Introduction

When I have free time, my friends and I are always diving into the strangest co-op games we can find. I loved PEAK, Gamble with Friends, R.E.P.O, and Cursed Companions — there’s just something uniquely enjoyable about surviving hellish creatures or dangerous environments with friends at your side while screaming in pure terror. So when developer Terrible Posture Games put out a new title that seemed to draw inspiration from all of those experiences while adding a thieving twist, I was immediately on board. Welcome to Burgle Supply Company — your goal is simple: meet your quota by stealing stuff from houses. Unfortunately, those houses are guarded by pets — and these pets are anything but normal. Is Burgle Supply Company the next big co-op game, or should you avoid it like the giant thousand-toothed dog lurking inside? I’m about to find out in our Burgle Supply Company review for PC! Big thanks to Terrible Posture Games for the two review copies so we could experience it with friends!

Gameplay

In Burgle Supply Company, the goal sounds almost too straightforward. As a new burglar — we do not condone theft — you must infiltrate various locations and steal precious goods to grow your wealth. Simple enough, right? Not quite. Within those locations lurk dangers of a genuinely monstrous scale. Walking fish, bunnies with teeth for feet, and dogs more muscular than The Rock — yes, Burgle Supply Company is going to test your thieving instincts and your luck in equal measure.

When you first start out, you’ll find yourself in your hideout. Here you can customize your character’s look, acquire new items to spruce up the space, and unlock hidden doors — after you’ve made some serious bank, of course. From the hideout, you also select your target map. Initially only two are available, but as you complete jobs and build reputation, more open up. Before each mission, you’ll also get to pick a piece of headgear — these offer various perks, like earning more money from items tagged as plants or taking reduced damage from enemies. The hats are randomized, so choose wisely, as certain maps benefit more from specific bonuses.

Burgle Supply Company really kicks into gear once you’re dropped into a target location. Unlike something like R.E.P.O, where the goal is simply to fill a truck with valuable loot, Burgle Supply Company sometimes asks for specific items — one mission might want cylindrical objects, another things tagged as “tasty.” The objectives shift with every map, and as you progress they become increasingly difficult to pull off — not just because the quotas grow, but because of the threats waiting inside each location.

Every map comes packed with enemies that range from — and I genuinely mean this — goldfish that walk upright to slugs that launch bombs. These enemies can be killed if you deal enough damage, but the smarter approach is almost always to move quietly and avoid them entirely.

When you pick up items with your gloriously spaghetti-like rubber arms, you’ll see their value, weight, and item tags at a glance. Light items are manageable solo, but anything large — refrigerators, pianos — requires multiple players working together. Knock items against the floor or other objects and they lose value while generating noise, drawing every enemy in earshot. And be warned — Burgle Supply Company loves reminding you that everything can kill you. I was taken out by a falling desk. By boxes sliding unexpectedly from random directions. The environment is as dangerous as the creatures inside it.

Speaking of dying — it happens a lot. Playing solo or with a friend, we were eliminated constantly by everything imaginable. Chairs that shifted slightly. Monsters. Each other. Whether some of these deaths are intentional design or a result of Burgle Supply Company‘s notable bug count is sometimes hard to say. The bugs don’t make the game unplayable — but they’re present and worth noting.

A final point: I played Burgle Supply Company both solo and with a friend, and the difference is significant. Solo is entirely possible — good luck — but I strongly recommend at least one or two people. With a partner, you can divide tasks, cover more ground, and communicate through the chaos even when one of you goes down. Play with friends. That’s the definitive way to enjoy Burgle Supply Company.

Graphics

Visually, I’m on the fence. The goofy, cartoonish designs are fun to look at and fit the game’s chaotic tone well — but overall the aesthetic feels a touch dated, and the environments themselves are fairly basic. Where Burgle Supply Company earns points is in its enemy designs, which are genuinely unsettling beneath the surface-level silliness. The creatures can be surprisingly creepy when they want to be. The honest summary: Burgle Supply Company is not a bad-looking game — just not one I’d point to as visually remarkable.

Sound

The sound design in Burgle Supply Company is pretty solid. The creeping shuffle of something approaching in the dark, the thunderous crash of dropping a heavy object on the floor — which will immediately alert every enemy in the area — all of it lands with satisfying weight. The audio does a good job of keeping you tense and aware of your surroundings at all times, which is exactly what this kind of game needs.

Overall Impression

Having played both solo and with friends, I fully endorse the game’s own recommendation: best enjoyed with others. There’s something genuinely ridiculous and wonderful about a group of people attempting to haul a couch out of a building using long, stretchy rubber arms while a crab-like creature bears down on them and a disembodied duck head rockets across the room like a bullet. I was laughing hard at multiple points throughout, and more than once a scare caught me completely off guard. Burgle Supply Company isn’t without its minor flaws and rough edges, but as a party game it’s a genuine blast — the kind that makes you immediately text friends to download it.

Conclusion

Burgle Supply Company is a lot of fun — even if it isn’t perfect. I’d love to get a full group together and run it properly, because I think that’s where the experience truly peaks. There are clear improvements that could push the game even further, but even in its current state — with more fixes already confirmed by the developers — Burgle Supply Company is a great time and absolutely worth a download. Round up some friends, become thieves of the night together, and try not to get eaten by the dog. In the video game, obviously.