Underplayed Gems

Trials of the Thief-Taker (2017)

Trials of the Thief-Taker cover
Developer
Choice of Games
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating
3.0 of 5, 10 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.7 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A slow-burn, text-driven historical roleplay where careful decisions shape a morally grey life in 18th-century London.

historicaltext-basedinteractiveatmosphericmorally ambiguouschoice-drivenadventurelow-key

What players say

Players are split on this Choice of Games title. Many praise the setting and replay value but agree the story feels disjointed and the ending is abrupt, with few interesting characters or romance options.

Screenshots

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