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Trials of the Thief-Taker

Choice of Games LLC Role Playing In-app purchases Contains ads

In 1729, before police, hunt criminals for cash as one of London's thief-takers!

Rating
3.8
165 ratings
Downloads
21.6K+
on Google Play
Price
Free
In-app purchases
Updated
Jan 5
2026 · v1.0.22
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About Trials of the Thief-Taker

In London, 1729, before they had police, they had you: thief-takers, hunting criminals for cash! Fire a flintlock and sip gin in the age of powdered wigs. Will you grow rich catching smugglers and highwaymen, show mercy, or become a crime boss yourself?

"Trials of the Thief-Taker" is a 140,000-word interactive historical adventure novel by Joey Jones, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

As a thief-taker, paid by the court or hired by the victims of crime to recover property and, for an extra price, bring the culprit to justice, you'll stalk your prey across the misty commons and narrow rookeries of 18th-century London. Lead a gang of unwashed ruffians (or stalk the streets alone) as you apprehend highwaymen on lonely roads, and root out crooks and counterfeiters in inns and coffeehouses. Through cunning, force, or suspicious connections, you will find your mark.

You may strike a blow for justice, making a name for yourself and bringing good people to your cause. Or you can create the crimes you intend to solve, stealing the goods you'll be paid to recover, bribing prison guards to let your associates go, building your criminal empire while everyone lauds you as a hero.

Be quick or cautious, proper or disreputable, generous or mercenary...it's all in a day's work for a thief-taker.

Load your flintlock! There are thieves to take.

• Play as male, female, or as a woman disguised as a man; gay or straight.
• Make your way through a world ruled by manners, harsh laws, and lurking treachery.
• Run an empire of crime or establish the first police force...or both at the same time!
• Capture, befriend, or romance corrupt officials, escape artists, courtiers, highwaymen, smugglers and grave-robbers.
• Immerse yourself in Georgian lingo: learn the difference between a cove and a swell, a blue pigeon and an ark ruffian.
• Play the high-stakes dice game Hazard in the gaming houses of Covent Garden.
• Make your way with your silver tongue, a good horse, your street smarts or with two fists flying.

What’s new

Version 1.0.22 · Updated January 5, 2026

You can now choose a font in the Settings menu. Switch to Helvetica for crisp sans-serif text, or try the OpenDyslexic font, designed against some common symptoms of dyslexia. If you enjoy "Trials of the Thief-Taker", please leave us a written review. It really helps!

User reviews

James Sinclair
James Sinclair
Great writing, it's my favorite Choice of... type game so far, a glossary of the numerous slang terms would help though
Malthizar
Malthizar
Really fun. You can actually make Javert in this. It's kind of cool
rehena sultana
rehena sultana
Masta chu
Jessica Walker
Jessica Walker
Goid
A Google user
A Google user
Y'know, I've played a lot of these games recently, and this is by far the best. Its incredibly well written and perfectly builds an atmosphere I just can't help but be inspired by.
Wandile Khumalo
Wandile Khumalo
This surprised me. I really enjoyed it. The choices had power and I liked the characters. The end was a fantastic. I don't see myself replaying it much but it's still pretty amazing. Download it right now!

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