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Filthy Lucre

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57%Game Brain Score
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63% User Score Based on 35 reviews
Critic Score 62%Based on 6 reviews

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Filthy Lucre is a single player and multiplayer shooter game. It was developed by Fabrik Games Ltd and was released on December 11, 2016. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Your heist, your way: solo or co-op, all guns blazing or slow and stealthy, but whatever you do – get out with the goods and don’t get greedy. Your past will catch up with you.

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Audience ScoreBased on 35 reviews
replayability3 positive mentions
stability2 negative mentions
  • Engaging and challenging stealth and heist gameplay that rewards careful planning and offers a tense, hardcore experience.
  • Cooperative mode is fun and adds a strategic layer when playing with friends.
  • Good weapon variety, upgrades, and side objectives that provide depth and replayability.
  • Lack of save points or checkpoints makes missions frustrating, especially when a small mistake requires replaying long levels.
  • Multiple bugs, crashes, and technical issues, including poor coop stability and clunky controls that hinder the experience.
  • AI behavior and difficulty balance are inconsistent, sometimes making stealth or combat unsatisfying.
  • story
    25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is presented through 15 challenging heist missions across five recurring locations, emphasizing stealth and strategic planning with no in-mission saves, making each attempt tense and unforgiving. Missions are varied and memorable, with smart AI and multiple completion approaches, and progress ties into an overarching narrative as players reclaim stolen treasures for their vault. However, cooperative play is notably unstable, and the limited mission count may impact long-term engagement.

    • “Each mission explains who you are dealing with, and as you slowly steal back your patron's treasures, you can proudly display them within a vault inside your hideout.”
    • “It's up to the player to quietly or loudly retrieve goods in 15 missions scattered across 5 locations, with incredibly smart AI that won't forgive the smallest mistakes.”
    • “Replayability is high as there are several ways to complete missions—plus, playing with a friend adds more options with timed takedowns.”
    • “There are only 15 heists spread between 5 different areas, so not only is there a very limited number of missions, but the areas are also recycled between those missions.”
    • “But when I play this game, I always get into a situation where I made a small mistake and to maintain perfect stealth, I have to restart the mission from the very beginning.”
    • “I guess there's a story too...”
  • gameplay
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay presents a unique and engaging concept with a strong emphasis on stealth, though it can be frustrating due to limited features like missing button remapping and a somewhat hidden control system. Tutorials are available but not very intuitive, requiring players to discover mechanics through level design. Despite its technical hiccups, the game offers challenging, rewarding gameplay best suited for hardcore players who appreciate strategic and careful play.

    • “Even with its technical and gameplay hiccups, Filthy Lucre is a great example of how a game can be challenging and teach players the ropes through its level design.”
    • “There are tutorials that explain the game's mechanics like the heat system and bigger threats, such as unkillable elite attack squadrons that will stop at nothing to kill you.”
    • “Really cool concept and idea with okay graphics, but the mechanics can be really frustrating, and there are a lot of missing features like button remapping.”
    • “The gameplay is heavily biased towards stealth; you are far less likely to succeed if you go loud.”
    • “Now, if it weren't for me telling you about it, you wouldn't be aware of the controls and mechanics.”
  • graphics
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are generally considered modern and visually appealing, offering good value for the price, though some users note a lack of in-game customization options. However, a few critiques mention uninspired and unremarkable visuals that contribute to an overall lack of polish.

    • “The graphics and sound are gorgeous and with the game being such a bargain at around 7.79 dollars, it is a great addition to the collection of any heist games fan.”
    • “The visuals are good and pretty modern looking.”
    • “In-game options don't exist and graphics are changed through Unity launcher, 4k+ was available though I couldn't render higher than 1080p.”
    • “In-game options don't exist and graphics are changed through Unity launcher; 4K+ was available though I can't seem to render higher than 1080p.”
    • “From its late 90s cockney gangster routine to its poor visuals and AI, Filthy Lucre is a game out-of-time.”
    • “Poor AI, uninspired stealth and combat, unremarkable graphics, lack of polish persists throughout.”
  • replayability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Replayability is enhanced through features like procedurally generated layouts and multiple mission completion methods, offering varied experiences each playthrough. Cooperative play further increases replay value by introducing new strategies and timing-based tactics. Overall, engaging content and diverse gameplay options encourage repeated and careful play.

    • “Games like Payday 2 get around this by introducing procedurally generated layouts, which helps the replayability value immensely.”
    • “Replayability is enhanced by several ways to complete missions—playing with a friend adds even more options with timing takedowns.”
    • “Engaging content and replay value encourage careful gameplay.”
  • stability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game experiences some bugs and occasional glitches, giving it an unpolished feel, but these issues are infrequent and generally do not significantly impact the overall gameplay experience.

    • “Unfortunately, the game is quite buggy and feels quite unpolished.”
  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from very poor optimization, with severely unreliable netcode resulting in connection success rates below 20%.

    • “Very poorly optimized, netcode runs on two cans with string between them, given the <20% success rate on holding connections.”
  • music
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is considered annoying by some users, contributing to a rough overall experience alongside clunky animations and controls. However, the game's stealth heisting mechanics still receive positive remarks.

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Filthy Lucre is a shooter game.

Filthy Lucre is available on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Windows and others.

Filthy Lucre was released on December 11, 2016.

Filthy Lucre was developed by Fabrik Games Ltd.

Filthy Lucre has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked Filthy Lucre for its replayability but disliked it for its story.

Filthy Lucre is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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