simulator. I don't know about you, but I think it's good that the government is getting into the video game business.
positive · AI labelView post →Npc looks at me and says Is there anyone there? guess not and walks away and i steal his tv as hes watching it. would recomend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →💵 Crime Simulator – A Rough Diamond with Potential (6/10) Crime Simulator feels like a work in progress — and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It has the bones of a fun sandbox crime game: open environments, criminal jobs, cars to steal, and chaos to cause. There are moments when it clicks — when you pull off a clean job or escape the cops by the skin of your teeth — and it’s genuinely entertaining. But then there are the other moments: clunky AI, janky physics, and a lack of polish that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Crime Simulator gets a New Map and Cars! Crime Simulator, the stealth-action game about life in the criminal underworld, has just received a free update. More details and trailer here: indieinsights.org/2025/10/13/c... #CrimeSimulator #SimulationGames #OnlineCoOp #IndieGames
neutral · AI labelView post →I enjoyed this game at first, but then i started noticing all the flaws. There is a lot of nonsensical mechanics that take away from the game. the game itself also doesn't make sense. you go rob places at night just for everyone to be awake...??? when someone notices you, they become invincible. there is a lot more i haven't written in this post but i feel like what I've said is enough
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →www.gamesfreezer.co.uk/2026/04/crim... @gamesfreezer.co.uk #indiedev #gamedev #crimesimulator #ps5
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