Crookz - The Big Heist similar games & best alternatives

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Crookz - The Big Heist

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2015

Should you play it?

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.

What works

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

Things to keep in mind

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

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Invisible, Inc.

  • Ghost Master®

  • Exogate Initiative

  • Tavern Keeper 🍻

  • Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich

  • Desperados III

More violent

Games that feels like Crookz - The Big Heist but with more combat and destruction

  • Party Hard 2

  • Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

  • Showgunners

  • Breach & Clear

  • Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

  • Every Day We Fight

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Crookz - The Big Heist but with less leadership over others

  • Not The Robots

  • Gone Rogue

  • Hardspace: Shipbreaker

  • Picklock

  • Leap of Fate

  • The Marvellous Miss Take

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Crookz - The Big Heist: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Intimacy, Fellowship.

Last update: 03/08/2026