VR stealth game Thief Simulator VR is coming to Meta Quest (formerly Oculus Quest) soon.
A port of the game has appeared in the Coming Soon section of the Quest store and is named Thief Simulator VR – Greenview Street. Check out a trailer for the experience at this link.
Thief Simulator VR Confirmed For Quest
Thief Simulator is focused on non-violent stealth. You break into buildings using a variety of skills like lockpicking or just straight up smashing in doors and windows. You’ll be able to bag items and make a hasty escape, but the game doesn’t feature any form of combat; get spotted by the cops and it’s game over.
To help you on your way you’ll have character progression with a skill tree and new equipment to unlock. Levels are intended to be wide and open so that you can take multiple paths to your objective, too.
Over on developer 3R Games’ website the studio explains that Greenview Street will feature a lot of optimizations to bring the game to Quest, including foveated rendering and changes to car AI and weather. What’s not clear, however, is if the new title means the game will differ in actual content. We have seen titles like Blade & Sorcery: Nomad or Green Hell VR offer streamlined versions of the PC VR original in the past, for example.
Currently, there’s no release date for this version of the game. Would you want to experience Thief Simulator VR on Quest? Let us know in the comments below!
After a year in Steam Early Access, Thief Simulator VR is officially slated to launch tomorrow, November 5th.
Developed by GameBoom VR and published by PlayGames, a prolific publisher of simulator genre titles, Thief Simulator VR is set to launch its 1.0 version on Steam tomorrow.
As you’d imagine, Thief Simulator VR puts you in the shoes of a burglar stealing who creeps around in a free roam sandbox of suburban houses. Letting you open doors with lockpicks, buy hi-tech hacking tools, and use plain old brute force, you sneak your way into homes to steal as much loot as possible. It’s not as simple as it sounds though; you’ll need to watch out for homeowners, gather intel, and make sure the fuzz doesn’t pinch you during your home invasion adventure.
First released in Early Access back in November 2019, GameBoom VR set out to include all of the features from the non-VR PC game Thief Simulator (2018), which gained notoriety when YouTuber ‘jacksepticeye’ played the PC version soon after its release.
Jacksepticeye also touched back with the VR version of the game too, which garnered it nearly two million views on YouTube. You can check that video out here.
The developers say on the VR game’s Steam page that they’ve pushed countless bugfixes, weekly updates, a better tutorial, and “a lot of new content” in preparation for the full release.
Although we haven’t had a peek yet at the 1.0 version just yet, GameBoom VR is holding a livestream reveal, which is linked below:
Have you ever wanted to run around your neighborhood and rob every house in sight? I hope not, but nonetheless, Thief Simulator VR might be the game for you if so.
Thief Simulator VR launches into early access today, and currently offers around 10 hours of story content. However, the player is not limited to the story missions and is somewhat free to operate as they please, the developers wrote in a Reddit comment. They also claim that, due to the flexibility and immersive mechanics, players could spend much longer than 10 hours in the game just experimenting and playing around with the game’s mechanics.
Thief Simulator originally released for PC in November of last year, however, the developers made it clear that the VR version isn’t just a “lazy port.” In the VR version, you’ll be able to interact with almost any object in the game’s environments.
Thief Simulator VR will remain in early access for roughly 4 months, according to the Steam page, and is currently priced at $14.99. The game is also discounted by 10% at the moment to celebrate the early access launch.
It also looks like Prison Simulator will also make its way to VR, developed by the same studio as Thief Simulator VR, however there is currently no planned release date for that port.
VRFocus kicks off the run-up to Christmas with a list of hotly anticipated new virtual reality (VR) titles being released for various headsets over the course of the next week. Make sure to check out our accompanying YouTube video for a preview of each videogame. These articles and accompanying video will be published every Friday, so be sure to follow all our social media channels to keep up to date.
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In Thief Simulator VR, challenge yourself to rob the most secure houses in the neighbourhood. Featuring a free-roaming sandbox mode, equip yourself with anything from a torch, to the top of the range burglary equipment and plan your attack on a desired building. Steal as many valuables as you can, without letting less-expensive items take up too much space in your bag! The police and the house’s occupants are always out to get you, so it’s up to you to perfect your burglary tactics while going unnoticed.
