Thief Town
Released Dec 2014
Thief Town is a local multiplayer stealth action game set in a pixel-perfect rendition of the Wild West. Lurk in the crowd, emulate non-player characters, and achieve backstabbing victory.
78% positive · 172 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $7.99
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Evaluation
Thief Town launched on December 4, 2014 and received one major content update — the "Spooky Town" (v1.1) update on March 20, 2015 — adding a new graveyard level, items, and gameplay changes. The game also received bug fix patches through 2015 and 2017, and was later ported to PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.
The most significant signal comes from the developer's own February 11, 2020 announcement post, which marked the Nintendo Switch launch as "the final destination of a long journey." In that same post, the studio (now rebranded from Glass Knuckle Games to Rude Ghost) announced they were moving on to an entirely new game — Pixel Puzzle Makeout League — and signed off with "See you for our next game's release!" This is a clear farewell to Thief Town as a live project.
The store description also explicitly states: "we have no plans to release single-player or online game modes," reinforcing the game's intentionally limited, finished scope. No DLC has ever been listed, no roadmap exists, and there have been no developer communications since February 11, 2020. The game launched as a complete couch multiplayer experience, received one round of post-launch content, and the developer has since moved on to other projects.
Evidence
Developer post marking the Nintendo Switch launch as 'the final destination of a long journey' for Thief Town, announcing they are moving on to a new game (Pixel Puzzle Makeout League) and signing off with 'See you for our next game's release!'
The 'Spooky Town' v1.1 major content update shipped, adding a new graveyard level, two new spy town items, new showdown types, and other content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Rude Ghost
Achievements
32
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Multiplayer
About this game
Thief Town is a local multiplayer-only stealth action game set in a pixel-perfect rendition of the Wild West. Lurk in the crowd, emulate non-player characters, and achieve backstabbing victory.
Up to 4 players control identical avatars (the “Thieves”) in a single-screen arena (the “Town”), also filled with other identical NPCs. Players must identify which NPCs are secretly other players and stab them for points, before being discovered and stabbed themselves!
Features:
- Competitive 2-4 player battles – Blend in with thieves while you search for and stab your opponents
- Multiple modes and items – Guns, smoke bombs, drunks, sheriffs, sandstorms, and killer tumbleweeds
- LAN & Local dynamic play – Play on multiple devices over the same Wi-Fi network, or share the same computer with everyone
- Cross-platform compatibility – Play across any PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android device
- Use contollers or the keyboard – keyboard support, full 4-player controller support
- No menus – Thief Town automatically connects players on the same network
Game Modes:
- Thief Town – The classic backstabbing adventure. Players disguise themselves and stab their buddies in the midst of sandstorms and killer tumbleweeds.
- Spy Town – Players are given items to trick and trap enemy thieves. Smoke bombs, motion detectors, and teleportation devices... Be careful, they’re one-use only!
- Drunk Town – One randomly selected player (the "Sheriff") must identify and shoot the other knifeless drunks before running out of bullets.
Don't have enough controllers? Thief Town Controller is also available FOR FREE on iOS/Android devices! Use your smartphones & tablets as extra controllers in the full version of Thief Town!
Our vision for Thief Town focuses on the fundamentals of "couch multiplayer" – frantic fun in the same room as your friends. That's just the experience we want to offer to you, so we have no plans to release single-player or online game modes. Enjoy!
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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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