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Games Like Thief Simulator

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

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Become the best thief. Gather intel, steal things and sell them to buy hi-tech equipment. Do everything that a real thief does.

Reviews: Very Positive — 88% — of 39,300 reviews
Released: 2018-11-09
Developer: Noble Muffins
Publisher: PlayWay S.A.
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 2.0 hrs
Mean playtime: 12.1 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 64%

Overview

What makes Thief Simulator stand out is the specific fantasy of casing targets, sneaking into homes, stealing high-value loot, and using the profits to upgrade your criminal toolkit. The best alternatives lean into that same mix of first-person stealth, burglary or heist planning, immersive-sim freedom, and satisfying risk-versus-reward progression. We prioritized games that capture the feeling of studying a space, slipping past security, and getting out clean with valuables in hand.

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  1. #1 Thief Simulator 2
    97% matchVery Positive88% of 6,499 reviews2023
    Dev: CookieDevPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    The door to your robber’s career is waiting! Just crowbar the lock off and force your way through the threshold. Learn skills, collect tools and become a master of the thieving trade!

    Why similar: Crime 22.7%, Heist 20.1%, Stealth 19.5%, Simulation 8.9%, Open World 6.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It is the clearest next step from the original, expanding the same house-casing, lockpicking, gadget upgrading, and open-neighborhood burglary loop.

  2. #2 American Theft 80s
    96% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,037 reviews2022
    Dev: Noble MuffinsPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    From the THIEF SIMULATOR developers. It's the 80s. Steal VCRs, tapes, classic cars, and if you get caught, outrun the police!

    Why similar: Heist 30.7%, Crime 22.3%, Stealth 22.2%, Open World 6.2%, Immersive Sim 5.5%

    Why You'll Like It: It keeps the same core formula of scouting homes, disabling security, stealing valuables, and fencing them in a more nostalgic sandbox setting.

  3. #3 Thief Simulator VR
    96% matchMixed69% of 1,460 reviews2020
    Dev: GameBoom VRPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    Become a thief in VR! Feel the thrill of stealing in free roam sandbox neighborhoods. Use lockpicks and hi-tech hacking tools. Observe your target, gather information and hide from police. Or drive a car like crazy to get out of trouble!

    Why similar: Crime 22.6%, Stealth 18.6%, Heist 12.9%, Simulation 12.8%, Open World 8.1%

    Why You'll Like It: It translates the same burglary-and-stealth formula into a more tactile VR version with hands-on lockpicking and physical sneaking.

  4. #4 Sneak Thief
    95% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,876 reviews2022
    Dev: Nicholas Rizzo
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Sneak Thief is a first person, shooter, strategy, stealth and puzzle game that lets you choose how you want to play. Use your wits and expertise to setup and perform heists whether that be by using brute force to smash your way through or by getting away without making a sound.

    Why similar: Stealth 37.8%, Heist 32.3%, Crime 10.4%, First-Person 7%, FPS 4.9%

    Why You'll Like It: This is another first-person stealth break-in game built around slipping past occupants and security to escape with loot.

  5. #5 The Break-In
    94% matchVery Positive87% of 2,605 reviews2025
    Dev: jorgen games Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Steal everything. Even the people. The Break-In lets you take whatever you want, from TVs to fridges to toilets. And all in 1-4 player co-op, VR and non VR. Select your getaway vehicle, anything from a bicycle to a stolen police van, and load up with gear like hammers and rocket boosters, and steal.

    Why similar: Heist 27.5%, Crime 23%, Stealth 19.7%, Simulation 7.8%, Co-op 7.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Its whole pitch is stealthy burglary, from casing properties and cutting power to hauling valuables out before you get caught.

  6. #6 Crime Simulator
    94% matchVery Positive83% of 6,310 reviews2025
    Dev: CookieDevPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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?

    Why similar: Heist 29.6%, Crime 25.7%, Stealth 10.4%, Simulation 9.4%, First-Person 5%

    Why You'll Like It: It focuses on burglary and heist-style jobs with a progression loop of better tools, bigger risks, and more valuable targets.

  7. #7 Gone Rogue
    93% matchVery Positive89% of 304 reviews2023
    Dev: AskaLot Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Gone Rogue is a tactical stealth game with RPG elements. Get into the role of a thief from the city slums. Lurking in the shadows, sneak unnoticed past enemies, get behind any locked doors, and carry off rich loot.

