PS4’s Hidden Heist: Filthy Lucre Still Up for Grabs Before It Vanishes

Yesterday, the Steam page for Fabrik Games’ 2016 stealth‑heist title Filthy Lucre went dark. If you tried to buy it on PC you’d get a polite “not found” message. The good news? The PlayStation 4 shop still lists the game, so you can actually still purchase it – at least for now.

Filthy Lucre was never a full‑blown console exclusive; it launched on PS4 and PC simultaneously. The sudden removal from Steam has sparked a flurry of speculation. Fabrik Games, which also publishes the title, hasn’t said why the PC version vanished. No public licensing dispute, no obvious clash with a publisher – it’s all a bit of a mystery.

One plausible theory is that a piece of middleware or a third‑party engine license simply expired, and the indie studio decided not to renew it for a game that, frankly, sees modest sales in 2026. Another angle is the online component: Filthy Lucre includes multiplayer‑type servers, and if those are slated for shutdown the developers might be pulling the plug entirely.

Even so, the game still works for anyone who already owns it on PC – it isn’t a hard‑delist. For newcomers, the PS4 version remains available for $17.99, and thanks to Sony’s backward‑compatibility you can even run it on a PS5. It’s a tactical, single‑player heist set across five gritty London locations, featuring 15 missions that demand careful planning rather than button‑mashing.

The title earned a respectable 4.13‑star average from roughly 200 user reviews, with over half of those reviewers awarding a perfect score. That’s a decent track record for an indie that flew under the radar amidst today’s sea of live‑service games. If you’ve been curious about a slower‑paced, stealth‑heavy experience, grabbing it now before it potentially disappears from the PlayStation Store makes sense.

Bottom line: buy it while you still can, or risk missing out entirely. And if you do snag a copy, let us know what you think – the conversation continues over on the ComicBook forums.