Spirited Thief

Item: Spirited Thief
Rating: 92
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-13

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Summary

Engaging turn-based stealth puzzle gameplay
Satisfying heist planning and execution
Intriguing story and unique dual-character system
Customizable difficulty and high replayability
High, unpredictable difficulty curve
Numerous quality-of-life issues and lack of polish

Emotions

Satisfaction50%Frustration9%Excitement6%Disappointment5%Joy5%

Reviews (sample size): 78
Helpful reviews: 94%
Unhelpful reviews: 6%
Protest reviews: 0%

92%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
8%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 250
Negative points: 79
Gameplay points: 248
Perf. points: 0
Rec. points: 34
Misc points: 9

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging & Unique Gameplay Description The game is consistently praised for its engaging and unique turn-based stealth gameplay, offering a fresh experience in the genre. Players find it addictive and well-designed, with a good balance of tactical depth and accessibility. Importance 98%	The game is consistently praised for its engaging and unique turn-based stealth gameplay, offering a fresh experience in the genre. Players find it addictive and well-designed, with a good balance of tactical depth and accessibility.	98%
Customizable Difficulty & Replayability Description The game offers extensive and customizable difficulty settings, allowing players to tailor the challenge to their preferences. This includes options for both casual and expert players, enhancing replayability and accessibility. Importance 31%	The game offers extensive and customizable difficulty settings, allowing players to tailor the challenge to their preferences. This includes options for both casual and expert players, enhancing replayability and accessibility.	31%
Satisfying Heist Planning Description Players enjoy the core loop of planning and executing heists, emphasizing the satisfaction of outsmarting guards and successfully stealing treasures. The game effectively captures the feeling of being a master thief. Importance 20%	Players enjoy the core loop of planning and executing heists, emphasizing the satisfaction of outsmarting guards and successfully stealing treasures. The game effectively captures the feeling of being a master thief.	20%
Intriguing & Coherent Story Description The game's story is well-assembled, coherent, and intriguing, drawing players in with its mysterious elements and character interactions. While not overly complex, it effectively motivates players to continue exploring. Importance 11%	The game's story is well-assembled, coherent, and intriguing, drawing players in with its mysterious elements and character interactions. While not overly complex, it effectively motivates players to continue exploring.	11%
Effective Scouting & Looting Phases Description The unique mechanic of splitting gameplay into separate scouting and looting phases is highly effective. This design choice enhances strategic planning and reduces stress by allowing players to gather information without immediate punishment. Importance 10%	The unique mechanic of splitting gameplay into separate scouting and looting phases is highly effective. This design choice enhances strategic planning and reduces stress by allowing players to gather information without immediate punishment.	10%
Unique Dual-Character System Description The dual-character system, with its distinct roles and harmonious interplay, is a highlight. The amusing banter between the characters adds charm and depth to their dynamic. Importance 7%	The dual-character system, with its distinct roles and harmonious interplay, is a highlight. The amusing banter between the characters adds charm and depth to their dynamic.	7%
Appealing Art Style Description The game's art style, particularly the pixel art and character designs, is highly praised for being visually appealing, exquisite, and cute, contributing positively to the overall aesthetic. Importance 7%	The game's art style, particularly the pixel art and character designs, is highly praised for being visually appealing, exquisite, and cute, contributing positively to the overall aesthetic.	7%
Excellent Music & Atmosphere Description The music is consistently highlighted as excellent, enhancing the game's atmosphere and complementing the overall vibe, contributing to a pleasant player experience. Importance 7%	The music is consistently highlighted as excellent, enhancing the game's atmosphere and complementing the overall vibe, contributing to a pleasant player experience.	7%
High Attention to Detail Description The game shows a high level of attention to detail, indicating that it is a passion project from the developers, which is evident in its execution. Importance 4%	The game shows a high level of attention to detail, indicating that it is a passion project from the developers, which is evident in its execution.	4%
Accessible Main Objectives Description While the game offers depth, the main objectives are not overly complex, making it accessible for players to complete the core missions without excessive difficulty. Importance 4%	While the game offers depth, the main objectives are not overly complex, making it accessible for players to complete the core missions without excessive difficulty.	4%
Effective Tutorial & Demo Description The integrated tutorial effectively teaches game mechanics, and the availability of a demo is a positive feature, allowing players to try the game before purchasing. Importance 4%	The integrated tutorial effectively teaches game mechanics, and the availability of a demo is a positive feature, allowing players to try the game before purchasing.	4%
Promising Start Description Players are impressed with the game's initial offerings and are looking forward to future content or continued enjoyment, indicating a strong first impression. Importance 4%	Players are impressed with the game's initial offerings and are looking forward to future content or continued enjoyment, indicating a strong first impression.	4%