Key takeaways
- Some open-world games focus entirely on crime and heist, offering unique gameplay opportunities.
- Thief Simulator offers a detailed sandbox crime simulation experience with thieves to plan and execute.
- Red Dead Redemption 2 allows players to become law-abiding citizens or unscrupulous criminals involved in various levels of theft.
The vast majority of open-world games rely on mechanics like combat and exploration as hooks, and there are some truly amazing titles that follow this template. And then there are others that simply use sandbox-style maps as a backdrop to the main story arc, rarely encouraging the player to strike out on their own. But there are some open-world games that break the mold, and let the player do whatever they want, and that includes stealth and crime.
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There are very few open-world games that focus entirely on crime and heist. However, there are some that enable the player to commit crimes such as theft or burglary as part of the gameplay.
6 Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Explore Victorian London
- issued
- October 23, 2015
- OpenCritic rating
- strong
Set in the city of London in the Victorian era, Assassin's Creed Syndicate Only it makes the list, and is at the bottom. Why? Although there are stealth options in the game, such as pickpocketing, it's not the main gameplay loop as crime is in other entries on this list.
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but, Assassin's Creed Syndicate It made this list because when the player gets a chance to steal in this game, the stealth mechanics come into play, and it has been exceptionally implemented by the developers. And of course, the open-world map based on Victorian London is superb in every detail.
5 thief
Become a thief in a Steampunk setting
thief
- issued
- February 25, 2014
thief It had to make the list, even though its open-world aspects aren't quite as fleshed out as all the other entries on this list. The player is free to roam and explore the game map as he wishes, but some areas remain locked until a certain stage of the main story. That being said, even with these minor restrictions on open-world gameplay, the atmosphere is still atmospheric and compelling.
The game focuses entirely on stealth gameplay, as one would expect from a game with that name thief. Combat is supposed to be avoided whenever possible, and resorting to violence is rarely the right way to approach challenges in this game. In fact, as a thief, the best outcome is to stop the heist completely undetected. thief.
4 Thief Simulator
Sandbox crime simulation
Thief Simulator
- issued
- November 9, 2018
- developer(s)
- Noble Muffins
- OpenCritic rating
- weak
At the time of writing, Thief Simulator was completely unique. No other game so closely simulates life as a career criminal. Thief Simulator It's about more than just theft. Every heist needs to be thoroughly planned before execution. This means gathering intel, scouting the area around a target on an open-world map, and avoiding the police at all costs.
Each location the player targets for robbery, be it a house or a business, has its own set of puzzles that need to be solved to pull off the heist. And of course, the puzzle must be solved without triggering an alarm or spotting the police closing in.
3 Humiliated 2
Both silence and violence are viable options
stolen
Action-adventure
fighting
- issued
- November 10, 2016
- OpenCritic rating
- the mighty
Humiliated 2 Sometimes it's a bit of a weird game. Why? It's a stealth game, set on a steampunk open word map, that also mixes in supernatural powers. This can be somewhat of a challenge for players, and requires a significant level of suspension of disbelief to see past it.
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That being said, it's worth the effort to ignore the game's odd premise, as the gameplay is excellent. Playing as one of the two main characters, the player uses stealth and stealth to complete missions and progress in the game. Stealth is easy in the early stages of the game, and in the later stages, most businesses have guards that the player has to sneak past to get inside.
2 Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
Loot as a pirate
- issued
- October 29, 2013
- OpenCritic rating
- the mighty
The second of the two Assassin's Creed This list contains games black flag. Playing as a pirate is synonymous with stealth, despite the fact that this game doesn't rely on stealth and cunning to commit crimes like the previous entries on the list. Playing as Edward Keyway, who is considered a pirate assassin, the player is free to loot and steal as much as they want.
Stealth includes ship-to-ship pirate battles, and even land-based missions that require at least some level of stealth to complete. And of course, all of this action takes place on a stunning open-world map, as one would expect from a game. Assassin's Creed suffrage
1 Red Dead Redemption 2
Wanted: Deal or live
- issued
- October 26, 2018
- OpenCritic rating
- the mighty
Some games offer freedom of action to the player Red Dead Redemption 2. And of course, the player is able to play the good guy, even if they are a member of an illegal gang. Arthur Morgan doesn't need to be a bad guy, he's better played as a gray man. But let's face it, the real fun is inside Red Dead Redemption 2 Comes from being a completely immoral monster.

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When it comes to theft in RDR2, the sky is the limit from being a simple pickpocket, to robbing trains and stagecoaches, to robbing banks. The tagline of this game should definitely be 'meet lots of people from the old west, then rob and kill them'.

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