Mini Thief Demo

Being a thief is does not mean you enjoy a luxurious life full of adventure and money, despite what Hollywood may say on the subject. In fact, most people are forced to steal because they have nothing else to turn to, not because they like to plan elaborate heists. Actual heists are pretty rare, especially nowadays with all the video surveillance available.

Mini Thief is the story of a thief trying to get by and survive day-to-day life, which is especially difficult when your only talent is breaking into people’s houses. In essence, this is a pixelated stealth game in which you have to avoid being seen and steal as much as you can in the meantime. It’s a fun concept that can keep you entertained for a while, especially since you can upgrade items.

There’s not much of a story to follow, but it doesn’t really matter anyway. You start by robbing simple houses that yield only a few bucks, although you also have to deal with way less security. More annoyances are added later on as the complexity of the missions increases, such as guard dogs, laser systems and cameras that cover almost every room.

The money you find can be used to purchase equipment from the shop, including pliers to cut off the power to the entire house and special sneakers that help you do your job better and faster. Some of these items can be upgraded multiple times, although the process gets quite pricey after a while. On the other hand, you also find a lot more loot in the later missions.

The pixelated graphics are pretty great, at least if you’ve got nothing against the retro look of the game. It can be tough to understand what certain items are, but you get used to everything after a few minutes of game time. You’ll be quite busy trying to escape all the security measures anyway, so you won’t pay as much attention to looks.

In the end, Mini Thief is quite well-polished and addictive, especially after things start to get tough. On the other hand, the gameplay is too simple to keep you playing after you manage to finish the missions once. You can support the developer by voting for the game on Steam Greenlight.