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Heist games on Steam

53 games carry the tag · 2 released in the last 12 months (vs 15 the year before) · median price $7.99

The verdict

Not enough estimated games in this niche for an honest verdict yet — a median under the coverage floor would be a lie with confidence. The counted facts below stand on their own.

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 2,647 stored reviews from 51 games.

Gameplay & mechanics77% positive · 1,111 mentions · 49 games
Story & writing80% positive · 978 mentions · 40 games
Visuals & audio81% positive · 649 mentions · 46 games
Performance & stability58% positive · 599 mentions · 45 games
Price & value71% positive · 555 mentions · 47 games
Content & longevity76% positive · 533 mentions · 40 games
Multiplayer & community86% positive · 528 mentions · 28 games
Difficulty & balance77% positive · 362 mentions · 40 games
Controls & UI64% positive · 273 mentions · 44 games

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 86% of the niche's 97,161 reviews; it takes 4 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Heist games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
One-armed robber 2023 53,661 Very Positive
Star Wars Outlaws 2024 12,890 Mostly Positive
Crime Boss: Rockay City 2024 10,639 Mixed
Dark Hours 2025 4,237 Very Positive
SteamWorld Heist II 2024 2,499 Very Positive
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank 2024 2,239 Very Positive
Crime Simulator: Playgrounds 2024 2,178 Mostly Positive
United heist 2023 2,019 Very Positive
Just Another Night Shift 2024 1,147 Very Positive
Three Kingdoms: Innovatory 2024 982 Mixed

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Counts are measured (reviews, releases, prices); concentration is review-share, not an index; momentum is new-review pace between our own daily observations, computed across the segment's 400 most-reviewed games.