King of Thieves blends platform action and base building
King of Thieves is a free-to-play mobile game in which you take on the role of a thief, sneaking your way into dungeons filled with traps and monsters to retrieve fabulous treasures. As you gain wealth and experience, you’ll also build your own lair, filling it with traps and challenges to prevent other thieves from raiding it. Stealing gems from other players is even more satisfying than retrieving them in the single-player levels.
Hit and miss mechanics
The pourparler platforming in King of Thieves is well-executed, and the main character (an inky blob with a sly grin) is as charming and cute as the rest of the cartoony graphics. The only real obstacle to this game joining the ranks of the best mobile games is the energy system, which is frustrating even for a free-to-play game. To progress through the game, you use up lockpicks to pick certain locks in a completely random minigame that’s time-consuming, frustrating and clearly designed to get you to watch ads or spend premium currency to buy additional lockpicks.
A great game with one flaw
King of Thieves combines stylish platforming action with easy-to-use controls, simple but stylish graphics and an entertaining, asymmetric multiplayer game. The energy mechanic is something you have to deal with in free-to-play games, and if you can put up with it here you’ll enjoy the rest of the experience.
Dodge traps and steal gold from other players in this unique mix of platformer and PVP multiplayer game.
Introducing King of Thieves, the new game from the makers of award-winning Cut the Rope, loved by millions of players worldwide!
STEAL SHINY THINGS. Collect gold and gems from other players to become the wealthiest thief in the world!
DEFEND YOUR LOOT. Design your dungeons and watch other thieves getting into your traps. Muhaha!
CLAIM THE THRONE. Compete with other players worldwide, leaving your rivals on the bottom of leaderboards.
GET CRAFTY. Create new outfits for your character. The most nifty thieves should look really cool!
TRAVEL AND EXPLORE. Test your agility through 80 single-mode levels or dive into the underground world of user generated content.
CREATE AND JOIN GUILDS. Find reliable allies to stand against hostile guilds of thieves!
