Thick As Thieves Reviews
I wish Thick as Thieves had more to do overall, but it’s hard to find much fault with the stealthy co-op heists that are here.
Thick as Thieves is armed with a lot of tools for success, but somehow doesn’t seem to capitalize on them.
Thick as Thieves is a reasonably-priced $5 game with a solid foundation, but needs more playable characters, maps, depth, and encouragement for creativity.
While Thick as Thieves is a short game lacking in many basic features like rebindable controls, it's an easy game to recommend thanks to its compelling gameplay loop, emphasis on replayability, and a co-op mode.
Thick as Thieves lays the foundation for an excellent stealth-based Immersive Sim, but locks so much of what could've been built on it behind draconian online multiplayer design.
Thick as Thieves is not a visually impressive game, nor will it win prizes for the soundtrack. But I enjoyed its gameplay, and the environmental storytelling attempt is rather interesting.
Thick as Thieves delivers a fun stealth experience that rewards creativity and tests your thieving skills through environmental interaction and multiple approaches. Sneaking and core gameplay mechanics work well, though the current progression systems still feel somewhat limited and could benefit from further expansion over time.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
As stated before, Thick as Thieves is a good game if you are OK with a more simplified stealth experience. It is a title that's easy to get into for stealth novices but provides some challenge for genre veterans if you do some real grinding to unlock higher difficulty levels. It would be nice to see a timetable for when new scenarios and levels would arrive, but what's available is good enough for those who want a quick stealth experience before moving on to bigger titles and returning once a big update drops.
There’s no denying that Thick As Thieves is fun for what it is. It’s the kind of game where you’ll experience everything it has to offer and you’ll come away wanting more – and even if we don’t get it, the price here probably makes this bite-sized offering too good to pass up.
Thick as Thieves is a product that's both difficult and very easy to judge, a stealth game in its infancy that doesn't have much to distinguish it from other games, but it does decently well the few things it's decided to focus on. If you want to invest in a growing product and lose yourself for 2-3 hours in nostalgic memories of the Thief of old, then perhaps this is the game for you. Otherwise, you can easily wait for the title's eventual evolution, or its—at this point not yet inevitable—demise...
Review in Italian | Read full review
Thick as Thieves is an odd game that suffers from its barebones campaign and questionable launch content, but its incredible stealth gameplay and low price tag at five dollars easily carry the experience. Between its immersive atmosphere and layered heist levels that reward patience and experimentation, there’s still something to appreciate in its moment-to-moment gameplay. Still, it feels like a game that needed more time to properly reveal its grander vision, showing its cards too sparsely, without the kind of prep-time you’d expect from a master thief’s plan.
Thick as Thieves has the foundations of a strong cooperative stealth game, with clever use of light and sound, flexible infiltration routes, enjoyable gadgets, and an atmospheric Dishonored-like world. Unfortunately, just two main locations, repetitive contracts, limited tools, and frustrating time limits make it feel more like the remains of a much more ambitious project than a fully realized adventure.
Review in Czech | Read full review
Stealth is optional; it’s always a funny line to most when playing a stealth-based game, especially to those who choose to charge right in like a bull in a china shop, but in this game, it is not only necessary but also prudent to do so.
Thick as Thieves is a game that may not have lived up to all of its original ambitions, but it still manages to offer something that’s quite rare these days. It marks a return to the classic concept of stealth games, where patience, planning, and the ability to improvise are what matter most.
Review in Czech | Read full review
Thick as Thieves has the bones of a great stealth experience with rewarding exploration, satisfying loot management, and a world that strongly evokes Looking Glass Studios’ legacy. However, leftover extraction-game design, forced contract progression, limited combat options, and locked characters hold it back from fully stepping out of the shadows.
While playing Thick as Thieves, I found myself often enjoying the landscape of the game world, both inside the maps and out, as they were well designed with most rooms having a reasonable amount of detail, if not a lot. The gameplay of Thick as Thieves is a lot of fun, allowing stealth players to use all they have mastered, along with various tools, to their advantage in order to steal everything that isn’t nailed down. In regard to the game’s story, it was really interesting to see, as it didn’t just explore the game as we explored it, but it also expanded upon what we didn’t see and the hidden lore that was buried within.
Thick as Thieves isn’t trying to change the world, but it doesn’t really need to when it costs less than a fast food meal. If you have a friend to play with, sneaking through the shadows and accidentally messing up heists together is an absolute blast. Yes, it’s a bummer that there are only two maps right now, playing all by yourself feels pretty empty, and the missing PC settings are a headache. But honestly, for just $4.99, it’s a total Worth that and it leaves me genuinely excited to see what the developers cook up next.
Thick As Thieves, as it stands, is less of a game and more of a highly polished paid demo. Everything is decent, but nothing is spectacular. The core stealth loop is solid, but balancing around randomised co-op and a lack of combat removes some of the deeper gameplay and narrative systems that really make stealth shine. The art style is charming, but not especially memorable. The audio design is decent, but can be mostly ignored thanks to the more convenient X-ray system. And the game’s total content is too sparse to really be considered a full game, but large enough to not warrant a “demo” title. I enjoyed my short time with it, and I believe it could become solid down the line. However, as it stands, Thick As Thieves is more of a promise of a game. For now, I’ll be giving it the Thumb Culture Silver Award and my continued attention.
It would be unfair to say it doesn’t have its moments as a stealth-action game, but at this early stage it feels more like an enhanced demo than a full-fledged release. Be that as it may, the ultra-low price of just 5 euros at least manages to offer the feeling of an "investment" and the prospect of the game's further expansion in the future.
Thick As Thieves feels like a stealth game made by people who really know why old-school stealth games were so fun. It gets rid of systems that aren't needed and works on infiltration, tension, and experimentation alone. It stands out right away in a genre that has become surprisingly rare because of that method.