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Trials of the Thief-Taker

60% positive of 10 Steam reviews

Released: 2017
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Choice of Games.

About the game

In London, 1729, before they had police, they had you: thief-takers, hunting criminals for cash! Fire a flintlock and sip gin in the age of powdered wigs. Will you grow rich catching smugglers and highwaymen, show mercy, or become a crime boss yourself?

Tagged by players

RPG
Choose Your Own Adventure
Text-Based
Adventure
Interactive Fiction

What players say

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What players say

Not recommended
Overall I would not recommend it, the storyline is very dry with absolutely no focus at all, the main storyline is non existent, and the characters are very bland with almost no personality, the demo is a pretty good representation of the game, since the quality does not improve after the demo, so if you enjoyed the demo, I reckon you might want to buy this game for $3 to support the developer.
1.1 h played when written. 20 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I was very surprised when the game suddenly ended, because it felt so abrupt. There isn't much to say about it: there is no coherent story, there are no interesting characters, there are very few situations when you really have to consider every option. Maybe it was my bad luck, but I could hardly make anyone fall in love with my character (despite all my effort). The original idea of the game sounds fresh and…
12 h played when written. 21 found it helpful.
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