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Crookz - The Big Heist

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux • 2015

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Quick resume

Crookz - The Big Heist is a tactical strategy game set in the funky 1970’s with a slick and groovy atmosphere. Show off the art of thieving by plotting stylish heists and robberies; utilizing espionage and quick-thinking to avoid detection.

Global score

81/100

Genres

Simulator, Strategy, Tactical

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    Pros

    • Engaging tactical stealth gameplay
    • Unique 70s style and atmosphere
    • Multiple characters with distinct skills
    • Good planning and pause mechanics
    • High replayability with challenges

    Cons

    • Some bugs and crashes reported
    • Story and voice acting uneven
    • Late game difficulty can be frustrating
    • Limited character customization
    • No multiplayer or social features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game offers challenging tactical gameplay requiring skillful planning, timing, and execution, with feedback from mission success and failures."

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    • Competition

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      "Includes challenge modes with leaderboards but main gameplay is single-player focused without direct competition."

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report long sessions, repeated backtracking, and habitual play due to challenging gameplay and exploration."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Players manage multiple characters and troops working together, but no multiplayer cooperation; teamwork is AI-driven."

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    • Creativity

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      "Multiple ways to complete missions and use character abilities encourage creative problem solving."

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    • Domination

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      "Emphasis on shared teamwork and mutual support rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players enjoy historical immersion and distraction through engaging strategic gameplay and atmosphere."

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      "Players enjoy immersion in 70s themed heist world with engaging story and atmosphere for distraction and flow"

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily driven by intrinsic interest and enjoyment of stealth gameplay."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Game encourages trying different strategies and approaches to solve puzzles."

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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      "Set in a stylized 1970s crime world with a fictional narrative and humorous tone, providing imaginative fiction."

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      "Stylized 70s setting with exaggerated characters and humorous story provides imaginative fiction experience"

    • Fellowship

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      "Primarily single player experience with minimal social interaction beyond community feedback."

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    • Growth

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      "Players learn game mechanics, develop strategies, and improve skills over time"

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved"

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    • Idle

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      "Requires sustained attention and planning; not designed for casual or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No evidence of close social relationships or emotional sharing in gameplay"

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    • Leadership

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      "Players lead a team of characters with unique abilities, planning and coordinating their actions."

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    • Progression

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      "Players unlock new characters and abilities, progressing through story and combat challenges."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Some players find the game relaxing and meditative, though others find it stressful due to time pressure."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable music and classic visuals provide moderate sensory stimulation."

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      "Enjoyable 70s music and colorful visuals provide moderate sensory stimulation"

    • Status

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      -3

      "Achievements and leaderboards exist but social recognition is limited; focus is on personal accomplishment."

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    • Story

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      "Story presented through comic-style cutscenes and character dialogue, adding narrative immersion."

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      "Narrative driven heist story with character dialogue and cutscenes enhance immersion"

    • Strategy

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      "Core gameplay involves tactical planning, unit positioning, and resource management requiring analytical thinking."

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    • Thrill

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      "Tense moments arise from stealth and timing challenges, though overall gameplay is more puzzle-oriented than suspenseful."

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

    How to use the graph
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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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