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Crookz - The Big Heist cover art

Crookz - The Big Heist

Skilltree Studios · Kalypso Media Digital · 2015-08-25

SteamGOG

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 25, 2015 (Linux), Aug 25, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 25, 2015 (Mac)

Crookz - The Big Heist is a tactical strategy game set in the funky 1970’s with a slick and groovy atmosphere. Show off the art of thieving by plotting stylish heists and robberies; utilizing espionage and quick-thinking to avoid detection.

Crookz - The Big Heist is a Simulation and Strategy game released in 2015, priced at $9.99, with an estimated owner base of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (81% of 354 reviews).

1
playing now
81%
positive of 354 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

It’s the 1970’s: the era of Funk, flared jeans and disco-fueled Saturday nights. A crack team of expert thieves turn Grand Larceny into an art-form by using their many talents to break into the richest homes and steal the finest jewelry - all to finance their hedonistic lifestyles. That is until a lucrative museum heist in Venice involving a famous gem known as ‘Luna Stone’ ends in betrayal and the team broken apart. Five years later the remaining gang members reunite with a plot for revenge against their traitorous former comrade – but naturally, their plan will also make them rich beyond the(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 25% of 16,607 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 8.8k–21k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 354 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$1.99-80%
GOG$1.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-12-08) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 150 of 195 observed days · $0.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120162026Week of 2016-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
471Aug 2015Oct 2023Aug 2015 — avg 47 · peak 100Nov 2015 — avg 7 · peak 30Feb 2016 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2016 — avg 2 · peak 9Aug 2016 — avg 13 · peak 76Nov 2016 — avg 4 · peak 26Feb 2017 — avg 3 · peak 12May 2017 — avg 5 · peak 20Aug 2017 — avg 5 · peak 13Nov 2017 — avg 4 · peak 16Feb 2018 — avg 3 · peak 12May 2018 — avg 2 · peak 9Aug 2018 — avg 2 · peak 9Nov 2018 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Aug 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Nov 2019 — avg 4 · peak 16Feb 2020 — avg 3 · peak 11May 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Feb 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8May 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Aug 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 5May 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2022 — avg 1 · peak 6Apr 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Oct 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$1.002015-08-072026-10-142015-08-07 — best price $29.992015-12-10 — best price $10.492016-03-25 — best price $8.242016-08-03 — best price $8.002017-02-06 — best price $5.002017-07-14 — best price $5.002017-11-28 — best price $9.992018-04-18 — best price $1.842018-09-04 — best price $1.992019-01-21 — best price $3.992019-06-06 — best price $4.002019-09-24 — best price $3.992020-01-03 — best price $9.992020-04-13 — best price $3.062020-07-30 — best price $9.992020-11-28 — best price $1.992021-02-28 — best price $8.382021-05-27 — best price $2.002021-09-11 — best price $19.992021-12-08 — best price $1.002022-03-11 — best price $3.562022-06-23 — best price $3.992022-09-30 — best price $4.002023-01-20 — best price $3.992023-05-06 — best price $3.362023-08-07 — best price $3.692023-10-30 — best price $3.382024-01-26 — best price $3.992024-04-19 — best price $2.722024-07-21 — best price $3.702024-10-11 — best price $1.992025-01-13 — best price $19.992025-04-14 — best price $6.292025-07-14 — best price $2.992025-10-23 — best price $2.992026-02-02 — best price $8.392026-05-11 — best price $2.992026-08-16 — best price $1.992026-10-02 — best price $1.992026-10-14 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
56.6%
earned "Gondolier"
6.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,0892%30

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

CrimeHeistStealthStrategyTacticalSimulationSingleplayerReal-Time with Pause

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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