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Fact sheet

Title
Hoard Thieves
Developer
Sour Apple Games
Publisher
Sour Apple Games (self-published)
Platforms
PC (Windows, Linux) on Steam · Steam Deck support planned
Genre
Online co-op heist · party game
Players
1 to 6 online, tuned for 4 · bots fill empty seats
Engine
Godot 4
Release
Coming soon to Steam (Early Access)
Price
To be announced (aiming for under $10)
Languages
English
Press contact
press@sourapple.games
Key art: the Hoard Thieves logo over a crew of chibi thieves with towers of loot in front of the sleeping Dragon Queen.
In-game renderKey art, composed from the game. Download (1232 x 706)

Description

In one line: rob a sleeping Dragon Queen with up to five friends, stack the loot on your back, and don't be the loudest thief when she wakes up.

Hoard Thieves is a cute, chaotic online co-op heist game for 1 to 6 players. A crew of chibi thieves sneaks through a freshly generated dungeon, piles treasure on their backs in towers that sway with every step, and hauls it to the getaway cart. Every footstep, dropped goblet and clattering stack travels through the halls, muffled by walls and leaking through doorways. Make enough noise and the Dragon Queen wakes up and hunts the loudest thief she heard.

Meet the Thieves' Guild quota across a run of five heists, dodging goblin guards, mimic chests and shriek bats, or the Guild cuts the crew loose. Co-op, never PvP: the worst your friends can do is bump you, knock your loot over and blame you for the noise.

Features

  • Online co-op for 1 to 6 thieves, tuned for a crew of 4. Bots fill empty seats.
  • A freshly generated dungeon every heist, deeper and harder as the run goes on.
  • Loot towers with real weight: slower, louder and wobblier the higher they get.
  • Noise that travels through walls and doorways, and a hoarder who hunts by ear.
  • Goblin guards with lanterns, mimic chests that chomp your stack, shriek bats, creaky boards and dart plates.
  • Bank it at the getaway cart, meet the quota, and go back in if you dare.
  • Bump, blame, emote and ping. Spectate from inside the dragon when you get eaten.
  • An awards podium after every heist, and a WANTED poster for the loudest thief.
  • A hideout with a contract board, a wardrobe and toys. One chibi thief, lots of looks.

Trailer

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Screenshots

Captured in the game at 1920 x 1080. Click one for the full-size file.

  • In-game: four chibi thieves with tall stacks of goblets, gems and chests stand in a torchlit vault in front of a sleeping red dragon queen wearing a gold crown.

    The crew, towers high, tiptoes past the Dragon Queen asleep on her gold. 1920 x 1080 JPG

  • In-game: a thief with a wobbling tower of loot walks a narrow stone corridor behind two crewmates, with the heist HUD showing the sleep meter, quota and minimap.

    Three loaded thieves squeeze down a corridor. The heavier the stack, the louder every step. 1920 x 1080 JPG

  • In-game: a goblin guard with a lantern swings at a thief whose loot tower is tipping over.

    Caught in a goblin's lantern light. BONK, and the whole stack hits the floor. 1920 x 1080 JPG

  • In-game: the red Dragon Queen wakes over her hoard under a banner that reads She's awake.

    Too loud. She's awake, and she's coming for the loudest thief. 1920 x 1080 JPG

  • In-game: four thieves stand in the hideout lobby in front of the contract board, with the crew list and contract panel on screen.

    Between heists: the hideout, the contract board and a crew that should know better. 1920 x 1080 JPG

  • In-game: the crew on the awards podium after a heist, each with a funny award card.

    After every heist: awards nobody wants. 1920 x 1080 JPG

  • In-game: a thief with a tall loot tower walks under a shrieking bat in a dark corridor.

    A tall stack brushes a shriek bat. SKREE! 1920 x 1080 JPG

  • In-game: a thief banks loot at the getaway cart near the lit entrance stairs.

    Banking at the getaway cart: safe for good. 1920 x 1080 JPG

Logos and art

  • The Hoard Thieves logo: gold pixel letters on a red ribbon.

    Logo · transparent PNG, 2272 x 664 (pixel art at 4x)

  • The Hoard Thieves logo, 1280 pixels wide.

    Logo · transparent PNG, 1280 wide

  • The Hoard Thieves icon: a gold coin with a dragon's eye.

    Icon · transparent PNG, 512 x 512

  • Header art: the Hoard Thieves logo over the crew and the Dragon Queen.

    Header art · JPG, 920 x 430

Images tagged concept art on hoardthieves.com are early AI-assisted concept pieces made with Higgsfield, from before the game had its current look. Please caption them as concept art. Screenshots, key art and the trailer come from the game itself.

History

Hoard Thieves started in autumn 2026 as a one-room prototype: a single dragon lair, one thief and one very tall loot tower. Playing it with friends showed that the best moments were never the heist going right. They were the tower toppling, the blame afterwards, and the one friend who could not stop picking up goblets. The game grew around that: generated dungeons, a noise system that carries sound through stone, threats that punish greed, a hideout to hang out in between heists, and a results podium that hands out awards nobody wants.

The Dragon Queen is the hoarder at launch. The Lich King, the Goblin King, the Sea Witch and the Vampire Countess are planned, each with their own dungeon.

Team

Sour Apple Games is a small independent studio founded by Scott, who designs and builds the games. The studio's mascot is a grumpy green sour apple.

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About Hoard Thieves: Hoard Thieves is a cute, chaotic online co-op heist game for 1 to 6 players by Sour Apple Games. Sneak through a generated dungeon, stack loot on your back, bank it at the getaway cart, and don't be the loudest thief when the Dragon Queen wakes up. Coming soon to Steam. hoardthieves.com

About Sour Apple Games: Sour Apple Games is an independent game studio making small, funny games to play with friends. sourapple.games

Contact

Press, creators and keys: press@sourapple.games. Creator keys go out in 4-packs, so the whole crew can play.

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