Gnome Heist
Tiny thief. Very big house. A comedy stealth heist, coming to iPhone, iPad and Android.
The trailer
What's it about?
You're a garden gnome. There's a house full of metal, plastic and glass, and you want all of it. Squeeze through the cat flap, grab the loot and throw it out of a window to your enormous cousin.
Start at Gnome School, then work your way through twenty levels in four chapters, each a little harder than the last. Sneak past the rats and outwit the cats. Tiptoe round the old man while he naps, find your way by torchlight, and beat the clock while a cat watches from the bookshelf.
Then pull off The Grand Heist: steal everything in the house, turn the grumpy old man into a garden gnome with a magic potion, and dance on the lawn with the cats and rats under the fireworks.
Pick a funny name, and collect badges, coins and new skins along the way.
- 20 levelsFour chapters, from Gnome School to The Grand Heist, each a little harder than the last.
- 37 things to stealAcross two floors, from kettles to trophies. Throw them out of a window to your enormous cousin.
- Free to playNo account to make: your progress stays on your device.
Gallery
Pictures from the game. Tap one to see it bigger.
(opens a larger picture)Sneak past the man
(opens a larger picture)Twenty levels to clear
(opens a larger picture)Throw it out of the window
(opens a larger picture)Beware the cats
(opens a larger picture)See through walls
(opens a larger picture)Dance with the cats
(opens a larger picture)Badges on your sash
(opens a larger picture)Celebrate the haul
(opens a larger picture)The living room
(opens a larger picture)The kitchen
(opens a larger picture)The kids' room, upstairs
(opens a larger picture)Eight skins to collect
Where to play
Hear it first
Gnome Heist is coming to iPhone, iPad and Android. Follow us to hear the day it lands, and to see how it's made.
Other companies' websites, for ages 13 and up. Under 13? Ask a grown-up first.
For parents and carers
Gnome Heist is a family game, made for children to play too.
- No chat and no account, and nowhere to type a message. Names are picked from built-in lists.
- Nothing personal is collected. Profiles, progress and settings stay on your device, and there are no analytics or tracking.
- No online play in this version: the game makes no network requests at all. The links to our website open only after a question for a grown-up.
Read the privacy policy, or ask us anything at support@mikolajstudios.com.
Coins from our website
Every achievement on our home page is worth 50 coins in Gnome Heist, up to 400. Unlock some, open the achievements panel (the star button in the bar along the bottom of the screen) and copy your studio code.
Then type it into the game: in the Shop, tap "Have a studio code?", or use Studio code on your player card. Each achievement pays once on each phone.
Collect achievementsWho's who
- YouA garden gnome with a funny name, like Smelly Socks. Small, quick and very sneaky, with a sash for your badges.
- The Big CousinWaits on the lawn, catches whatever you throw out of a window and carries it to the Receiver Cube.
- The old manGrumpy, home in most levels from Level 11 on, and crosser every time he sees you. In Shhh! he naps in front of the TV, and in Gnomed! a magic potion turns him into a garden gnome!
- The catsUp to three of them. They creep, they pounce, and then it's a wrestle.
- The ratsUp to four of them. Small, fast and bitey. A bite that lands stuns you for three seconds.
The levels
Each level unlocks the next, and you can replay any level you've opened. Earn up to three stars a level: clear it, beat the time, and never get seen. The first time you clear a level, you get 100 bonus coins.
Chapter 1Gnome School
5 levels
Level 1Gnome SchoolSteal the kettle.
Look out for: Nobody! Learn to move, sneak in, pick up and throw.
Level 2Window LessonSteal 3 metal things, in and out by a window.
Look out for: Nobody, but both pet flaps are stuck.
Level 3UpstairsSteal the tin robot and the toy car from the kids' room.
Look out for: Nobody. Throw them out of the upstairs window.
Level 4Rat RunSteal 3 metal things.
Look out for: 2 rats
Level 5Here, KittySteal 5 metal things and 1 plastic thing.
Look out for: 1 cat
Chapter 2Pets in Charge
5 levels
Level 6Thirsty WorkDrink the bottle of water.
Look out for: 1 cat and 3 rats
Level 7Zap!Steal 6 things.
Look out for: 4 rats. You can borrow a Rat Zapper for this level.
Level 8Leap of FaithSteal the coin jar from the big bedroom.
Look out for: A cat on the stairs, so jump out of the window!
Level 9The Big ShopSteal 10 metal things and 10 plastic things.
Look out for: 2 cats
Level 10Cat BurglarSteal 8 things.
Look out for: 3 cats. You can borrow the cat-scanner goggles for this level.
Chapter 3The Old Man
5 levels
Level 11Shhh!Steal 5 things while he naps in front of the TV.
Look out for: The old man, asleep. Walk, don't run!
