Data Thief

Data Thief

Ottercopter · April 10, 2018 · Indie, VR

Data Thief is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Mostly Positive71% · 17
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Data Thief price

Data Thief is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Data Thief

Data Thief is a VR puzzle game where the player's goal is to solve light puzzles by redirecting, splitting, and merging colored beams of light in order to reach and obtain a piece of data. The player is only able to view one primary color at a time, alongside secondary colors composed of that primary color. While the spectrum limitation does hinder the player's ability to see the full picture, it allows them to move without fear of coming in contact with the dangerous beams of concentrated light.

Data Thief — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Apr 9, 2024
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9 found this helpful
Not recommended Nov 25, 2024
"Data Thief" is a really badly made low poly/neon/minimalist VR exclusive puzzle game, where the developer once more fails to understand the basic axiom of game development... if the only cool thing about your game is VR support, then your game is not cool. This game features very lacklustre minimalist "art" for graphics instead of anything remotely contemporary. I'm sure the "developer" thought this would come across as "artistic", but it doesn't, it comes across as "really lazy" and looks bad as a result of their lack of interest in doing their job properly. Developers must try to understand that gaming is a visual medium, and gamers spend a lot of money on high end gaming rigs for a reason. And that reason is not so they can look at lazy, phoned-in half efforts like this. Not every "free" game really is. There's often MTX, or content locked behind DLC, or donations being requested, or any other number of things that could mislead gamers, but in this case I'm glad to say this really does appear to be a fully free game. Nothing demonstrates a developers belief in themselves and their work than giving it away without any remuneration. This is a service to themselves, and t…
2 found this helpful
Recommended Jan 14, 2020
---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☑ Gnome. ☐ Paint.exe ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Very good ☑ Gnome. ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Starring at walls is better ☐ Just don‘t ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Gnome. ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ Earrape ---{Audience}--- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens ☐ Adults ☑ Gnome. ☐ Lizards ---{PC Requirements}--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☑ Gnome. ☐ Rich boiiiiii ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{Difficulity}--- ☐ Just press ‚A‘ ☑ Gnome. ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{Grind}--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☑ Gnome. ☐ Isnt necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You‘ll need a second live for grinding ---{Story}--- ☐ Story? ☐ Text or Audio floating around ☐ Average ☑ Gnome. ☐ Lovely ☐ It‘ll replace your life ---{Game Time}--- ☑ Gnome. ☐ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{Price}--- ☐ It’s free! ☐ Worth the price ☑ Gnome. ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{Bugs}--- ☑ Gnome. ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
1 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 10, 2025
Игра Data Thief — это настоящий подарок для любителей стелса и головоломок, завернутый в стильную киберпанк-обертку. С первых минут погружаешься в атмосферу мрачного мегаполиса, где каждый взлом системы — это настоящее искусство. Механики кражи данных выполнены на высочайшем уровне: нужно не просто пробраться мимо охраны, но и просчитать свои действия, использовать окружение и гаджеты на полную катушку. Уровни продуманы до мелочей, а сложность постепенно нарастает, заставляя по-настоящему напрячь извилины. При этом игра не душит тебя излишними подсказками, давая почувствовать себя настоящим мастером своего дела. Визуальный стиль и саундтрек идеально дополняют атмосферу, создавая эффект полного погружения. Если вы цените продуманный геймплей, напряженную атмосферу и возможность почувствовать себя невидимым хакером, то Data Thief — это то, что вам нужно.
Recommended Jul 28, 2025
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Not recommended Jan 25, 2025
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