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Of Guards And Thieves cover art

Of Guards And Thieves

Subvert Games · 2014-07-16

Steam

ActionCasualFree To PlayIndieMassively MultiplayerRacingStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Jun 03, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Of Guards and Thieves is a multiplayer stealth game in which high-powered guards face off against fast and elusive thieves in a contest of wits. Outsmarting the enemy and shooting your way through to the goal are equally valid strategies. Simple rules, emergent gameplay and high replayability.

2
playing now
85%
positive of 4.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
62/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 48 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (170 reviews).
  • · Top 17% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

All-time low: $5.99 at Humble Store (2015-09-04) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14114120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1302026-08-06 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 13 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 10 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 7 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 9 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 18:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.002015-01-012016-12-072015-01-01 — best price $0.002015-01-20 — best price $8.992015-02-16 — best price $8.992015-04-20 — best price $8.992015-05-08 — best price $8.992015-05-15 — best price $8.992015-06-11 — best price $8.992015-07-20 — best price $8.992015-08-28 — best price $8.992015-09-06 — best price $8.992015-09-14 — best price $8.992015-09-28 — best price $14.992015-11-02 — best price $14.992015-11-25 — best price $8.992015-12-01 — best price $14.992015-12-14 — best price $14.992016-01-04 — best price $14.992016-01-29 — best price $14.992016-02-12 — best price $14.992016-02-22 — best price $14.992016-03-12 — best price $14.992016-04-25 — best price $14.992016-05-20 — best price $14.992016-07-01 — best price $8.992016-07-11 — best price $14.992016-09-22 — best price $14.992016-10-03 — best price $14.992016-11-01 — best price $8.992016-11-23 — best price $7.492016-11-29 — best price $14.992016-12-07 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

57
achievements tracked
60.4%
earned "Level Up!"
1.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsIn-App Purchases8 DLC

25 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish, Turkish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9,4700%57

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

Player tags

Co-opIndieActionCasualShooterStealthStrategyTacticalTop-DownTeam-Based

Census log

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

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