Games like The Contact

Remember how replayable and story-driven The Contact felt at its best? These games make natural next picks for you.

American Theft 80s
It's the 80s and you're a burglar with a bag, a crowbar and a county full of houses that all have something worth taking. Learn the tenants' routines, pick your disguise, pick your lock, and if it goes wrong, sprint to the car and outrun the cops. A stealth sandbox with a VHS glow and a sense of humour.
Retro
73% of 1,049 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16$1.59
Thief Simulator 2
Case the house, learn when the tenants leave, then slip in and take everything that fits in your bag. Thief Simulator 2 runs the whole crook's career, from crowbar jobs on quiet suburbs to a bank vault, with car theft, police chases and a black market in between. A slow, satisfying stealth sandbox where the planning is half the fun.
Replayable
87% of 6,727 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 218$3.79
Crime Simulator
Fresh out of jail and already in debt to the stranger who bailed you out, you have one way to pay it back: break into houses and pull bigger jobs. Go quiet with lockpicks and sleeping gas, or loud with a baseball bat, solo or with three friends.
Replayable
82% of 6,552 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 689$14.99
The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire
Build a criminal empire in a 1990s open world: steal cars, run nightclubs and warehouses, recruit a gang and take all 11 districts from rival families. A sandbox with old-school GTA energy, dark humor and a lot of systems that talk to each other.
Replayable
77% of 606 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 93$18.99
No Knock
Break in through the back door, think like a thief, win with theft. Bypass the locks, steal everything, and disappear without a trace! Begin in the gutter, end with the crown — steal your way to the top.
47% of 17 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
DOUGH: A Crime Strategy RPG
A crime based 4X strategy game with heavy RPG elements. Money, power, women... in the Prohibition, the world of crime is prospering, but in it, the road to the top is filled with blood. The ruthless competition, the greedy politicians and the pesky policemen, everyone wants to come out on top!
Replayable, Story-driven
72% of 32 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
It's Only Money
The mayor of Rockhaven threw you down a hole into the Undercity. Why? Net worth too low. In this open-world simulation, you and up to 3 pals will steal, fight, and scheme to reclaim the city. Customise your rides, buy businesses, and take on the Mayor’s forces. Rockhaven is yours for the taking!
78% of 476 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$24.99
PolyCrime
Build a crime empire in a living city. Grow and sell drugs, work with or against gangs, dodge the police and use the darkweb to attack other players’ bank accounts.
Replayable
67% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Picklock
Join exciting adventure of escaping from cops. Be tricky and use your skills to complete your missions in green town. If you’re successful, you can enjoy well-deserved vacation at the seaside.
Retro
85% of 392 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99
Police Simulator: Patrol Officers
Patrol Brighton as a beat cop, from parking tickets to accident scenes and drug deals in the park. A dynamic traffic system keeps the city unpredictable, the Intuition System turns witness interviews into real detective work, and online co-op lets a friend ride along. Choose casual or simulation mode and work your way up the force.
75% of 19,084 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 130$29.99
Drug Dealer Simulator: Free Sample
Eight levels of deals, turf-grabbing and constant pressure, with a full crime empire waiting if you climb high enough.
87% of 2,671 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2Free
Police Chief Simulator
Take charge of a small-town police station in Winston Springs: register cases, hire officers and detectives, send patrols into the county and build the station from an empty outpost into a working department. A calm, first-person management sim where the paperwork is yours, at least until you hire someone to do it for you.
74% of 1,116 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 146$15.99

Cheaper than The Contact

American Theft 80s

Case the neighborhood, learn when the tenants leave, and turn a quiet burglary into a sprint from the police when the plan falls apart.

$1.59

Thief Simulator

Watch your targets, plan the break-in and slip out with the loot before anyone notices.

$1.79

Thief Simulator VR

Case the neighborhood, pick the locks, fill your backpack and don't get caught.

$1.79

Not A Thief Simulator

You are a thief who steals in every house without power. Take everything and throw it in your truck without being noticed by the police and become…

$1.99

Crime Simulator: Playgrounds

A chaotic first-person crime sandbox for up to four players, built around absurd missions and creative destruction.

$1.99

Thief’s Riddles

In the game, you’ll experience: Various locations and missions Lots of puzzles and mysteries Diverse criminals, each with their own secrets and…

$0.74

Сrime Сity

Love fun and endless fun? Do you like cool games with a beautiful world and beautiful graphics? Then Crime City is for you!

$0.99

Beat Cop

Patrol 1980s Brooklyn as a demoted detective, juggling tickets, bribes and the mafia while hunting whoever set you up.

$1.49

Close to the Scene

Rob five locations, dodge the cops, and turn a quiet low-poly town into total chaos.

$1.99

Debt City

A retro open world life sim RPG. Explore a seedy sandbox city, and do anything you can to pay off a debt to a mob boss.

$1.99

Trailer Shop Simulator

In this game, you run a shady roadside stall selling outlawed everyday goods while staying one step ahead of the law.

$0.99

Beholder

Snoop through an apartment building for the regime, then decide which neighbors deserve to be reported and which secrets stay buried.

$1.39

Hidden gems like The Contact

Psycho Patrol R

A brutal, funny mecha cop sim in a decaying open world, where the cases are strange and every quest is optional.

$39.99

Crime Shop Simulator: A Prison Boss Game

Crime Shop Simulator: A Prison Boss Game is a VR crafting game where you play as a shop owner smuggling illegal stuff.

$19.99

Back to the Dawn

A 21-day race to uncover who framed you, survive behind bars and find your own way out.

$23.99

Hard Time III

The toughest prison sim in the yard is back to serve its 3rd consecutive sentence - combining classic moments from the OG with the best aspects of…

$9.74

Police Chief Simulator

Hire your officers, send out patrols and grow a small-town police department at your own calm pace.

$15.99

The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire

Steal cars, run clubs and warehouses, and grow your gang until every district answers to you.

$18.99

The Precinct

Averno City, 1983. You are rookie cop Nick Cordell Jr., patrolling a neon-noir city where parking tickets sit next to bank heists.

$20.09

It's Only Money

The mayor of Rockhaven threw you down a hole into the Undercity. Why? Net worth too low.

$24.99

Gone Rogue

Gone Rogue is a tactical stealth game with RPG elements. Get into the role of a thief from the city slums.

$14.99

Denizen

Build a quiet life in Cedar Shores: work, cook, decorate and drive through an open town that never rushes you.

$19.99

Crime Simulator

Pay off your debt by pulling off burglaries and bigger jobs, sneaking in solo or causing chaos with up to three friends.

$14.99

Thief Simulator 2

Watch the neighbourhood, pick your moment, and walk out with everything that fits in your bag.

$3.79

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