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Is Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Interactive-fiction readers who want a choice-driven jewel-heist story
- Players interested in thieves who can choose between honorable and ruthless conduct
- Readers seeking a 100,000-word text adventure with a palace robbery and potential betrayals
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a visually presented game with graphics or sound effects
- Readers who prefer short stories over a 100,000-word narrative
- Players seeking a game centered on real-time action rather than text and choices
Our take on Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat
The defining format is a text-only heist novel: choices determine the story, with no graphics or sound effects.
What is Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat?
This text-based interactive novel follows a jewel thief described as the world’s second greatest, attempting to steal the Black Cat, a diamond linked to the deaths of its former owners.
The heist takes the crew into the palace of San Castellano, where they must evade Inspector Leclerc and escape the diamond’s curse. Choices shape the story, including the character’s methods and motives, whether to act as an honorable thief or a ruthless criminal, and whom to trust or betray. Players can choose a male or female character and a gay, straight, or bisexual identity. The story is 100,000 words and includes fast cars, high fashion, and spy gadgets. It has no graphics or sound effects.
How Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat plays
- 01Choice-led narrative
- Decisions shape the heist and character relationships, including whether to betray allies.
- 02Character options
- Choose a male or female character and a gay, straight, or bisexual identity.
- 03Text-only format
- The story uses text without graphics or sound effects.
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Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat: platforms & release
Is Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat worth it?
It is worth it if: interactive-fiction readers who want a choice-driven jewel-heist story. Skip it if: players looking for a visually presented game with graphics or sound effects.
Where can I download Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
