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American Theft 80s: Prologue

2022

Should you play it?

You're Jack, a thief in the 80s. Steal VCRs, tapes, and other 80s items in this prologue of American Theft 80s! Newest game from THIEF SIMULATOR developers.

What works

  • Engaging 1980s atmosphere and setting
  • Open world exploration and freedom of approach
  • Satisfying stealth and lockpicking mechanics
  • Skill progression and customization options
  • Good value free prologue with substantial content

Things to keep in mind

  • Ai and npc behavior can be inconsistent or simplistic
  • Some bugs and graphical issues reported
  • Controls and movement can feel clunky or imprecise
  • Limited social or multiplayer features
  • Combat and interaction mechanics are underdeveloped

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut

  • American Theft 80s

  • Thief Simulator

  • Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition

  • Take me, Vitaly

  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

More violent

Games that feels like American Theft 80s: Prologue but with more combat and destruction

  • RoboCop: Rogue City

  • The Slater

  • Eternal Evil

  • Hitman: Blood Money

  • Red Alliance

  • Hitman: Absolution™

Less expressive

Games that feels like American Theft 80s: Prologue but with less self-expression and customization

  • Ten Bells

  • Born Into Fear

  • Remothered: Tormented Fathers

  • Intruders: Hide and Seek

  • CASE: Animatronics

  • High Entropy: Challenges

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with American Theft 80s: Prologue. These titles are not in What to play next.

American Theft 80s: Prologue: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Leadership, Fantasy.

Last update: 21/08/2026