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Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat

82% positive of 28 Steam reviews

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Released
2014
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by Choice of Games.

About the game

As the world's second-greatest jewel thief, you must steal the Black Cat, the world's unluckiest diamond, in this thrilling interactive heist caper novel.

Tagged by players

  • RPG
  • Text-Based
  • Choose Your Own Adventure
  • LGBTQ+
  • Interactive Fiction

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Rating: 3/5 As mentioned in the blurb, you are the world's second greatest thief, intent on stealing the most unlucky, well-portected and coveted diamond: The Black Cat. This is an honest addition to the Choice of Games catalogue following such works as the Heroes Rise Trilogy and Choice of the Deathless. I admit I didn't find this quite as compelling or engrossing as some of the others but it certainly did have its…

    3 h played when written. 24 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat A Choose Your Own Adventure done by Choice of Games. Basically you're a second-best jewel theif and are stealing the unluckiest diamond. I felt it had some serious potential to branch of more then it did, but it left me feeling a bit disappointed. It was rather abrupt, random and short but overall, I enjoyed it. Outside of getting all the achievements, there is no…

    3.5 h played when written. 11 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    I had a long rambling, review written for this game, as I did not enjoy this at all. But... I will keep this short and sweet. Thieves' Gambit is longwinded. Not in a good way, either, mind you. It rambles nearly as much as I do, and barely anything happens, even as the climax is upon you. Everything feels stilted, drawn out for maximum word count, and lifeless. I figure this is more a cash grab than an actual story…

    1.8 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.

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