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Burglin' Gnomes
A co-op burglary game where six tiny gnomes steal household objects, complete tasks and rescue friends from angry humans.
Online co-op for up to 6 players.
- 6 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op6 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- Not confirmedFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You enter human houses as a tiny gnome with a list of jobs from the High-Gnome. Carry away useful objects, damage the house when a task calls for it, and get enough done to return home. Stolen materials become equipment and furniture for your own base. The humans and other creatures can catch, injure or kill you during a raid.
Up to six players cooperate online. One friend can distract the homeowner while another searches for a required object. If someone gets caught, the others can attempt a rescue. Household objects and fragile gnome bodies turn an ordinary theft into a string of accidents. There is time to joke between raids, but failed tasks and lost equipment give the group a reason to keep moving.
How it feels
Kind of game
A group of friends, loose goals and a lot of messing around. Failing is part of the fun, and the best moments are the ones nobody planned.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Calm and coziness
- Exploring
- Building and creating
- Fighting
- Getting better
- Unlocks and progress
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Tiny in a big world, Crime, Scavenging
Rated on our own feel scale. 4 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Burglin' Gnomes
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.

Content Warning
Why it scores 85%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Laughter and chaos
- Notable in both
- Fear, Time to hang out, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong. Both are often scary.
No big difference from Burglin' Gnomes.

GONE Fishing
Why it scores 84%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Laughter and chaos
- Notable in both
- Fear, Time to hang out, Working in sync, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How GONE Fishing differs
- Less slapstick than Burglin' Gnomes
- 8 online
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both are easy to play while you chat. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong.
But less slapstick than Burglin' Gnomes.

Lethal Company
Why it scores 84%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Laughter and chaos
- About
- Scavenging
- Notable in both
- Fear, Time to hang out, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Lethal Company differs
- Scarier than Burglin' Gnomes
- Early access
- 4 online
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both are about scavenging for loot. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong.
But scarier than Burglin' Gnomes.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
- 2
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
7 pages
burglingnomes.ggOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms.
- Platforms: The maker’s FAQ says the game is currently only on Steam for PC. The product lists Windows requirements.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Release status, Release date, Genres, About, Building and creating, Unlocks and progress, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: The maker’s introduction calls this an online cooperative game, with shared tasks and teammate rescues.
- Most players online: The maker’s Become a Gnome section says you can enter houses with up to five friends, making six players in total.
- Release status: The current product is available to buy with a release date and no Early Access designation.
- Release date: The product lists 10 June 2026.
- Genres: The publisher-selected genre line lists Action and Adventure.
- About: Small gnomes steal household belongings, carry them home and avoid humans.
- Building and creating: Stolen materials can become equipment and functional furniture for the base.
- Unlocks and progress: Equipment and home upgrades help later missions. Run failure can remove those investments, so this is limited progression.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID.
- Steam app ID: Steam identifies Burglin' Gnomes as app 3844970.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
gaming.netPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Exploring.
- Kind of game: Gaming.net review from 10 June 2026 describes attempted team heists repeatedly collapsing into improvised group mischief.
- Laughter and chaos: The reviewer’s ordinary raids become unpredictable accidents involving household objects and teammates.
- Physical comedy: The review describes gnomes crashing through windows, failing gliders and dangerous loose objects.
- Calm and coziness: The review describes pauses to smoke between the more dangerous attempts.
- Time to hang out: Improvised group messing around and pauses between jobs leave room for jokes beyond task instructions.
- Exploring: The group searches houses and experiments with ways inside, rather than exploring a large lasting world.
pcgamer.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Sessions, Fear, Tension and danger, Working in sync, Fighting, Getting better, Planning ahead.
- Sessions: PC Gamer’s played demo feature from 16 February 2026 describes repeated task raids with a return to base and a reset after failure. Current Steam wording still describes missions and home upgrades.
- Fear: The played demo account describes frightening hunts by the homeowner and a hostile cat, alongside the comedy.
- Tension and danger: The account describes a timer, dangerous rescues and failure removing the run’s resources.
- Working in sync: The reviewer splits the group between distractions, tasks and rescues.
- Fighting: Some tasks involve attacking or briefly disabling the human, but theft and escape remain the main activities.
- Getting better: The reviewer’s failed attempts reward learning distractions and efficient task completion.
- Planning ahead: Deciding who distracts the homeowner and who handles tasks is useful planning, without deep builds or turn-based tactics.
fm4.orf.atPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy.
- Laughter and chaos: FM4’s played feature from 24 June 2026 centres absurd shared mishaps and tasks involving slippery soap and household hazards.
- Physical comedy: The feature describes gnomes being thrown from windows or flushed through plumbing as recurring slapstick.






