Killers and Thieves Upcoming Updates

Killers and Thieves, the recently released game from Stoic Studio that seemingly came out of nowhere, has been getting mixed reception. However, the team is determined to keep working on the game post-launch. An official announcement on Steam fills us in on the details:

Greetings to everyone in the Killers and Thieves community!

First, and most importantly, thank you to everyone who has bought our game. We know you have a lot of things you could be spending your money on, and we are honored that so many of you are supporting Killers and Thieves. However, we also recognize that it hasn’t been a problem-free launch.

The whole team here at Stoic really appreciates all of your feedback about Killers and Thieves. Community feedback is vital for what we do, because it’s the main way we learn about issues that need addressing. We are paying attention to everything being shared with us, and that in turn is helping us to prioritize the updates and fixes that are most urgently needed.

We look forward to sharing an improved Killers and Thieves experience very soon, which will address the most pressing concerns in the community. These will include:

Clarifying the early-game player experience:

• We’re adding a clear, updated, in-game tutorial panel. This will help to explain high-level gameplay goals and improve the early player experience.
• We’re working with an expert Killers and Thieves player to record videos demonstrating effective ways to play. These videos will be accessible from the title screen and will outline strategies to help players pick up the key mechanics more easily, and will be subtitled.

Adding extra functionality and fixes:

• Pressing the spacebar will pause the action during a heist, in addition to the P key.
• A fix will be added to improve accuracy of the “mission success chance”.
• The scrolling speed of the loot menu will be fixed.
• Store information will be laid out correctly against the screen edge.
• Corrections will be made to in-game text.

We are working on these vital updates and fixes right now, and they will be implemented as soon as possible. More updates will follow based on deeper consultation with the community over the next few days and will continue in the coming weeks.