The Masterplan (2015)

Tactical squad-based heist game set in 1970s. The 2D top-down view gives you a great overview of what's happening at any given moment, allowing you to be a real criminal mastermind. Can you pull off the greatest heist in the history of mankind?

Strategy Indie Action steam crime steam greenlight digital distribution single-player only robbery pax east 2015Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

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Plot-driven, unpretentious, cool and grave.

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We Got This CoveredGareth CartwrightJun 20154.5/5 stars
The Masterplan is simple, but detailed enough to offer an authentic atmosphere to its various heists.
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Attack of the FanboyEmily SpeightJun 20154/5 stars
The Masterplan is an open-ended heist game that is genuinely fun to play. It has some teething issues, but with continued support from its developers it can only go from strength to strength.
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SelectButtonKevin MitchellJun 20158/10
The Masterplan offers a completely open-ended approach to all of the game's heists, allowing you to return to the locations to test out different tactics. Heists may feel repetitious if you happen to replay them without changing your tactics. I've completed each of the heists multiple times however, using different tactics each time helped kept everything feeling fresh.
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Rock, Paper, ShotgunAdam SmithJun 2015
Thankfully, the game never becomes grim. That light-hearted cartoon style shows its worth, allowing the game to lean heavily on the cruelty of crime in its mechanics without ever tipping into grotesque displays of violence or pain. This would not be the place for such things – the game asks you to experiment and play with life so often that it has to retain the feel of a toybox. And it does so, handsomely.
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GameSpotJustin ClarkJun 20155/10
Clumsy controls make The Masterplan more gawky than graceful.
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About the game

Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Developer: Shark Punch
Publisher: Shark Punch
Released: June 4, 2015
Modes: Single player

IGDB rating 6.1/10 from 3 ratings.

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