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Thief Simulator VR

GameBoom VR · PlayWay S.A. · 2020-11-05

Steam

ActionIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

Releases: Nov 12, 2019 (SteamVR)

Become a thief in VR! Feel the thrill of stealing in free roam sandbox neighborhoods. Use lockpicks and hi-tech hacking tools. Observe your target, gather information and hide from police. Or drive a car like crazy to get out of trouble!

Thief Simulator VR is a 2020 Action, Indie, and Simulation game priced at $1.99, with a Mixed review sentiment (69% of 1474 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 100,000 .. 200,000.

0
playing now
69%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$1.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 93 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 29k–66k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,474 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2025-01-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 11 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
898920192026Week of 2019-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-15 07:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.992019-11-122026-08-142019-11-12 — best price $13.492020-01-10 — best price $11.992020-03-08 — best price $11.692020-06-04 — best price $11.242020-07-17 — best price $11.992020-09-28 — best price $19.992020-11-12 — best price $14.992020-12-22 — best price $14.592021-02-11 — best price $13.992021-05-14 — best price $12.992021-06-24 — best price $12.992021-08-06 — best price $12.392021-10-28 — best price $11.992021-12-22 — best price $11.992022-01-27 — best price $11.992022-05-04 — best price $11.992022-06-23 — best price $11.392022-09-12 — best price $10.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-02-09 — best price $19.992023-04-07 — best price $19.992023-10-05 — best price $6.992023-12-01 — best price $6.992024-01-20 — best price $5.992024-03-14 — best price $5.392024-06-09 — best price $4.592024-07-22 — best price $3.592024-10-27 — best price $3.192024-12-19 — best price $2.392025-03-13 — best price $1.992025-05-04 — best price $1.992025-06-27 — best price $1.992025-09-06 — best price $1.992025-10-20 — best price $1.992025-12-18 — best price $1.992026-03-02 — best price $1.992026-05-29 — best price $1.992026-07-12 — best price $1.992026-08-14 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
8.5%
earned "Fresh air"
1.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyFamily Sharing

12 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Hungarian, Italian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4752%22

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

Player tags

VRCo-opCrimeIndieActionSandboxStealthOpen WorldSimulationStory Rich

Census log

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

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