Level 12Gnomed!Throw the magic potion at the old man and turn him into a garden gnome.
Look out for: The old man
Level 13Shopping ListSteal his watch, keys, remote and medal.
Look out for: The old man and 1 cat
Level 14Glass ActSteal 6 glass things. Glass breaks here!
Look out for: The old man and 1 cat
Level 15Lights OutSteal 8 things, at night.
Look out for: The old man, with a torch, and 1 cat
Chapter 4Master Thieves
5 levels
Level 16Beat the ClockSteal 12 things in 5 minutes.
Look out for: 2 cats and 2 rats, and a cat watching from the bookshelf
Level 17Ghost GnomeSteal 8 things.
Look out for: The old man and 2 cats. If he sees you, start again!
Level 18The Big HeistSteal 10 metal, 5 plastic and 3 glass things.
Look out for: The old man, 3 cats and 4 rats
Level 19The Sharpest ManSteal 15 things.
Look out for: The old man at his sharpest, 3 cats and 4 rats
Level 20The Grand HeistSteal everything in the house, then throw the potion at the old man.
Look out for: Everyone! Then the finale.
How to play
Two thumbs, a big button, and a house full of loot.
- Pick a levelStart at Gnome School. Each level you clear unlocks the next, and its goal is always in the top corner.
- Get inThrough the cat flap at the front, the dog flap at the back, or an open window.
- Steal the lootThe counters show what the level needs. Pick things up with the big button and throw them out of a window: your cousin takes them to the Cube.
- Stay hiddenDuck behind the sofa, the bookshelves and the kitchen counter. A coffee table hides your legs, but not your hat.
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- Cats and ratsIf a cat catches you, tap anywhere, fast, to win the wrestle. Rats bite, and a bite that lands stuns you for three seconds.
- The Rat ZapperFrom the Shop. Zap, beside Pause, puts the nearest rat within four metres to sleep for thirty seconds. Then it takes three minutes to charge.
- Mind the old manHe's home in most levels from Level 11 on. When he sees you, he shouts and gives chase. Get him really cross and he fires his water pistol, but only one squirt in four hits you. Throw something at him and he's down for five seconds.
- Saving a heistPause, then Save and quit: what's in the Cube is kept. Next time, Play offers Continue, and you start again at the front door. A phone call saves it too.
- Earn rewardsCoins for every item you deliver, every new badge and every level you clear for the first time. Spend them in the Shop on the cat-scanner goggles, the Rat Zapper and, from rank 5, skin crates. Thirsty? A bottle of water is worth 50 coins and a badge.
Controls on your phone
- Left thumb
- Move. Push to the edge of the ring to run.
- Right thumb
- Drag to look around. Pinch to zoom.
- The big button
- Pick up, drop in, climb through a window. It always says what it will do.
- Throw
- Sends what you're carrying the way you face.
- Ragdoll
- Flop over! Everything within five metres tumbles too. Then it needs thirty seconds to come back.
- Zap
- Beside Pause, in levels with rats, once you've bought the Rat Zapper and switched it on. The nearest rat within four metres naps for thirty seconds.
Left-handed? Settings swaps the sides.
Make your gnome
Nothing to type. Pick a funny word and a thing, or roll the dice.
900 names to roll. In the game you can also pick each half yourself.
Badges to earn
Eight badges to win and wear on your gnome's sash, some of them designed by Mikolaj. A ninth, Dream Team, is on its way.
Kettle ThiefDeliver the kettle to the Cube.
Bottoms UpDrink a bottle of water.By Mikolaj
Cat SnackGet caught by a cat.By Mikolaj
SplashdownGet soaked by the old man.
Cat WrestlerWin a wrestle with a cat.
Gem HunterFind the hidden gem.
Ghost GnomeWin without the old man ever seeing you.
Clean SweepDeliver all 37 items, over any number of heists.
Dream TeamFor winning with a friend. Coming in a later update.By MikolajComing later
Mikolaj's three
Bottoms Up, Cat Snack and Dream Team are Mikolaj's designs. Watch them pop, then all nine together.
News from the workshop
- Twenty levels. Four chapters, from Gnome School to The Grand Heist, each one unlocking the next.
- Up to three stars a level. Clear it, beat the time, and never get seen.
- Mikolaj's finale. Pull off The Grand Heist and everyone dances on the lawn under the fireworks: the gnomes, the cats, the rats, and the old man, now a gnome himself.
- A toy water pistol. The old man's water pistol only ever soaks you, and getting soaked wins the Splashdown badge.
- Jump from upstairs. Cat on the stairs? Jump out of an upstairs window.
- The Rat Zapper. A toy gadget from the Shop: zap the nearest rat and it naps for thirty seconds.
Still to come, in a later update: heists with your friends.