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Genre: Strategy, Adventure, Indie

A-Star Theft

1.2.8 Hotfix 1

Update 1.2.8 Hotfix 1



  • Improved comfort for different monitor aspect ratios
  • Fixed a spelling error in the settings menu


For questions or feedback, you can join the A-Star Theft discord server, or mail me at: contact@kehlercreations.com

EXTRICATION: Set Loose in this new Professional Heist!

Update 1.2.8



Finally time for another update! It's been a while, mainly due to University priorities, but I have bigger plans for this game yet.

If you encounter any issues with this update, contact me and I will resolve them after I get home from christmas celebrations!


  • Added Extrication heist
  • Added dodge rolling mechanic (still needs improvements)
  • Added lower case letters to the primary font
  • Added wheels to police cars
  • Added ability to untie hostages
  • Improved some story dialog
  • Improved some story events
  • Improved some equipment description and help menu formatting
  • Changed the Intimidated Civilian symbol
  • Changed Toxic Gas equipment to cost 2 credits
  • Fixed several issues in Protection, including a crash
  • Fixed a crash occurring when placing toxic gas on certain missions
  • Fixed several spelling errors
  • Fixed wrong color in the interaction timer for planting explosives
  • Fixed a police car driving through walls in Jewelry Store
  • Fixed Justice Fox getting stuck in his car when visiting
  • Fixed military turrets not attacking tanks
  • Fixed guards spawning inside of the game view when spotted by a camera
  • Fixed music not syncing with the intro animation
  • Fixed police cars clipping through walls at low framerates
  • Fixed clothing not changing properly after equipping a bullet-proof vest or guard outfit
  • Fixed improper references to Logan Huntborn in Freeplay dialog
  • The game now uses x64 Windows Runtime
  • Miscellaneous Improvements


For questions or feedback, you can join the A-Star Theft discord server, or mail me at: contact@kehlercreations.com

KIMPES STUDIO: Put some unreleased music into the world!

Update 1.2.7




  • Added Kimpes Studio heist
  • Added vision cones for NPCs
  • Added objectives to Conspiracy
  • Added name tags to companions
  • Added new dialog lines
  • Added more particle effects
  • Added heist music tracks to the main menu, to play after the intro song
  • Remasted an older music track - Featured in the new heist!
  • Civilians can now crawl away from the player during gunfire
  • Changed loot highlights to show outside of Overview Mode
  • Improved movement to automatically move a few pixels to prevent annoying collisions
  • Improved how police spawn rate is affected by police aggression
  • Improved tutorial quality for the first visit to the safe house
  • Improved safe cracking mini game aesthetics
  • Improved explosion visual effects
  • Subtly tweaked the main menu logo
  • Fixed an issue where SWAT and police officers would not shoot the player
  • Fixed the User Interface staying invisible when exiting a mini game using a mouse click
  • Fixed an exploit with using cameras to lure guards
  • Fixed an issue where civilians would sometimes instantly call the police when frightened by crew members
  • Fixed circuit box not disabling power when destroyed by C4
  • Fixed Museum of the Artifact police vehicle clipping into another
  • Fixed UI objectives showing above mini games
  • Fixed a minor oversight with restricted area in Freeplay Apartments


For questions or feedback, you can join the A-Star Theft discord server, or mail me at: contact@kehlercreations.com

Key Rebinding for keyboard and gamepad!

Update 1.2.6



You can finally find key rebinding in the Settings menu, and there are four new achievements to be had!


  • Added key rebinding
  • Added world-space visual grain
  • Added indicator for when player has insufficient credits to equip an item
  • Added indicator for intimidated civilians
  • Added achievement: Hidden Dough
  • Added achievement: Quickest Way In
  • Added achievement: Hands Off The Crowd
  • Added achievement: I See Only Red
  • Improved large explosion sound
  • Fixed extreme frame drops for some players when in the equipment store
  • Fixed toxic gas emitting when power is disabled


For questions or feedback, you can join the A-Star Theft discord server, or mail me at: contact@kehlercreations.com

SUNRISE TRAIL: A fancy new heist!

Update 1.2.5



Freeplay missions have now doubled since launch. 12 heists are available, and twice more are planned!


  • Added Sunrise Trail mission
  • Added a new music track
  • Added new decoration
  • Added achievement: Hidden Dough
  • Safes can now be opened using C4
  • Improved some text detail in the help menu
  • Improved SWAT Turret and tweaked difficulty
  • Improved gas mask functionality
  • Improved various parts of Gang Lab Raid
  • Changed Final Raid music to the newly added music track
  • Changed fire to only deal damage to, but never kill the player
  • Fixed a crash introduced in the Help and Statistics update
  • Fixed heist completion screen moving in slow motion a mission is completed with low health
  • Fixed pausing the game when attempting to exit a mini game using the Escape key
  • Fixed gang members punching the player while held at gunpoint
  • Fixed a discrepancy between Power Killer icon visibility distance and actual interaction distance
  • Fixed a wrong button prompt in the tutorial


For questions or feedback, you can join the A-Star Theft discord server, or mail me at: contact@kehlercreations.com

Help and Statistics!

Update 1.2.4




  • Added Freeplay heist statistics
  • Added a Help menu for more in-depth information about features
  • Added Freeplay mission replay penalties to promote varied gameplay
  • Added police aggression affected by player bomb detonations
  • Added ability to grab enemies to use as human shields
  • Increased human shield protection
  • Improved heist selection animations
  • Fixed cameras spotting body parts outside of its vision cone
  • Fixed a large bed bounding box size issue
  • Fixed a gamepad movement issue


For questions or feedback, you can join the A-Star Theft discord server, or mail me at: contact@kehlercreations.com

SHADE STREET: Available today!

Update 1.2.3




  • Added Shade Street mission
  • Added ability for police cars to ram through and destroy walls
  • Added gold bar and kidney loot
  • Added and improved furniture
  • Added animation to ammo box when picked up
  • Added a visible health bar to SWAT Turrets
  • Added ability for light sources to be destroyed by explosions
  • Added ability to stealthily pickpocket civilians in a large crowd
  • Added achievement: Cult Ritual
  • Improved lighting in Final Raid
  • Improved achievement icons
  • Increased distance for picking up ammo
  • Reduced civilian spotting distance when stealing items
  • Fixed vehicle turret not registering damage for rapid bullets and shotgun shots
  • Fixed toxic gas penetrating vault doors
  • Fixed cameras seeing body parts through vault doors
  • Fixed pixelated alarmed window text
  • Fixed a path-finding issue with broken glass and security bars
  • Fixed a path-finding issue with civilians
  • Fixed a minor lighting issue
  • Fixed a softlock issue sometimes occurring when a circuit box is destroyed


For questions or feedback, you can join the A-Star Theft discord server, or mail me at: contact@kehlercreations.com
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