    Why similar: Heist 34%, Stealth 29.2%, Crime 17.6%, Immersive Sim 8.2%, RPG 3.6%

    Why You'll Like It: It captures the planning-heavy robbery feel with apartment break-ins, stealth routes, and upgrades that support riskier thefts.

  8. #8 Shadows of Doubt
    91% matchVery Positive82% of 17,415 reviews2024
    Dev: ColePowered GamesPub: Fireshine Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!

    Why similar: Stealth 34.8%, Open World 14.7%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Sandbox 12.7%, First-Person 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Its first-person immersive-sim city lets you pick locks, trespass, steal, and improvise criminal solutions in a very similar sandbox spirit.

  9. #9 Thief
    92% matchMostly Positive75% of 23,900 reviews2014
    Dev: Eidos-MontréalPub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.

    Why similar: Stealth 67.4%, Heist 9.6%, First-Person 7.6%, Open World 3.6%, Action 3.3%

    Why You'll Like It: While more mission-based, it delivers the same first-person thrill of sneaking through guarded spaces and pocketing everything valuable.

  10. #10 PAYDAY 2
    90% matchVery Positive89% of 672,810 reviews2013
    Dev: OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.Pub: Starbreeze Entertainment
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 100.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.

    Why similar: Heist 30.5%, Crime 20.3%, Stealth 18.1%, Co-op 14.8%, FPS 6.6%

    Why You'll Like It: If the crime progression and stealth-heist side of Thief Simulator is what you like most, this scales that formula up into bigger jobs.

  11. #11 Thief: Deadly Shadows
    91% matchVery Positive81% of 2,585 reviews2007
    Dev: Ion StormPub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    You are Garrett, the master thief. Rarely seen and never caught, Garrett is the best that ever was. Able to sneak past any guard, pick any lock, and break into the most ingeniously secured residences. Garrett steals from the wealthy and gives to himself, making his living in the dark and foreboding City.

    Why similar: Stealth 73.3%, First-Person 7.2%, Immersive Sim 5.2%, Atmospheric 3.9%, Action 3.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It mixes urban sneaking, burglary, gadgets, and loot gathering in a way that feels very close to the fantasy behind Thief Simulator.

  12. #12 HITMAN World of Assassination
    89% matchVery Positive87% of 65,075 reviews2022
    Dev: IO Interactive A/S
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Enter the world of the ultimate assassin. HITMAN World of Assassination delivers the definitive stealth action experience, putting you in the shoes of Agent 47, a master assassin. Explore immersive locations, uncover hidden secrets, and eliminate targets with complete freedom of approach.

    Why similar: Stealth 53.4%, Sandbox 10.8%, Open World 10.4%, Realistic 5.5%, Immersive Sim 5.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Its sandbox infiltration, target observation, trespassing, and clean get-in-get-out planning hit a similar methodical stealth itch.

  13. #13 Thief Gold (1999)
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 4,127 reviews2012
    Dev: Looking Glass StudiosPub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.

    Why similar: Stealth 70.1%, First-Person 10.2%, Immersive Sim 7.9%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Action 2.1%

    Why You'll Like It: It is still one of the purest first-person steal-and-sneak games on Steam, even if it is much older and less sim-focused.

  14. #14 Thief II: The Metal Age
    88% matchVery Positive94% of 2,107 reviews2012
    Dev: Looking Glass StudiosPub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    The ultimate thief is back! Tread softly as you make your way through 15 new complex, non-linear levels full of loot to steal and guards to outsmart. Improved enemy AI, new gadgets and a riveting story will draw you into the world of Thief II: The Metal Age, a place of powerful new technologies, fanatical religions and corruption.

    Why similar: Stealth 70.2%, First-Person 9.1%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Atmospheric 4.1%, Action 2.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Its stealth missions reward patience, route reading, and clearing out secured spaces for valuables.

  15. #15 Filcher
    87% matchVery Positive93% of 238 reviews2021
    Dev: Johan HjärpePub: MythoLogic Interactive
    Windows

    Filcher is a first-person 2.5D noir stealth game. As Sporey the master thief, break into guarded buildings to steal from the wealthy and corrupt, using only your senses, your wits, and a handful of tools and gadgets.

