The touch-to-move controls are accessible and reliable. This would be a problem if the game wasn't so delightful in ever other regard. It's not the most challenging of games - we only got stumped once or twice during the game's 30 stages, and even then it wasn't for very long. Each scenario has its own unique twist or new mechanic, and all are presented in a good natured, witty fashion. One mission sees you repeatedly luring a frustrated baker from his store so that you can swipe a series of increasingly impressive cakes.
Some missions involve distracting guards so you can skulk past without being noticed. Though it might look like a platform-puzzler at first glance, the game's context-based pop-ups and item management systems owe a debt to the point-and-click genre. To do this, you'll need to acquire certain key items, unlock doors, and trigger mechanisms, all while keeping a low profile. Tiny Thief, the genre-straddling adventure puzzle mash-up from 5 Ants Games has enough charm to rescue an entire battalion of macho, grey cover shooters from their gravel-voiced funk, and still have a bit left over to make a funnel web spider look cute.Īs the title suggests, you take control of a pint-sized pickpocket whom you must guide to an exit without being spotted. In the often humourless, frequently bullet-riddled world of gaming, a little charm goes a long way.
