Crooks Like Us (tuxdb.com)

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ALPHA RELEASE

We are currently testing the multiplayer aspects of Crooks Like Us. You can try it out yourself here: https://out-of-tune-games.itch.io/crooks-like-usJoin our new Discord channel to chat with us or to organise a time to play online with one of our devs: http://discord.gg/WU5yYqETwNFollow us on Twitter for regular updates: https://twitter.com/crookslikeus
Game Overview

The goal is to pick up and carry as many items as you can to the van before time runs out. The more items you decide to stack at once, the more multiplier points you will get. All you have to do is get more points than the other players to win! As your stack gets higher and wobblier, it’s more difficult to control and you are more likely to be attacked by other thieves hoping to steal your points. Fight your way to 1st place as you use gadgets from the getaway van to control the room and mess with the other players!

Gameplay

Before starting the game, choose 4 different gadgets from the main menu to take with you.
Enter the van to use your chosen gadgets. Each one has a different effect on the room when activated - you could turn out the lights, make an earthquake, drop anvils, put down ice, move doors and loads more.
Each gadget can be used for free, but will have a recharge time after activating. You can use the money you earn in a match, and pay to use the gadget again straight away instead of waiting for it to recharge.
Leave the van at any point to continue stealing on the ground
Watch out for the guards in the room - they will make you drop your stack if they catch you.
Throw items you are carrying to knock over other thieves and guards.
Dash forward to attack other players or destroy objects like doors and walls.
A vault will open in the last 30 seconds to reveal an extremely valuable item - sometimes enough to sway the game!
Make sure you’re in the van ready to escape before time runs out!

New Update Details!!

Hello everyone,

We're looking forward to sharing a new and improved version of Crooks Like Us with you all as a demo during the Steam Festival next week!! We thought we'd let you know in advance what cool new things you can expect to try out.

Introducing New Gamemodes - Selected Before Starting the Game:

(Last Crook Standing)

Free For All - the standard game mode from before, earn as much money as you can before time runs out, win the most to win
Teams - standard game mode but with teams
First to 25k - standard game mode but the first to reach a cumulative score of 25k wins the game and ends the game early - adds a lot of tension
Stack Race - only one item spawns at a time, your stack cannot break from tilting too much, first to get a stack of 10 wins the game
Last Crook Standing - you get 5 lives, you lose a life when hit by a flying object or when dashed into, you lose when youve got 0 lives, be the last crook alive to win
Capture The Flag - "Crooks" "Like" "Us" logo pieces spawn throughout the level, grab those items anywhere in your stack in the correct order ("Us" at the bottom, "Crooks" at the top) to get a point

Levels Now Have Mini Puzzles to Get Access to a Safe

Break the safe open by tossing it on the ground to get access to a bronze statue worth 5k
The jewellery shop level has a safe behind a laser wall which can only be opened with a guard - throw a knocked out guard at the lasers, or have one on your stack to open the laser wall
The temple level has a button which requires a certain stack height to lower a pillar to get access to a safe

Check out this video for an example!

Some More New Features and Improvements...

Rockets, anvils and bananas now leave decals to show how destructive the crooks are
You can now dash with a stack to make a quick turn to help with maneuvering and dodging
You can now throw items from your stack one at a time to give you more chances to hit someone
You can now throw things into the back of the van - but you only ever get a 1x multiplier for that
The lights out gadget now has a cool green nightvision effect
The punch wall is improved
The valuable golden statue in the safe worth 10k can now be broken into two pieces worth 5k each, so be careful not to drop it
Improved controller support

We're also going to be running a few events during the festival - We'd love it if you could join us!