    Why similar: Stealth 40.6%, Simulation 15.1%, Crime 13.4%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, First-Person 10.4%

    Why You'll Like It: This 2D stealth burglary game is all about scouting, lockpicking, evasion, and extracting valuables without being seen.

  16. #16 Teardown
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 132,195 reviews2022
    Dev: Tuxedo Labs
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.

    Why similar: Heist 41.8%, Co-op 13.9%, Sandbox 12%, Simulation 10.5%, First-Person 8%

    Why You'll Like It: It trades stealth for destruction, but the planning-heavy break-in and grab-the-loot escape loop feels very adjacent.

  17. #17 Drug Dealer Simulator
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 20,931 reviews2020
    Dev: ByterunnersPub: Movie Games S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Have you ever considered creating your own crime empire, without the legal and moral consequences? SIMULATE IT! Crawl into the dark alleys of the street business in this OG drug-dealing game, and make a fortune! A co-op sequel – DDS2 – is out NOW

    Why similar: Crime 40.3%, Simulation 22.2%, Open World 8.9%, Co-op 5.4%, First-Person 4.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Its loop of sneaking, managing risk, and reinvesting profits scratches some of the same fantasy of climbing a criminal career ladder.

  18. #18 Crime Scene Cleaner
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 32,961 reviews2024
    Dev: President Studio
    Windows
    Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Once you get tangled with the mob, you will forever be a part of the mob. At least they pay a decent salary and all you have to do is clean up after their dirty work, but you know what you’re doing. So clean crime scenes, earn as much money as you can, and get ready for the next mission.

    Why similar: Crime 37.1%, Simulation 15.5%, Heist 12.7%, Stealth 10%, First-Person 7.1%

    Why You'll Like It: It is more cleanup than theft, but the first-person criminal-job structure and enter-a-scene, do-the-work, get-paid loop still feels adjacent.

  19. #19 Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
    85% matchVery Positive91% of 8,532 reviews2013
    Dev: Pocketwatch GamesPub: Balor Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.

    Why similar: Heist 31.8%, Stealth 27.3%, Co-op 22.1%, Crime 13.8%, Action 1.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Even from a top-down view, it captures the same joy of sneaking into places, grabbing valuables, and improvising your escape.

  20. #20 Intravenous 2
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,547 reviews2024
    Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.

    Why similar: Stealth 37.5%, Crime 32.8%, Realistic 8.7%, Simulation 7.7%, Immersive Sim 6.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Its tactical stealth emphasizes line-of-sight management, infiltration, and silent execution in a grounded criminal tone.

  21. #21 PAYDAY 3
    83% matchMixed45% of 64,208 reviews2023
    Dev: Starbreeze StudiosPub: Starbreeze Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    PAYDAY 3 is the ultimate co-op FPS crime fantasy. Choose between stealth or loud playstyles, customize your character, and get ready to pull off the perfect heist.

    Why similar: Heist 32.9%, Crime 23.9%, Stealth 16.4%, Co-op 10.6%, FPS 5.8%

    Why You'll Like It: It is worth a look if you mainly want modern stealth heists and cooperative crime jobs rather than solo burglary.

  22. #22 Drug Dealer Simulator 2
    82% matchMixed70% of 5,824 reviews2024
    Dev: ByterunnersPub: Movie Games S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    What turns a drug dealer into a drug lord? Find out in DDS2, a first-person co-op sim set in a dynamic open world. Make contacts, cook drugs, and manage your cartel on Isla Sombra, where power is the only law.

    Why similar: Crime 32.8%, Open World 12.5%, Simulation 11.1%, Co-op 10.3%, Sandbox 7.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It is not burglary-first, but its first-person crime-business progression and open-world hustling appeal to a similar criminal-sim audience.

  23. #23 The Swindle
    84% matchMixed64% of 633 reviews2015
    Dev: Size Five Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 42 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    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.

    Why similar: Crime 34.6%, Heist 33.9%, Stealth 24%, RPG 2.9%, Action 2.8%

    Why You'll Like It: It is built around breaking into buildings, stealing cash, and upgrading your tools for more difficult robberies.

  24. #24 Gloomwood
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,190 reviews2022
    Dev: Dillon RogersPub: New Blood Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

    Why similar: Stealth 47.6%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, FPS 11.8%, First-Person 10.2%, Exploration 4.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Its immersive stealth, leaning, lurking, and opportunistic looting give off strong thief-simulator-adjacent vibes.

