
Let's call them click-and-see adventures. Tiny Thief belongs to a very specific subset of the adventure genre, best illustrated by Amanita Design's Samorost browser games. We can be even more precise than that, in fact. Tiny Thief, developed by Barcelona indie studio 5 Ants and published under the Rovio Stars umbrella, does have a little bit of stealth, but it's more point-and-click adventure than full-time sneak-'em-up. Previous Article The Art of James Hance Next Article REVIEW: ‘American Horror Story’ 3.Whenever thievery is the focus of a game, it's natural to assume that the result will fall into the stealth genre. In short if you love puzzle games and are looking for something to entertain you for the next few days “Tiny Thief” is a steal and will be a game that you can’t wait to go back to as each new level in released. On a tablet you are able to see the whole level whereas on the phone you have to zoom out and move your finger around in order to see everything on the screen. It is well worth your money but I do recommend playing on a tablet instead of your phone. Little things like that really set this game apart from others and showed the thought and effort that went into the game itself.īecause the 12 days of Christmas from iTunes ended on Jan 6 th Tiny Thief will cost you $2.99 on both IOS and Android deceives. In the pirate ship when caught the Thief threw on an eye patch, in the queen’s bedchamber a French maid outfit was used to try and hide when I was seen. Each of these sequences were different depending on what level you were on. One of my favorite parts was to first purposely get caught to see how the Thief would react in each level and then second complete each level to see his victory dance at the end. The animation is fun while also fitting the world in which you play.

The game play is fun and although not the hardest puzzle game out there it will still challenge you to think before you act. Fairly straightforward right? The simplicity of the game is what makes it beautiful and exciting.

In order to steal the object there are a series of puzzles you need to complete and to achieve three stars on each level you have to complete all the puzzles even the hidden ones. The premise is simple, you’re a thief and you need to steal a certain object in each level. It began as a time waster that soon grew into an obsession to rival “Angry Birds.” “Tiny Thief” is a game from 5 Ants that I had no idea existed until the iTunes did their 12 days of Christmas giveaway.
