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The Swindle

The Swindle

The Swindle is a steampunk cybercrime caper about breaking into buildings, hacking their systems, stealing all their cash, and quickly running away again before the police show up.

Released Jul 28, 2015 Developer Size Five Games Platforms Windows · Mac CrimeIndieActionStealthHeist
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

63.6%positive613 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I love this game, I keep playing it once in a while since every level changes. It can be a hard game to beat but that makes it more of a challenge and more fun to play. Also great music and steampunk style ♥”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Play addictive & highly enjoyable game as a master criminal who starts off with his own airship but with an inability to hack cash machines or run / jump properly”

— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Cool idea, creative aesthetics, conceptually fun. However, it's a high-stakes stealth platformer with unrealiable controls. About a third of my deaths didn't come from a failure of skill, but from jumping or clinging to walls randomly not activating for whatever reason (I have…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

15achievements
7.2%median completion
2.1%rarest: Smash & Grab
33.4% of players 21.2% of players 15.8% of players 13.1% of players 10.3% of players 8.0% of players 7.8% of players 7.2% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.0% of players 2.6% of players 2.1% of players 33.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
33.4%So Close — Die on a heist with 100% of the loot.
21.2%Butter Fingers — Set off all the alarms because you're rubbish at hacking.
15.8%Caw, Blimey! — Smash a crow through a window.
Rarest badges of honor
2.1%Smash & Grab — [THE BANKS] Alert an enemy within 30 seconds of starting and escape with >50% of the cash.
2.6%Spring-Heeled Jack — Complete the game with your starting thief.
3.0%Manners Cost Nothing — At the peak of your career, take a day out to victimise a poor person but politely shut their front door on the way out.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK11.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil27.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.5 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jan 14, 2026
EARTH MUST DIE a new game from Size Five

HEY long time no see. So, good news: new game! Are you ready to take on Earth and reclaim your sprawling space-empire? I’m delighted to announce that my next game EARTH MUST DIE is headed to Steam on

Feb 21, 2020
'Lair of the Clockwork God': OUT NOW!

I am delighted to announce that Size Five's newest game ' Lair of the Clockwork God ' is OUT NOW. A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe

Feb 20, 2020
Size Five's Next Game is Nearly here!

Hello! ARE YOU EXCITED? You should be. Lair of the Clockwork God is nearly upon you. Never heard of the game? Here it is, look! It's going to be amazing: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1060600/Lai

Sep 01, 2015
v1.061 Now Live for Everyone!

HELLO! Thanks to everyone who helped out with the Beta Test of v1.06. Seems the NEW MOVE is hugely appreciated, and working well. I'll be continuing to address feedback as it comes in, but I'm hoping

Sep 01, 2015
v1.061 Now Live for Everyone!

HELLO! Thanks to everyone who helped out with the Beta Test of v1.06. Seems the NEW MOVE is hugely appreciated, and working well. I'll be continuing to address feedback as it comes in, but I'm hoping

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG
Player tagsCrime · Indie · Action · Stealth · Heist · Steampunk · RPG · Platformer · Action Roguelike · 2D · Rogue-like · Procedural Generation (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements15
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.sizefivegames.com/theswindle/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 and up Processor: 2.4Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 8800 equivalent or higher DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: What is this, 1991? Yes a sound card. Onboard is fine. Additional Notes: If playing on a Laptop, please make sure it has a dedicated gfx card; on-board cards will struggle.