# Robbery Bob

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***Robbery Bob: Man of Steal*** (a pun on *[man of steel](/source/The_Man_of_Steel_(comics))*, an epithet associated with [Superman](/source/Superman), and also known by the subtitle ***King of Sneak***[2][3]) is a 2012 [stealth](/source/Stealth_game) [action game](/source/Action_game) developed by Swedish[4] studio Level Eight and originally published by [Chillingo](/source/Electronic_Arts). In it, the player controls a robber named Bob and must sneak around houses to complete missions. *Robbery Bob* was released for [iOS](/source/IOS) on May 3, 2012, and has been met with a mixed reception for its gameplay and art quality.

## Gameplay and release

Throughout 50 levels,[5] the player controls Bob, the titular [player character](/source/Player_character), from a [top-down perspective](/source/Video_game_graphics). Bob must sneak around houses and steal items without being caught.[6][7] Enemies, including police officers, dogs, and family members, will roam around the house.[7][8] Bob can put on disguises, hide, change the enemies' direction,[7] and make distractions.[8][9] The player can run, but it will lure enemies towards them.[9] The level ends once they are out of the house, and stars grade the player's performance based on speed and accuracy.[9] On May 3, 2012, [Chillingo](/source/Electronic_Arts) released *Robbery Bob* for [iOS](/source/IOS).[6][8]

## Plot

In prison, Bob meets a "Strange Dealer", who helps him out of jail. He requests Bob to return the favor by stealing items from different buildings. However, Strange Dealer traps Bob, and after he escapes, he calls the police to the Strange Dealer's house and escapes from his slavery.

Later, the Bob is seen downtown, where he runs into Biff. Bob is grabbed by the Biff and is used to commit robberies for him. Bob enters into Biff's apartment and sees the police, before Biff fights the officers. Bob quickly steals everything he can and escapes.

Then, Bob travels to a desert to seek safety, but Dr. Thievius captures and forces him to steal components for various devices. However, in one of those robberies, he accidentally tells Bob of a secret exit; while all this happens, Dr. Thievius is begging him to come back and trying to blackmail him, and before Bob escapes, he activates the self-destruct system of the laboratory. He manages to escape, and the explosion blows Dr. Thievius into the air.

## Reception

*Robbery Bob* has a "mixed or average" score on [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic).[10]

The gameplay was received poorly. In a *[TouchArcade](/source/TouchArcade)* review, Brendan Saricks felt that its sneaking mechanic went from "real strong" to "a repetitive room-by-room hunt".[7] Saricks compared *Robbery Bob* to the 2011 video game *The Last Rocket*, criticizing that the game mechanics did not go together and that the gameplay was luck-based.[7] James Nouch of *[Pocket Gamer](/source/Pocket_Gamer)* thought the controls were "clumsy",[9] while AJ Dellinger of *[Gamezebo](/source/Gamezebo)* thought they were "pretty fluid".[5] Although he thought the dialogue was "cringeworthy", Dellinger found that the story was "intense", writing about the crimes Bob commits.[5]

*Robbery Bob'*s art style was met with criticism. Luke Larsen of [*Paste*](/source/Paste_(magazine)) magazine described it as "tacky", presented through "cartoonish antics" and "forgettable characters".[8] Dellinger said the [graphics](/source/Graphics) mostly consisted of smoothed "pixels from the '90s", and he stated that the plants were "drawings from kindergarteners".[5]

## Sequel

A sequel, titled ***Robbery Bob 2: Double Trouble***, was released on June 3, 2015.[11]

In the game, the player is a robber named Bob who has to steal loot in various buildings while avoiding getting caught by guards, security cameras and lasers and an increasing number of traps. Robbery Bob 2 was released on the App Store June 4, 2015[12][13][14]

*TouchArcade* rated it four out of five stars, with reviewer Chris Carter praising it for filling a niche for heist games and focusing on stealth over action while criticizing the story’s premise as "stupid" and the art design as "forgettable".[15] Carter gave the game a rating of 4/5, praising the controls as "increasingly easy to navigate".

Robbery Bob 2 received positive reviews for its Gameplay, while its art style and story was criticized.

Reviews Publication Score TouchArcade 4/5 App Store 4.6/5[16] Google Play 4.3/5[17]

### Playa de Mafioso

Bob is seen walking in a road, whistling loudly. However, a police hiding behind a tree, listens his whistling and chases him. Bob, aware that the police has found him, starts running fast, but accidentally crashes a wedding and destroys the cake. Don Canneloni, Mafia boss and father of the bride, gets angry at bob and makes him pay back all the items he ruined by making him steal them from other peoples houses. However, one day Don Canneloni gives hints to Bob that he should steal a wedding ring "Shiny and Blue". However, Bob mistakes the hints for a police hat and steals one, however when the police sees Bob waving the police hat in front of Don, they mistake him for an undercover cop who has caught Don Canneloni, who is wanted by the police.[18]

