Filcher

Filcher

Worth it · Action · 2021

The verdict

BUY IT.

Worth it at $9.99.

Length
6.7h
Value
$1.49/hr
Reviews
94% of 254 positive
No price makes it a BANGER.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Buy now or wait

Discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 8 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

How to read this

Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Reviews94% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 90% after the small-sample adjustment
Holding it back
Value$1.49/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds1 of 230 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

Filcher is a first-person 2.5D noir stealth game. As Sporey the master thief, break into guarded buildings to steal from the wealthy and corrupt, using only your senses, your wits, and a handful of tools and gadgets.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M or equivalent, 2 GB of storage. Windows only.

The value story

21 discounts in the 5 years on record, a median of 25 percent off across all of them, roughly 14 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 8 days ago.

On value it sits in the top 3 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 70 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 96 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Kiosk ($2.59, scores 75) beats it on value, while it beats Thief Simulator ($19.99, scores 67).

More about Filcher

Of the 230 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written September 2021 to August 2026.

The drop-off

13% start to 2% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

No achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements

What players say

A love letter to the original Thief games, this indie solo-developed game is an absolute gem. If you want more Thief or Thief 2, snap this up as quick as you can. The charm sprinkled throughout the game shows the developer has done his homework, passionately loves the stealth genre, and had a lot of fun along the way of making this game. Great level design, the game never wears out it's welcome. It has a few clever...
SkyDogRecommendedafter 1.0hSep 2026Read on Steam
2 more reviews
A great mix of Thief and Noir stories. The artstyle is immaculate, and it changes the gameplay formula enough to be it's own thing, especially with the sliding mechanic. An underrated gem, which you should grab (hehehehe).
Cheeki Breeki masterRecommendedafter 19hAug 2026Read on Steam
A fun stealth game sampling the DNA of Thief & Thief 2 while keeping its own gimmicks... like crossbreeding a new plant or something; This is a good thing, mind you. I love moss so much. If you wanted more Thief beyond diving into the plethora of custom campaigns for a nearly 30 year old game, this is a good stop. The lack of a saving system before the 2026 update was completely serviceable. The levels really are...
hame bugrerRecommendedafter 30hJun 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).

Cite this score

BANG Score badge
Filcher scores 71/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1355650/filcher
Embed the live badge

Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperJohan Hjärpe
PublisherMythoLogic Interactive
GenreAction
Released2021
Players35Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements5