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Best Heist games on Steam	Price	Steam Rating	Co-Op
-- Payday 2	$19.99	Very Positive	4 Player Online
-- Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine	$14.99	Very Positive	4 Player Online / 4 Player Couch
-- Thief Gold	-	Mostly Positive	Mostly Positive
-- Thief	-	Mixed	Mixed
-- Payday 2: Crimewave Edition	-	–	–

Payday 2

Top Pro

Emphasis on cooperation makes for interesting gameplay

Your crew needs to bring specific equipment and weapons to make stealth or a gunfight easier. You also need to pay attention to your crew's health and ammo. See More

Top Con

New DLC can be a bit expensive

Getting new DLC on Day 1 can set you back quite a lot. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Co-Op:4 Player Online

Controller Support:Full

Top Pro

An element of randomness permits replayability

Important items are placed differently on each play-through adding an element of randomness to how each game plays out. See More

Top Con

Limited to 4 players only

This game has not been built for huge LAN parties (unless you split your players to multiple heists). See More

Top Pro

New content is added regularly, making sure the game stays fresh and updated for everyone

New DLCs are released regularly, which give old players something new to do as well as keeps the game enticing in order to attract new players. See More

Top Con

Some DLC requires owning other games

Examples of game-tied DLC (paid downloadable content) are masks, weapons, a skill set and locked achievements of games such as Hotline Miami Deluxe Edition and Speedrunners. This means you can't fully unlock all of the content available for Payday 2 unless you purchase these games as well. See More

Top Pro

Play as you like, since the missions can be finished in many wildly different ways

You can win levels through stealth, or through a massacre, meaning that you can use nonviolent methods as well as super violent methods, the choice is yours. See More

Top Con

Stat boosting microtransactions

With Crimefest 2015, the developer (Overkill) decided it would be a good idea to add stat boosting gun skins which can only be acquired through use of real money. This makes for a pay-to-win scenario where people who use real money can gain advantage over non-paying players. See More

Top Pro

Exceptional variation

Missions can be finished in wildly different ways. See More

Top Pro

Player can customize as he/she pleases

Payday 2 gives the player lots of customization options to meet his/her personal specifications. See More

Top Pro

Actively maintained

New DLCs are released regularly. See More

Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine

Top Pro

Dynamic soundtrack

The soundtrack, by Grammy nominated composer Austin Wintory, is a Jazz themed composition that adapts to the situation that you are in, whether you are unnoticed or wreaking havoc and everything in between. See More

Top Con

Art style can lead to confusion

In a frantic game like Monaco, the distinction between a door and a light switch can be a life or death mistake. The minimalist design can be very pretty, but may be game ending or at least very irritating in some situations. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Co-Op:4 Player Online / 4 Player Couch

Controller Support:Full

Platform:Win / Mac / Linux

Top Pro

Built-in VoIP

For a game that requires excellent teamwork and relies on the social aspect for a large amount of the fun, the built-in Vo-Ip system is a huge help in improving the quality of co-op play. See More

Top Con

Some balancing issues

Some sections feature overpowered enemies that feel more cheap than a challenge. These parts are few, but are particularly frustrating. See More

Top Pro

Line-of-sight system

Monaco implements a line-of-sight system that many top-down games forgo. The lack of complete situational awareness keeps tensions high as you never know what could be around the next corner. See More

Top Con

Requires all players to be good enough

Monaco is not a very good game for adults and children to play together. It can be frustrating when the players' skill levels are too mismatched. See More

Top Pro

Competitive 4 player local and online co-op

Co-op often descends into chaotic fun as people try to work together to complete the objectives while still trying to steal the most money and get the highest score. See More

Top Pro

Minimalistic art style

The art style is very beautiful and shows off the glowing French Rivera in a vibrant pixelated form that gives a feeling of the lights and environment one would expect of such a location. See More

Top Pro

Requires input from all players

Unlike many games where "better" players can carry the group along, Monaco actually allows each player to feel like a hero when their character's skill benefits the group. See More

Thief Gold

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Top Pro

Great music and sound design

Top Con

Stock controls are not great

Before jumping into the game the user will most likely need to set up the controls in settings as the wasd controls do not allow movement from side to side when first starting the game, while this can be adjusted, it is a pain to have to do this from the get go. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Mostly Positive

Top Pro

Basically a "directors cut"

Updated to support full HD, Thief Gold is the classic game thief remastered to support modern hardware. See More

Top Pro

Rich atmosphere

Thief Gold is mainly designed around the three different faction the player will have to interact with. Each faction having their own design motif in the game, giving a feeling of originality when navigating each's territory. See More

Payday 2: Crimewave Edition

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Specs

Steam Rating:Mixed

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