Trials of the Thief-Taker overview

Overview

Trials of the Thief-Taker comes from Choice of Games and is published by Choice of Games. It arrived on Steam on Aug 10, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Trials of the Thief-Taker's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 13 September 2026 - 04:45:29 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 60% positive across 10 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Trials of the Thief-Taker is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Trials of the Thief-Taker has sold up to 456 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,516. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Trials of the Thief-Taker overview details

Trials of the Thief-Taker combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

In London, 1729, before they had police, they had you: thief-takers, hunting criminals for cash! Fire a flintlock and sip gin in the age of powdered wigs. Will you grow rich catching smugglers and highwaymen, show mercy, or become a crime boss yourself? Trials of the Thief-Taker is a 140,000-word interactive historical adventure novel by Joey Jones, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. As a thief-taker, paid by the court or hired by the victims of crime to recover property and, for an extra price, bring the culprit to justice, you'll stalk your prey across the misty commons and narrow rookeries of 18th-century London. Lead a gang of unwashed ruffians (or stalk the streets alone) as you apprehend highwaymen on lonely roads, and root out crooks and counterfeiters in inns and coffeehouses. Through cunning, force, or suspicious connections, you will find your mark. You may strike a blow for justice, making a name for yourself and bringing good people to your cause. Or you can create the crimes you intend to solve, stealing the goods you'll be paid to recover, bribing prison guards to let your associates go, building your criminal empire while everyone lauds you as a hero. Be quick or cautious, proper or disreputable, generous or mercenary...it's all in a day's work for a thief-taker. Load your flintlock! There are thieves to take. Play as male, female, or as a woman disguised as a man; gay or straight. Make your way through a world ruled by manners, h…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Trials of the Thief-Taker is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 13 September 2026 - 04:45:29 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 60% positive reviews.

Overview tags

AdventureRPGIndieChoose Your Own AdventureText-BasedInteractive Fiction

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Support and legal notes

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