In this escape-themed adventure videogame, work to flee a mansion filled with hidden dangers. Find yourself in an unknown dark room, strapped to a wheelchair. You catch the sight of a mysterious girl nearby who speaks in a non-discernible language. You must work out a non-verbal communication method in the form of nodding and pointing, in order to guide and instruct her to find a way for both of you to escape this mysterious location alive. First announced during the Tokyo Games Show in 2016, this title is finally being released following successful Kickstarter funding.
In Stormland, play as a damaged android as you have complete freedom to glide, fly and climb your way through this ever-changing cloudscape with the aim of reclaiming your land. Featuring both single and multiplayer modes, create and customise the best weapons and body armour possible, while detonating explosives to save yourself and others.
The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets – Fast Travel Games
The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets is a heart-warming interactive tale which takes place in a series of unique miniature worlds. Guided by your grandfather’s voice, you solve a series of puzzles in worlds created in your childhood to reveal the hidden pets.
Originally planned for release on the 8th of November, in this new PlayStation VR exclusive, you play as an injured child, Twine, who has developed the ability to see the world through the eyes of large stone golems. Control their movements as you explore the ruins of an abandoned city and collect artefacts as you go. First announced in 2015, this long-awaited title also featuring a new original soundtrack from Destiny and Halo composer, Marty O’Donnell.
Once Halloween is out of the way it’s then time to look forward to Christmas, a time of giving. Or you can go in the complete opposite direction and have some fun practising a little thievery with GameBoom VR’s soon to be released title Thief Simulator VR, now scheduled for a November launch.
The team dropped an announcement trailer at the end of September, showcasing what the final version would look like. A release was initially slated for the end of October but this was then pushed back.
In a statement, the studio said: “Thief Simulator VR has been created for almost the entire last year, and we put all our hearts into this project. We are looking forward to seeing our game in your hands. However, we all understand how business works – a wrong release date could cause other games to steal (pun intended) our visibility in digital stores. The current Steam Halloween Sale would take away our visibility, and we want our game to reach as many players as possible, which will convert into the resources needed for its further development (and Prison Simulator VR). For this reason, we decided with our publisher that Thief Simulator VR will appear on the market on November 12, 2019.”
That puts the videogame a couple of weeks out, arriving on Steam Early Access for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality and Valve Index. Offering free-roaming sandbox neighbourhoods to explore with different houses to stakeout, players will be able to lock pick doors, smash everything in a house, steal cars, jump through windows, and more. Once back at their hideout players can disassemble stolen cars, hack phones and tablets to then sell on. With the cash, they can purchase new tools and gadgets to rob richer more secured homes.
GameBoom VR notes that at launch Thief Simulator VR will have the same amount of content the standard Thief Simulator videogame had when released. During Early Access the studio aims to add another neighbourhood, more items and a New Game+ mode.
As Thief Simulator VR nears its release, VRFocus will keep you updated on the latest announcements.
Being burgled is never pleasant or something you want to experience, losing valuable possessions and feeling like your home isn’t secure. That being said, the classic thief image is a romantic one, a classy, skilled character who isn’t necessarily bad, they just like stealing things which involve a challenge. Gameboom VR is currently working on Thief Simulator VR, an experience which definitely leans towards normal burglary rather than extravagant heist, and from the latest trailer looks a lot of fun.
Thief Simulator VR isn’t some basic smash and grab burglary sim as the team is planning on a rich immersive experience. A single-player videogame with a narrative which revolves around paying off a debt to a mysterious family by robbing houses, you’re able to free-roam sandbox neighbourhoods and choose your target carefully.
You’ll be able to gather intel and observe your target like a military operation, learning who lives inside and their movements, what’s actually inside and is it worth your time, as well as what security is there to overcome? Other variables can include neighbours, are they noisy or quiet?
As this is a simulator style experience Gameboom VR is going for realism. For example, security with be greater on the more lucrative properties so you’ll need to work your way up by doing smaller jobs, learning new skills and buying useful equipment along the way. There’s no infinite backpack in Thief Simulator VR so you’ll need to be clever about what you pinch, leaving behind useless items to save space for the expensive stuff.
While you can hack phones and tablets in your hideout, erasing serial numbers and removing security to sell them in pawnshops you’ll also be able to steal cars which can be driven back to the hideout and then be disassembled, selling the parts online.
Of course, it’s not all fun and games, you’ll need to be on the lookout for any unexpected guests who will call the police if they spot you.
Currently, Gameboom VR expects to release Thief Simulator VR onto Steam Early Access towards the end of October, supporting Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index and Windows Mixed Reality headsets. For continued updates, keep reading VRFocus.