  25. #25 Intravenous
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 5,485 reviews2021
    Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!

    Why similar: Stealth 56.5%, Crime 21%, Simulation 8.3%, Immersive Sim 6%, Action 2.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers slow, methodical stealth missions where careful entries and staying quiet matter more than direct combat.

  26. #26 Dishonored 2
    80% matchVery Positive90% of 65,936 reviews2016
    Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.

    Why similar: Stealth 48.9%, Heist 15%, First-Person 10.3%, Open World 7.6%, Immersive Sim 4.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Its open-ended stealth levels reward scouting, sneaking, stealing, and creatively bypassing guards and security systems.

  27. #27 Dishonored
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 86,174 reviews2012
    Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

    Why similar: Stealth 61.9%, First-Person 11.3%, FPS 4.1%, Action 4%, Immersive Sim 3.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This is another great first-person stealth sandbox where alternate routes, loot hunting, and ghost-style play are central.

  28. #28 Thief Simulator 2: Prologue
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 1,713 reviews2023
    Dev: CookieDevPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    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!

    Why similar: Crime 20.3%, Heist 18.9%, Co-op 9.8%, Simulation 8.9%, Silent Protagonist 7.9%

  29. #29 Styx: Master of Shadows
    79% matchVery Positive83% of 11,605 reviews2014
    Dev: Cyanide Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.

    Why similar: Stealth 71.4%, Open World 5.6%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Adventure 5.1%, Action 4.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It is a pure stealth game focused on reading patrols, infiltrating guarded spaces, and staying unseen from start to finish.

  30. #30 Contraband Police
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 25,020 reviews2023
    Dev: Crazy RocksPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.

    Why similar: Open World 22.7%, Simulation 19.7%, First-Person 12.9%, FPS 10.5%, Realistic 10.1%

  31. #31 Styx: Shards of Darkness
    78% matchVery Positive83% of 6,892 reviews2017
    Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Styx returns in a new stealth adventure! Explore and master huge open environments, sneak past or assassinate new enemies and bosses, and experiment with the new array of lethal abilities and weapons in our goblin assassin's arsenal.

    Why similar: Stealth 54.6%, Co-op 19.1%, Open World 6.7%, Atmospheric 4.9%, Adventure 4.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It expands that same methodical infiltration and stealth-tool gameplay into larger, more flexible spaces.

  32. #32 Prison Simulator
    77% matchVery Positive86% of 2,515 reviews2021
    Dev: Baked Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Get a taste of prison life! Become a prison guard and deal with dangerous convicts. Prison management, lots of daily activities. Will you become the best guard in history? Or maybe you'll turn into the worst scumbag this Prison has ever seen?

    Why similar: Crime 25.3%, Stealth 19.1%, Simulation 8.9%, Open World 8.7%, Sandbox 6.3%

  33. #33 House Flipper
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 110,098 reviews2018
    Dev: EmpyreanPub: Frozen District
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!

    Why similar: Simulation 35.4%, Sandbox 20.6%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, First-Person 11.2%, Realistic 8.6%

  34. #34 Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 3,313 reviews2025
    Dev: Digital MelodyPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Too long in this prison, time to get out of here. Pull the carpet and start digging with a teaspoon. Watch out for the guard, sell him the junk you find. Trade toilet paper with the prisoners. Get better items and improve your stats. Expand the tunnel, use glow sticks and dynamite. Will you escape?

    Why similar: Crime 43.2%, Simulation 17.5%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, First-Person 7.7%, Realistic 5.6%

  35. #35 Prison Simulator Prologue
    75% matchVery Positive89% of 2,906 reviews2021
    Dev: Baked Games
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Wanna find out what a prison riot looks like? Check a free stand-alone prologue for Prison Simulator. A story that is not available in the full game! Be warned: Police baton might not be enough to bring order to the prison halls.

    Why similar: Crime 26.6%, Stealth 18.9%, Open World 8.4%, Simulation 7.8%, FPS 6.4%

  36. #36 Crime Simulator: Playgrounds
    75% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,127 reviews2024
    Dev: Ultimate Games S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Crime Simulator: Playgrounds is a short, chaotic, and hilarious entry in the Crime Simulator franchise. Throw hammers, spray pepper gas, and cause mayhem solo or with up to 4 players. Take over hideouts, complete absurd missions, and unleash destruction with the wildest weapons. No rules—just fun!

