Criminal Simulator Beginner Tips: Earn More, Risk Less

Early Game: Learn the Loop on Normal

A police chase can cost you both your loot and a night. These Criminal Simulator beginner tips will help you work toward your quota while protecting the three nights available in a classic run. Start with ordinary houses, learn how to sell your haul, and invest in equipment that makes the next trip easier.

This guide covers Criminal Simulator on Roblox:

• Developer: Pigged Out Studios
• Version: [ALPHA]

1. Choose Classic Normal Before Harder Jobs

Start solo on classic normal difficulty while you learn the controls, neighborhood layout, and selling process. Higher difficulties offer better earnings, but armed residents and security already give beginners plenty to manage.

Before starting the night, locate your hideout’s computer and selling crate. The computer handles equipment purchases and upgrades; the crate turns stolen goods into money.

2. Read Your Quota and Watch the Clock

Check the quota displayed for your current run instead of assuming it will match a previous job. You have limited nights to reach it, and getting caught can skip a day.

The job instructions tell you to return by 7:00 a.m. Watch the clock in the bottom-right corner and leave enough time to carry your final items back to the truck. Avoid starting another house when the return trip will already be tight.

3. Complete the Tutorial Objectives

Follow the objectives as you explore. They teach actions such as finding a rock, entering a house, selling loot, and using tools, while also awarding money.

When an objective asks you to break a window with a rock, remember that the noise alerts people inside. Complete the task with an escape route in mind rather than treating smashed windows as your default entrance afterward.

Loot and Money: Bring Back Items You Can Actually Sell

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4. Take Accessible Valuables Before Heavy Furniture

Check outdoor areas for items left on benches, then search ordinary houses for valuables you can carry. Useful finds include:

• Diamond rings and gold watches
• Designer sunglasses and handbags
• Tablets, laptops, and game consoles
• Drones and headphones

Take manageable valuables before committing to a television or another heavy object. Heavy loot slows you down, and some items require Lifter upgrades before you can pick them up.

If a house is becoming dangerous, leave with what you already have. Returning for another item is optional; escaping with your current haul keeps that trip productive.

5. Finish the Selling Process

Putting loot in the truck is only part of the job. To turn it into money:

1. Load your stolen items into the truck.
2. Use the return-home interaction when you can leave.
3. Carry the loot into the selling crate at your hideout.
4. Activate the selling lever or Sell interaction.
5. Check your quota progress after the sale.

The payout is only a portion of an item’s value. Use the actual sale result when judging how much more you need.

Do not assume truck storage makes everything immune to confiscation. Avoid getting caught even after dropping off your haul.

Tools and Upgrades: Spend on the Obstacle Blocking You

6. Buy Entry Tools Before Taking on Tougher Buildings

Use the computer to buy equipment, and check level requirements before planning around an item you cannot purchase yet.

Choose your next tool around the obstacle you keep encountering:

Tool	Function
Lockpick	Opens locked doors
Glass cutter	Creates window entrances with less noise than smashing glass
Blowtorch	Opens safes
Card machine	Gets money from stolen credit cards

Buy a lockpick when locked doors are cutting your searches short. Add a glass cutter when you need quieter window access. Save safe-focused purchases for trips where you can reach a safe without getting overwhelmed on the way in.

7. Separate Speed From Carrying Strength

Running shoes improve movement speed. Lifter upgrades let you handle heavier stolen goods.

Buy running shoes if traveling and escaping are slowing your runs down. Invest in Lifter when you repeatedly find valuable objects that are too heavy to take.

Even after you can lift an item, its weight can still slow your trip back. Check the route before committing to a bulky pickup.

8. Give Specialty Equipment a Specific Job

AC gas can put occupants to sleep through a house’s air-conditioning unit, creating an opportunity to loot. A card machine gives stolen credit cards a use.

Purchase these when you have a clear reason to use them. If locked entrances are still your main problem, address that before spending your money on equipment for a different task.

Stealth and Combat: Avoid Turning Every House Into a Chase

9. Keep Sneaking After You Get Inside

On keyboard, hold C to sneak. Residents react to noise as well as seeing you, so continue crouching after opening a door or cutting a window.

A quiet entrance does not protect you from being spotted inside. Check rooms before moving through them, watch residents’ positions, and keep track of the way out.

10. Leave When the Alarm Is Raised

If someone spots you or starts calling the police, move toward your exit. Police do not always arrive immediately, but use that opportunity to leave instead of searching another room.

An active wanted state can prevent you from heading home. Pay attention to the status on your screen and avoid running toward arriving officers.

Drop a heavy item if carrying it is preventing your escape. Losing one pickup is preferable to losing the remaining time in your run.

11. Do Not Test a Baseball Bat Against Armed Security

A baseball bat can knock residents out, but it does not make guarded properties safe. Armed security can take you down quickly.

Stick to ordinary houses until you have useful tools and understand how to enter and leave reliably. Approach mansions and guarded businesses with a specific target and exit route instead of trying to clear every room.

Co-op: Coordinate Purchases and Pickups

12. Divide Tasks Before Starting the Night

If you play with friends, compare equipment before spending. Have one teammate bring a lockpick while another buys a glass cutter, then enter together when you need both tools.

Assign pickups clearly, especially when moving heavy loot. Tell teammates which house you are in, where you left an item, and whether someone has actually loaded it into the truck.

Before returning home, check that the valuable items you planned to collect made it aboard. A television left beside a house will not help when everyone is back at the selling crate.