### Shamville

Ashamed of the trouble he made, Bob runs away from the police and enters a sewer, however, a dog is seen having an affection for bob and runs after him, in the sewer he meets Nickie Heisst, who is spying on Dr. Theivous. He presumably falls in love with her, however, the dog who had followed bob all this time, starts barking and Theivous is alerted, running after them with a stun gun. Angered by Bob, Nickie makes him do favors to find and stop what Theivous was doing. They get him arrested, but Theivous manages to mind control one of his dogs with his mind-control gear.[18]

### Seagull Bay

Bob is fishing, and accidentally pulls a human from the water. Confused by what just happened, the human starts talking about aliens coming to invade the city. Bob is then startled by the thought of aliens capturing Earth and helps the human to build a machine to scare the aliens away by stealing loot from houses. They then scare away the aliens.[18]

## References

1. ["Bob's Big Move (iOS)!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPCgr0cv6EE). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. Level Eight AB. 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

1. ["*Robbery Bob - King of Sneak*"](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chillingo.robberybobfree.android.row&hl=en_US). *[Google Play](/source/Google_Play)*. Retrieved 2024-03-03.

1. ["*Robbery Bob - King of Sneak*"](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/robbery-bob-king-of-sneak/id503869041). *[App Store](/source/App_Store_(Apple))*. 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-03-03.

1. ["About"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151025034006/http://www.leveleight.se/about/). *Level Eight*. Archived from [the original](http://www.leveleight.se/about) on October 25, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

1. Dellinger, AJ (May 3, 2012). ["*Robbery Bob* Review"](https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/robbery-bob-review/). *[Gamezebo](/source/Gamezebo)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231230175536/https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/robbery-bob-review/) December 30, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 30, 2023.

1. Frushtick, Russ (May 1, 2012). ["iOS Gaming Watch List: *King of Fighters*, *Brainsss*, *Robbery Bob* and More!"](https://www.polygon.com/features/2013/1/24/3711472/ios-gaming-watch-list-king-of-fighters-brainsss-robbery-bob-and-more). *[Polygon](/source/Polygon_(website))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231227000705/https://www.polygon.com/features/2013/1/24/3711472/ios-gaming-watch-list-king-of-fighters-brainsss-robbery-bob-and-more) December 27, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

1. Saricks, Brendan (May 8, 2012). ["*Robbery Bob* Review – A Sneaky Game of Sneaking"](https://toucharcade.com/2012/05/08/robbery-rob-a-sneaky-game-of-sneaking/). *[TouchArcade](/source/TouchArcade)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231230184043/https://toucharcade.com/2012/05/08/robbery-rob-a-sneaky-game-of-sneaking/) December 30, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 30, 2023.

1. Larsen, Luke (May 14, 2012). ["Mobile Game of the Week: *Robbery Bob* (iOS)"](https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/mobile-game/mobile-game-of-the-week-robbery-bob-ios). *[Paste](/source/Paste_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231227003636/https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/mobile-game/mobile-game-of-the-week-robbery-bob-ios) December 27, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

1. Nouch, James (June 5, 2013). ["*Robbery Bob*"](https://www.pocketgamer.com/robbery-bob/robbery-bob/). *[Pocket Gamer](/source/Pocket_Gamer)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231230175536/https://www.pocketgamer.com/robbery-bob/robbery-bob/) December 30, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 30, 2023.

1. ["*Robbery Bob*"](https://www.metacritic.com/game/robbery-bob/). *[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231226225643/https://www.metacritic.com/game/robbery-bob/) December 26, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

1. Nelson, Jared (June 3, 2015). ["Out Now: *You Must Build A Boat*, *Move the Walls*, *AlphaBetty Saga*, *Robbery Bob 2: Double Trouble*, *The Ember Conflict* and More"](https://toucharcade.com/2015/06/03/new-iphone-games-june-4th/). *[TouchArcade](/source/TouchArcade)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231227011915/https://toucharcade.com/2015/06/03/new-iphone-games-june-4th/) December 27, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

1. [https://app.sensortower.com/overview/com.chillingo.robberybob2.android.gplay](https://app.sensortower.com/overview/com.chillingo.robberybob2.android.gplay)

1. [https://www.ign.com/games/robbery-bob-2-double-trouble](https://www.ign.com/games/robbery-bob-2-double-trouble)

1. [https://decagames.com/](https://decagames.com/)

1. Carter, Chris (June 24, 2015). ["*Robbery Bob 2: Double Trouble* Review – Sneak Prince"](https://toucharcade.com/2015/06/24/robbery-bob-2-double-trouble-review/). *[TouchArcade](/source/TouchArcade)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231230175536/https://toucharcade.com/2015/06/24/robbery-bob-2-double-trouble-review/) December 30, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 30, 2023.

1. ["Robbery Bob 2 - Comic Thief! App"](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/robbery-bob-2-comic-thief/id974514406). *App Store*. 2025-08-05. Retrieved 2026-03-07.

1. [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chillingo.robberybob2.android.gplay&hl=en](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chillingo.robberybob2.android.gplay&hl=en)

1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uue7037QmC4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uue7037QmC4)

## External links

- ["Robbery Bob 2: Double Trouble for Android & iOS"](https://minireview.io/puzzle/robbery-bob-2-double-trouble). *MiniReview*. Retrieved 17 April 2026.

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