    Why similar: Heist 34.5%, Crime 27.5%, Co-op 10.9%, First-Person 6.7%, FPS 4.4%

  37. #37 Hacker Simulator
    76% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,268 reviews2021
    Dev: Save All Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.

    Why similar: Crime 40.6%, Simulation 20.2%, Realistic 9.9%, Sandbox 7.6%, First-Person 6.8%

  38. #38 PC Building Simulator
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 52,550 reviews2019
    Dev: Claudiu KissPub: The Irregular Corporation
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.

    Why similar: Simulation 33.7%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Sandbox 12.4%, First-Person 11.1%, Realistic 9.1%

  39. #39 Gas Station Simulator
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 27,215 reviews2021
    Dev: DRAGO entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.

    Why similar: Simulation 37.1%, Open World 21.2%, First-Person 13.8%, Realistic 11.3%, Funny 9.3%

  40. #40 Electrician Simulator
    73% matchVery Positive80% of 4,245 reviews2022
    Dev: Take IT Studio!Pub: Gaming Factory
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Take on the electrician role and learn the profession's basics! Install sockets, repair worn-out equipment, assemble broken appliances, replace light bulbs, and lay wires at your customers' homes. Be sure to check everything twice, with electricity there are no jokes!

    Why similar: Simulation 31.9%, Immersive Sim 19.5%, First-Person 18.4%, Realistic 11.9%, Funny 7.8%

  41. #41 Public Enemy: Revolution Simulator
    74% matchVery Positive89% of 76 reviews2019
    Dev: Concrete Games
    Windows

    Stealth and rebellion in an absurd totalitarian government.

    Why similar: Silent Protagonist 18.3%, Stealth 18.1%, Crime 17.3%, Simulation 6.9%, Co-op 6.6%

  42. #42 Streamer Life Simulator
    73% matchMostly Positive76% of 7,851 reviews2020
    Dev: Cheesecake Dev
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Streamer Life Simulator is a very comprehensive streamer life simulation game. Be the most popular streamer in the world.

    Why similar: Simulation 35.7%, Open World 16.8%, First-Person 9.5%, Realistic 6.5%, Immersive Sim 6.4%

  43. #43 Thick As Thieves
    70% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,044 reviews2026
    Dev: OtherSide EntertainmentPub: Megabit Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Thick as Thieves is a stealth-action heist game, playable solo or with a partner in crime in co-op multiplayer. Master the art of thievery through cunning gameplay across a 4-hour campaign in this dynamic new take on stealth.

    Why similar: Heist 41%, Stealth 32.3%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, First-Person 7.6%, Co-op 4%

  44. #44 Bum Simulator
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 4,742 reviews2023
    Dev: Ragged Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Bum Simulator is a sandbox game bursting with inappropriate humor and memorable characters. You live on the streets of Bumsville. Do you have what it takes to adapt, survive and become an urban legend?

    Why similar: Simulation 26.9%, Open World 16.9%, Co-op 12%, Sandbox 9.3%, First-Person 7.6%

  45. #45 Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 5,372 reviews2024
    Dev: President StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.

    Why similar: Crime 33.4%, Heist 20.7%, Simulation 12.4%, Stealth 9.5%, Immersive Sim 6.7%

  46. #46 American Theft 80s: Prologue
    71% matchVery Positive82% of 769 reviews2022
    Dev: Noble MuffinsPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    You're Jack, a thief in the 80s. Steal VCRs, tapes, and other 80s items in this prologue of American Theft 80s! Newest game from THIEF SIMULATOR developers.

    Why similar: Heist 43%, Sandbox 15.1%, First-Person 11.8%, Stealth 10.5%, Adventure 7.1%

  47. #47 Internet Cafe Simulator
    72% matchMostly Positive73% of 10,233 reviews2019
    Dev: Cheesecake Dev
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Internet Cafe Simulator is an internet cafe business simulation game. Build the best internet café in the world!

    Why similar: Simulation 42.4%, Open World 16.2%, First-Person 12.1%, Funny 6.8%, Adventure 6.2%

  48. #48 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 761 reviews2024
    Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.

