Updated Twitch functionality

[ 2022-09-06 11:16:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

Version 1 is now released!!!
We added many optimisations, tweaks and refinements to Crooks Like Us and it's now finally at a stage where we're proud to send it out into the wild. Enjoy, and many thanks to our many Early Access supporters!

[ 2022-04-06 16:44:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

You can now launch gadgets from anywhere, along with a few other major gameplay tweaks! Also many small bug fixes, including Twitch integration. Enjoy!

[ 2021-11-15 00:10:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone!

Thanks so much to everyone who has played Crooks Like Us so far! Releasing our early access version was a huge milestone for us and we really appreciate your support.

Brand New Level!

The biggest change in our latest update for Crooks is the addition of a brand new level - the Speedy Highway! This is probably the most chaotic level we've made so far. It has cars constantly driving past which you have to avoid if you don't want to drop your stack. Throw objects at them to cause a pileup, then carry those valuable cars or trucks to your van for loads of cash! Make sure to look both ways before you cross the road!

More Customisations!

In this update, we've increased the maximum XP you can earn in the game and added extra things for you to unlock the more you play. This means more character customisations for your Crooks!

Teleporting Manhole Covers

You might have seen a teaser of this gadget on social media already, but the Teleporting Manhole Cover is now an unlockable gadget to use once you've earned enough XP! Place a manhole cover where a player is walking to teleport them to a random location in the level. You could use it yourself to move around, or to stop a rival Crook from getting to that valuable loot before you do!

Thank you!

Other than performance updates and bug fixes, that's all the news we have for now. We hope you like it! Please do us a huge favour and leave a review while you're here. We're really looking forward to seeing what you all think of the new features! Remember to follow us on Twitter to connect with the devs and to see regular updates. Happy Heisting! Out of Tune Games Team

[ 2021-06-09 13:47:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

IT'S FINALLY HERE!

Happy St Patrick's Day everyone!! We're so excited to bring Crooks Like Us to Early Access! We really hope you all enjoy it. Check out our brand new trailer below!

[previewyoutube=Nt97LB_5ih8;full][/previewyoutube] If you purchase the game, you will get access to a much bigger version than the free demo that has been available up until now - including some brand new game modes to try! The Out of Tune Games Team will be online playing for a while too so if you see Matt, Mal, James, or Amber in a game, then be sure to try and beat us!

STREAM-A-THON

There is a stream-a-thon event of Crooks Like Us starting right now until 12 noon GMT tomorrow, consisting of 24 different Twitch streamers from around the world playing the game on their channel for 1hr 15mins each. This will cause an overlap in streams, ensuring there will be constant players online as well as non-stop streaming of the game for a full 24 hours! Details of the specific streamers, their time slots and the links to their channels can be found in the Crooks Like Us Discord server: http://discord.gg/WU5yYqETwN

TWITCH INTEGRATION

If you are a Twitch streamer and want to give your viewers a fun interactive experience while playing the game, you can connect your account via the settings menu. This gives your viewers the ability to launch some of the crazy gadgets at you in the game using the chat! More information and instructions for this can be found at https://www.outoftunegames.com/crooks-like-us-streamers

THANK YOU!

That's all for now. We're really looking forward to seeing what you all think of it. Please leave a review while you're here, and follow us on Twitter for more updates! Happy Heisting! Out of Tune Games Team

[ 2021-03-17 12:01:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone!! As you probably already know, Crooks Like Us is arriving on the 17th March for PC and Mac on Early Access - That's just ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!

LET'S HAVE A CHAT ON DISCORD!

A Q&A voice channel will appear on our Discord at 5pm on launch day. Everyone is welcome to pop in and ask any questions or just have a wee chat with us! (Feel free to use the text instead if you'd prefer!). If you feel brave enough, you can also challenge us to a Crooks Like Us match and see if you can beat us at our own game!

24HR STREAM-A-THON!

We are teaming up with 24 different Twitch Streamers that will be playing Crooks Like Us for 1hr 15mins each, starting at 12pm GMT on 17th March (launch day). All the details of which streamers are palying at what times are on our Discord along with links to each of their Twitch channels. This will help to make sure there will people online to play with for at least 24 hours when the game comes out! We're so excited to finally share this version of the game with you all, and we hope a lot of you can come and join us for a few games on the day! That's all for now, Happy heisting!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1492650/Crooks_Like_Us/

[ 2021-03-10 22:28:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, We're looking forward to sharing a new and improved version of Crooks Like Us with you all as a demo during the Steam Festival next week!! We thought we'd let you know in advance what cool new things you can expect to try out.

Introducing New Gamemodes - Selected Before Starting the Game:

(Last Crook Standing)

• Free For All - the standard game mode from before, earn as much money as you can before time runs out, win the most to win
• Teams - standard game mode but with teams
• First to 25k - standard game mode but the first to reach a cumulative score of 25k wins the game and ends the game early - adds a lot of tension
• Stack Race - only one item spawns at a time, your stack cannot break from tilting too much, first to get a stack of 10 wins the game
• Last Crook Standing - you get 5 lives, you lose a life when hit by a flying object or when dashed into, you lose when youve got 0 lives, be the last crook alive to win
• Capture The Flag - "Crooks" "Like" "Us" logo pieces spawn throughout the level, grab those items anywhere in your stack in the correct order ("Us" at the bottom, "Crooks" at the top) to get a point

Levels Now Have Mini Puzzles to Get Access to a Safe

• Break the safe open by tossing it on the ground to get access to a bronze statue worth 5k
• The jewellery shop level has a safe behind a laser wall which can only be opened with a guard - throw a knocked out guard at the lasers, or have one on your stack to open the laser wall
• The temple level has a button which requires a certain stack height to lower a pillar to get access to a safe

Check out this video for an example!

