A Lethal Sole Trader, as it were - or failing that, how about some bot support?

Well, this particular monkeypaw finger has curled.

It curled about four years ago, actually, when Zeekerss released singleplayer-only horror compilationIt Steals.

The player looking at a message on a wall in It Steals

It’s also brilliant.

If you wanted to play a mean trick on an innocent friend you could characterise It Steals as aPac-Manhomage.

Sadly, there are no Power Pellets.

A view of a blue orb on a checkerboard floor in It Steals

And the “ghosts”?

When a game openly tells you to look behind you, what do you do?

Even amid the panic, it’s possible to admire It Steals for its wit and playfulness.

A spinning ceiling fan with a light in It Steals

Yes, horror games can be playful!

Best not seek too hard.

It Steals is one ofseveral smaller horror projectsZeekerss worked on before hitting the big time with Lethal Company.

Much as I enjoy the latter, I think the former is the developer’s most accomplished creation.