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Killers and Thieves
Release Date: May 23, 2017
Strategy, stealth, roguelike, the middle ages, RPG elements, 2D, arcade elements, indie games, singleplayer
Steam
An arcade strategy game with RPG elements created by Candle & Key, a group of enthusiasts led by Alex Thomas. The title gives us an opportunity to lead a medieval thieves and assassins guild. Our responsibilities include recruiting amateur troublemakers, and educating them to become experts of assassination and thievery. Every member of the guild has his individual statistics and abilities which are improved with every successful heist.
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[2:00] Killers and Thieves launch trailer
Killers and Thieves Description
Killers and Thieves for PC is an arcade strategy game with RPG elements, in which we are placed at the helm of a medieval thieves and assassins guild. The person responsible for the title is Alex Thomas, former artistic director of The Banner Saga – one of the biggest independent indie games of 2014. After the release of The Banner Saga, Thomas decided to engage in a smaller, original project, creating a new developer team named Candle and Key. The author was inspired by titles such as XCOM: Enemy Unknown, or Thief, which are focused around tactical team management, and stealth and silent exploration.
Gameplay
During the gameplay, we assume the role of a leader of a medieval thieves guild. Our responsibilities include recruiting amateur thugs, and shaping them into first-rate theft and assassination specialists. The players steal from corrupt townsfolk and aristocrats inhabiting the fictional metropolis. Every member of the guild has individual statistics and abilities that develop with every heist. The game makes use of permanent death system (permadeath), so any spectacular returns are out of question – dead comrades leave our ranks forever. Thieves who managed to survive a meeting with the soldiers guarding the treasures, land behind bars, and won’t be able to support us in upcoming heists. The loot is used to develop the operating base, shown in a similar manner as in XCOM: Enemy Unknown, as well as to buy equipment and pay the maintenance costs of the whole organization.
All the levels take place on a two-dimensional plane, reminiscent of classic platform games. The gameplay happens in real time, with several characters under our control. The levels mostly involve infiltrating multi-storey tenement buildings or willas. The building interiors and the locations of treasures and guards are generated randomly.
Technical Aspects
The whole game is complemented by comic in nature, but incredibly cohesive and realistic 2D visuals, which make it stand out from other independent titles.
Last updated on November 1, 2016
Killers and Thieves Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Developer: Candle & Key
Publisher: Stoic
Age restrictions: 12+
Killers and Thieves System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Dual Core 1.66 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card Intel HD 4000 or better, 2 GB HDD, Windows XP(SP2)