The best heist indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Assembled from live indielist data on 2026-06-06. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 6 heist indie games on Steam, holding 222,220 reviews at an average of 93% positive. This list ranks them by Steam review count, the most reliable public sales proxy, with a white-box sales estimate behind every title. The most reviewed is Teardown with 121,921 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Teardown · 121,921 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
2. Thief Simulator · 36,679 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
3. Crime Scene Cleaner · 30,859 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
4. PAYDAY™ The Heist · 21,724 reviews · 93% positive · 2011
5. Thief Simulator 2 · 6,423 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
6. Perfect Heist 2 · 4,614 reviews · 93% positive · 2021

How this list is built

Games are ranked by Steam review count, the most reliable public proxy for sales when actual figures are private. Each title links to its indielist page, where the white-box sales estimate expands into the full Boxleiter formula, so you can audit the number rather than trust a black box. Review counts come from Steam; sales figures are modeled estimates, not official sales data.

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