Guards can be avoided by a number of ways: from hiding in a barrel until they avert their gaze and it’s safe to sneak past them once again, to starting a unique environmental chain reaction to take them out of the picture permanently.

Of course, since you’re a thief and all, there will always be a bunch of guards and the like out on patrol, who want to make sure that you aren’t stealing from them or their employers.

It calls to mind the essence of pure stealth games like Thief, the unmistakable point-and-click attitude of the Monkey Island series, and the visual polish and sheen of Rovio’s own Angry Birds. Clicking on interactive items will either cause something to happen in the game world, or add something new to your inventory, which can then be used on something else to further progress towards stealing that coveted item that marks the end of each stage. The controls in Tiny Thief are as simple as tapping on where you want to go, and then having your little thief inch his way over to that position. In many ways, Tiny Thief could very well be the first point-and-click adventure and stealth hybrid that has the potential to reach App Store Essential status, alongside mobile staples like Cut the Rope and Where’s My Water? And thankfully, the gameplay and presentation are just as superb. How deep are your pockets? Hopefully deep enough to hide all the little toys and trinkets you’ll have snagged by the end of this game! Tiny Thief is the second title published by Rovio Stars, after last month’s exciting Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage, and the quality in execution has magnified by tenfold. From the tiniest of hands, comes the biggest of heists.

Little thief game