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Games Like The Swindle

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Singleplayer, Stealth, Indie.

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The Swindle is a steampunk cybercrime caper about breaking into buildings, hacking their systems, stealing all their cash, and quickly running away again before the police show up.

Reviews: Mixed — 64% — of 630 reviews
Released: 2015-07-28
Developer: Size Five Games
Genres: Action, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 42 min
Mean playtime: 6.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 42%

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    Dev: Mighty YellPub: Skybound Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!

    Why similar: Crime 87.4%, Indie 7.9%, 2D 4.7%

  57. #57 SteamWorld Dig 2
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,836 reviews2017
    Dev: Image & Form Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

    Why similar: Steampunk 61.4%, Platformer 18.7%, Action 7.2%, Indie 6.7%, 2D 4.9%

  58. #58 Rustler (Grand Theft Horse)
    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,932 reviews2021
    Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Become a medieval thug in a crazy open-world action game, full of pop-culture references. Complete insane quests, kill heroes, steal horses, fight guards, rob peasants, listen to some bard music, and much more! All packed in old-school gameplay style!

    Why similar: Crime 76.9%, RPG 10.6%, Action 6.5%, Indie 6%

  59. #59 Not The Robots
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 562 reviews2013
    Dev: 2DArrayPub: tinyBuild
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    You are a robot in an office building. You have to eat furniture and not get caught. A mysterious story unfolds.Not The Robots is this year’s most exciting Roguelike Stealth Furniture Eating Simulator. It’s a game with random levels, permadeath, and the goal of eating furniture - which is also your stealth cover.

    Why similar: Stealth 38.8%, Action Roguelike 25.6%, Action 10.3%, Indie 10%, Procedural Generation 5.9%

  60. #60 Relooted
    62% matchVery Positive86% of 238 reviews2026
    Dev: Nyamakop
    Windows

    Reclaim real African artifacts from Western museums in this Africanfuturist heist game. Recruit crew members, plan escape routes, acquire the precious cargo, and bounce out of the joint as fast as you can.

    Why similar: Heist 96%, Action 4%

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