Some More New Features and Improvements...

• Rockets, anvils and bananas now leave decals to show how destructive the crooks are
• You can now dash with a stack to make a quick turn to help with maneuvering and dodging
• You can now throw items from your stack one at a time to give you more chances to hit someone
• You can now throw things into the back of the van - but you only ever get a 1x multiplier for that
• The lights out gadget now has a cool green nightvision effect
• The punch wall is improved
• The valuable golden statue in the safe worth 10k can now be broken into two pieces worth 5k each, so be careful not to drop it
• Improved controller support

We're also going to be running a few events during the festival - We'd love it if you could join us!

• Wed 3rd at 5pm GMT - Q&A
• Fri 5th at 5pm - Livestream
• Mon 8th at 5pm - Livestream

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1492650/Crooks_Like_Us/

[ 2021-01-28 17:26:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

Join us here for the second time on Mon 8th Feb at 5pm GMT, where we will be live streaming Crooks Like Us with the community during the Steam Game Festival! Come take a look and join in if you like!

Play the Demo

Make sure to try out our demo as part of the Steam Festival with all the new features! Plus, we might even join in with some random online games here and there so look for Matt, Mal or James in-game and try to defeat us! Crooks Like Us is a chaotic online multiplayer where you get to steal everything you see! Carry as many items as you can to your getaway van before time runs out - a higher stack gets you more points. Fight your way to 1st place as you use gadgets like anvils, ice, earthquakes and more to mess with other players! [previewyoutube=g4bgcRI645k;full][/previewyoutube] Follow us on Twitter to watch our development progress: https://twitter.com/crookslikeus Join our Discord to find people to play online with or chat with the devs anytime: http://discord.gg/WU5yYqETwN https://store.steampowered.com/app/1492650/Crooks_Like_Us/

[ 2021-01-28 16:31:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone! We're super excited to be taking part in the Steam Festival from 3rd - 9th Feb! To kick things off and celebrate, Crooks Like Us developers, Matt McCrum and Mal Duffin will be taking part in an AMA from our Twitter account next week! The AMA session will be held on Wednesday 3rd February at 17:00 GMT Be sure to follow our Twitter beforehand to stay up to date https://twitter.com/crookslikeus

• Do you have a question about any of our game features?
• Have any ideas or suggestions for us to work into the full game?
• Want to know about our experiences so far developing and marketing the game?

Send us your questions on Twitter on or before Wednesday 3rd February at 17:00 GMT or leave your questions on this post and we'll answer them next week! Looking forward to chatting with you all!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1492650/Crooks_Like_Us/?l=latam

[ 2021-01-28 16:15:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

Join us here on February 5th, where we will be live streaming Crooks Like Us with the community during the Steam Game Festival! Come take a look and join in if you like!

Play the Demo

Don't forget you can now try out our demo with the new features! Plus, we might even join in with some random online games here and there so look for Matt, Mal or James in-game and try to defeat us! Crooks Like Us is a chaotic online multiplayer where you get to steal everything you see! Carry as many items as you can to your getaway van before time runs out - a higher stack gets you more points. Fight your way to 1st place as you use gadgets like anvils, ice, earthquakes and more to mess with other players! [previewyoutube=g4bgcRI645k;full][/previewyoutube] Follow us on Twitter to watch our development progress: https://twitter.com/crookslikeus Join our Discord to find people to play online with or chat with the devs anytime: http://discord.gg/WU5yYqETwN https://store.steampowered.com/app/1492650/Crooks_Like_Us/

[ 2021-01-27 13:36:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

Happy New Year Everyone!

2021 is the year we will get to finish and share the full version of Crooks Like Us with you and we are so excited!!

Alpha Update

We just released an update to our alpha build before the holidays. We incorporated a lot of feedback that we received from testers, and so far we can see a big difference in the gameplay. You can play the latest alpha version here in your web browser. It's free to try out and no install is required. It's really fun when chatting to friends via Discord or another voice app! There is a tutorial in-game, and you can use your keyboard, or plug in a controller. Some key changes:

• Now you select 4 van gadgets to use BEFORE starting the game from the menu screen
• Each gadget has a recharge time after activating. However, you can use the money you earn in-game from stealing items to recharge the gadgets instantly.
• Catching mechanics have changed as well - now you dont have to throw up the items to catch them, you just grab them right away which means you can steal faster.

Twitch Viewer Integration

Twitch viewer integration is our latest addition to the game - if you are a streamer, your viewers in the chat can use gadgets against you inside the level. They can drop an anvil or missile on you, or place a banana skin for you to slip on! Here's a great clip of INDIEGAMEIACS trying it out: [previewyoutube=_d_pFBWgOO8;full][/previewyoutube] If you fancy trying it out, contact us via Discord or Twitter (links below) and we can send you over a Steam Key Follow us on Twitter for regular updates: https://twitter.com/crookslikeus Join our brand new Discord to organise a time to play online with our devs https://discord.gg/WU5yYqETwN

[ 2021-01-06 20:59:20 CET ] [ Original post ]