RPGFit check
Is The Swindle worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Stealth-game fans who want randomly generated burglary missions
- Players who prefer upgrading a thief between increasingly secure targets
- Action-RPG players interested in a time-limited cybercrime campaign
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking fixed, handcrafted stages with the same layouts each time
- Players who prefer a relaxed campaign without a 100-day deadline or police pursuits
- Players looking for a broad role-playing game rather than burglary, hacking, escape, and upgrades
Our take on The Swindle
The pitch gives prominent space to procedural buildings, upgrades, and escalating rewards. The campaign also carries a firm 100-day objective: stealing The Devil’s Basilisk before Scotland Yard activates its surveillance technology. That deadline is central to the premise but less prominent than the repeatable robbery structure.
What is The Swindle?
The Swindle is a steampunk cybercrime game set in London in 1849.
Players break into randomly generated buildings, hack their systems, take cash, and escape before police arrive. A thief can be improved from an airship with new skills, tools, and advanced technology, opening access to larger buildings with stronger security and greater rewards. The central objective is to steal The Devil’s Basilisk before Scotland Yard activates the surveillance technology in 100 days. Each building is generated so the same level does not appear twice. The game combines burglary, hacking, escape sequences, character upgrades, and a time-limited campaign around a cybercrime operation.
How The Swindle plays
- 01Randomized Buildings
- Robbery locations are generated procedurally, so successive levels are not identical.
- 02Thief Upgrades
- An airship-based upgrade system provides new abilities, equipment, and technological tools.
- 03Security Escalation
- Improved burglary capabilities open access to larger sites with stronger protection and higher rewards.
- 04Timed Campaign
- The main objective must be completed before Scotland Yard activates its surveillance project in 100 days.
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The Swindle: platforms & release
Is The Swindle worth it?
It is worth it if: stealth-game fans who want randomly generated burglary missions. Skip it if: players seeking fixed, handcrafted stages with the same layouts each time.
Where can I download The Swindle?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Swindle's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Swindle on?
Windows and macOS.
