
A House of Thieves
A House of Thieves is a level-based stealth comedy-horror game about a Thief who doesn't go shopping but instead takes his shopping list and breaks into random houses to get his things.
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January 21, 2021
5 years and 194 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive140 reviews84.3%
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23 itemsAbout the Game
A House of Thieves is a level-based stealth comedy-horror game about a Thief who doesn't go shopping but instead takes his shopping list and breaks into random houses to get his things.
Imagine you want to cook some Pasta but you run out of Tomato Sauce. You are also not the kind of person who goes to a supermarket and pays for their groceries. What do you do?
Correct! Break into your neighbor's house and work through your shopping list!
PC version (mouse and keyboard) of the popular indie VR game There is a Thief in my House.
Excellent replayability
- Each item on your list is chosen at random
- Items change their location every time you repeat a level
- AI randomly walks around the house - there is no system behind the movements of the AI
Unlockable gadgets
- The faster you finish a level, the more stars you get
- Reach certain numbers of stars to unlock gadgets
Multiplayer
- Up to 4 players against an AI or 3 players against another player
- Play as the homeowner and place traps to stop your opponents
Accessibility
- Enable subtitles (for the deaf / hard of hearing)

Localized
- Complete game: English, German, French, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese from Brazil
- Part of the game (only list): Russian, Korean