    Why similar: Crime 32.2%, Simulation 21.1%, Stealth 19.6%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Sandbox 8.2%

  49. #49 Cash Cleaner Simulator
    66% matchVery Positive92% of 7,668 reviews2025
    Dev: Mind Control GamesPub: Forklift Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 43.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Check it, clean it, sort it, ship it. Welcome to the life of a cash cleaner. Take jobs from underworld contacts and clean some cash. Just don't try to leave...

    Why similar: Crime 48.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Sandbox 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12%, First-Person 10.6%

  50. #50 PAYDAY™ The Heist
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 40,878 reviews2011
    Dev: OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.Pub: Starbreeze Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”

    Why similar: Heist 33.1%, Crime 24.5%, Co-op 12.8%, FPS 9.8%, Stealth 9.8%

  51. #51 Picklock
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 489 reviews2020
    Dev: Creepy Brothers
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Join exciting adventure of escaping from cops. Be tricky and use your skills to complete your missions in green town. If you’re successful, you can enjoy well-deserved vacation at the seaside.

    Why similar: Heist 34.7%, Crime 26.6%, Stealth 12.3%, Simulation 10.7%, Silent Protagonist 10.5%

  52. #52 Police Simulator: Patrol Officers
    67% matchMostly Positive76% of 22,174 reviews2022
    Dev: Aesir InteractivePub: astragon Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Welcome to Brighton! Join the police force of this fictitious American city and experience the day to day life of a police officer.

    Why similar: Crime 37.1%, Co-op 14.3%, Open World 13.7%, Simulation 13%, Immersive Sim 8.1%

  53. #53 Supermarket Simulator
    64% matchVery Positive92% of 82,629 reviews2025
    Dev: Nokta Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.

    Why similar: Simulation 47.3%, First-Person 11.1%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Co-op 9.3%, Sandbox 8.1%

  54. #54 Mini Thief
    70% matchMixed61% of 1,273 reviews2018
    Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Can you escape with the loot? Play as the Master Thief and steal as much as you can. Burgle houses in order to obtain some sweet, sweet loot but, be careful, do not get caught!.

    Why similar: Crime 32.2%, Stealth 29.1%, Co-op 13.1%, Simulation 8.6%, Sandbox 7.7%

  55. #55 Internet Cafe Simulator 2
    67% matchMostly Positive73% of 13,106 reviews2022
    Dev: Cheesecake Dev
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Internet Cafe Simulator 2 is an extremely comprehensive and detailed internet cafe business simulation game.

    Why similar: Simulation 27.3%, Sandbox 12.6%, First-Person 11.5%, Open World 10.8%, Immersive Sim 10.4%

  56. #56 Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 37,370 reviews2021
    Dev: Red Dot GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.

    Why similar: Simulation 29.5%, Sandbox 14.6%, Co-op 12.9%, Realistic 11.4%, Open World 8.9%

  57. #57 One-armed robber
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 50,760 reviews2023
    Dev: Duhndal
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    One-armed robber is a chaotic first-person heist game that centers around a uniquely challenging premise. Players take the role of a determined robber equipped with only one arm, tasked with pulling off daring heists on banks, shops, and various establishments.

    Why similar: Heist 40%, Stealth 17.1%, Co-op 14.5%, Simulation 9%, FPS 6%

  58. #58 Gold Mining Simulator
    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 16,220 reviews2017
    Dev: Code Horizon
    Windows
    Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Become a gold miner. Work hard, dig deep, explore the world, and you’ll become the wealthiest person in Alaska. Use a variety of specialist machines to find as much gold as you can.

    Why similar: Simulation 37.1%, Open World 20.1%, Realistic 11.7%, Sandbox 7.4%, Co-op 6.1%

  59. #59 Cooking Simulator
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 19,558 reviews2019
    Dev: Big Cheese Studio
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A realistic cooking sim where every ingredient reacts with real physics. Master 80+ dishes in Career mode or go wild in Sandbox as you cook, experiment, or cause total kitchen chaos in a fully interactive chef’s playground.

    Why similar: Simulation 38.8%, Co-op 15.3%, Sandbox 12.5%, Realistic 10.8%, First-Person 8.8%

  60. #60 Bum: Revenge
    66% matchMixed63% of 395 reviews2025
    Dev: Patologgia Interactive
    Windows

    First-person homeless crime sandbox. Steal, drink, hallucinate and crush rival bums in chaotic online co-op.

    Why similar: Crime 33.8%, Co-op 14.6%, Simulation 12.2%, Open World 10.7%, First-Person 7.4%

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