Burglary! by Himself

'Burglary!', the game that puts you inside a house with the intent of finding (and stealing) a most precious item. Stealing has never been more text-based!
Comment XanMag
17 May 2015
It seems like it would be fun, but I'm incredibly annoyed by the error commands I get. 'What? That makes no sense. Try asking for 'help'? Open window doesn't make sense? Better yet... open door?

Perhaps I would enjoy it more if it were an older version? I don't know. Seems like it would be fun, but I quickly got annoyed with the limited and specific interaction I could have with the game.


Review danaburgerrr
25 Sep 2014
that was fun! short and sweet, with logical clues, great hints and a small environment to work with. it was a lot of fun being the thief! I'd like to see another game like this sometime soon :)

Review markydennis
13 Jun 2014
pretty good! Took a little bit of logical thinking, enjoyed being the thief.
A little glitchy when checking the same place twice objects are removed from inventory, but on the whole very enjoyable!


Review BeautyvsAshes
09 Jun 2014
I absolutely loved this game. The concept was different from other ones I had played and it was fun being the thief. Although not very long, the puzzles were logical and not too difficult, yet did make you think. Great game!! :)

Review Wheelnut
27 Aug 2010
Never mind, as I was looking at some art to clear my mind, I realized my oversight. That'll teach me to actually read stuff that pops up on screen...

As for the review:
I found this to be just hard enough to be fun to play, just how I like it.
Then why only 3 stars, you ask?
Well, as Steve pointed out, there are some objects that get removed from your inventory when you examine their hiding place for a second time.
Furthermore, I found the fact that I had to spell out entire objects very annoying for example: I had to type ''something...'' instead of ''something''.
I think that's something that's very easily overlooked by players.

As for the puzzles: There were some clever ways of hiding key objects around the house, and they were solvable with just a little logical thinking.

And I personally found the books and the note a very nice touch!

Comment Wheelnut
27 Aug 2010
I'm kind of stumped on how to open the safe or the safebox.
I've already been to the guest bedroom, and I've looked/examined every item.
I've stuck the thing to the other thing.

Am I overlooking something?

Review Steve Lingle
11 Jul 2006
This was pretty cool. At first, I wasn

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