

Halt The Heist!
ByteTale Studios · 2022 · Real Time Tactics, PvP, Action, Casual, RTS
PC
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About Halt The Heist!
Play with 4 players online in a 2v2 heist-game all about either locating, stealing and escaping with a diamond, or searching and capturing the Thief as the security team! Each team has a player on the map, and one player on a computer, hacking and tracking down the opponents player while observing cameras, making strategies and confusing the other team.

As the Thief, you spawn in one of 3 locations chosen by The Hacker, and your job is, with the Hacker's help, to track down a hammer and later a diamond to lastly escape before the Guard finds and catches you!

As the Hacker, your main objective is to extract as much information about the map and the opponent team as possible, as fast as possible. Make use of different hack tools as well as a Hacker's Manual to help and guide the Thief to treasure. But beware and alert the Thief of tripwires and camera, while the Surveillance attempts at shutting you out!

As the Guard, you must find and catch the Thief as quickly as possible with help from your teammate, the Surveillance. Use your flashlight and detective skills to search, listen and capture the Thief before it is too late!

As the Surveillance, you are hooked into the mainframe watching CCTV footage, counter-hacking and disrupting the Hacker, and trying to sort all the information your given to your advantage. As the minutes tick and the chance for the Thieves stealing your goods only rises, you must be quick and relay as much information to the Guard as possible while having the overview and strategizing.

The Thief
As the Thief, you spawn in one of 3 locations chosen by The Hacker, and your job is, with the Hacker's help, to track down a hammer and later a diamond to lastly escape before the Guard finds and catches you!
- Communicate with the Hacker to get through puzzles and devise a strategy throughout the heist.
- Use your surroundings to navigate the museum efficiently and quietly as you may give away your position standing under cameras, walking into obstacles and making noise!
- Use your dash to escape the clutches of the Guard or hide in bushes.

The Hacker
As the Hacker, your main objective is to extract as much information about the map and the opponent team as possible, as fast as possible. Make use of different hack tools as well as a Hacker's Manual to help and guide the Thief to treasure. But beware and alert the Thief of tripwires and camera, while the Surveillance attempts at shutting you out!
- Disrupt the security team by hacking their cameras, opening security doors, disabling tripwires and more!
- Guide the Thief to the hammers and diamonds locations and plan a quick get-away!
- Elude the Surveillance and avoid getting shut out.

The Guard
As the Guard, you must find and catch the Thief as quickly as possible with help from your teammate, the Surveillance. Use your flashlight and detective skills to search, listen and capture the Thief before it is too late!
- Patrol the museum and keep your diamonds where they are by finding and capturing the Thief.
- Build a taser to help you chase and catch that pesky Thief.
- Find and detect clues that the Thief was nearby using the surroundings and your flashlight.
- Communicate with the Surveillance to track the position of the Thief.
- Stand still and activate your "listening mode" to hear footsteps and other Thief-related activities!

The Surveillance
As the Surveillance, you are hooked into the mainframe watching CCTV footage, counter-hacking and disrupting the Hacker, and trying to sort all the information your given to your advantage. As the minutes tick and the chance for the Thieves stealing your goods only rises, you must be quick and relay as much information to the Guard as possible while having the overview and strategizing.
- Guide the Guard through the map whilst keeping tabs on the comings/goings around the map.
- Figure out how the Hacker likes to play and shut down their attempts to disrupt your operations.
- Listen in on conversations between the Thief and the Hacker, if you can get the frequency right!
DLC & expansions
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Good quality game. 10/10 would play again.2 found this helpful
interesting game based off tutorials, but noone plays it :(2 found this helpful
[quote][b]Warning: Third Party Account[/b] This game requires you to create a third party "ByteTale Studios" account... there's no valid reason for this in a PC game when SteamWorks is available. This is often done to harvest private data and profile you, with potential sale and transmission of your private data to third parties. The developers will probably argue that you can trust them, but if they were trustworthy they wouldn't demand you create a third party account. This represents a considerable risk to gamers due to the privacy and security implications of developers that wish to bypass Steam and harvest user data. Remember, sometimes if the product is free, YOU are the product.[/quote] [quote][b]Note: Dead PvP game[/b] This game contains no meaningful single player content. There are no available servers and no player population. This game cannot be played as intended.[/quote] This is an attempt to make a simple 2D retro pixel "heist" minigame, where players are either thieves trying to steal a diamond, or guards trying to capture the thieves. The story involves players working together in teams to accomplish the heist or stop it, navigating a museum environment …1 found this helpful
this game is hella funny even tho the server are dead but i managed to play with friends and it was funny to play1 found this helpful
If I had a quarter for every time this game crashed, i'd have a $1.50!
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