Indulge secret fantasy with ‘Smack a Thief’

Ever wished that you could give a criminal a royal klap from nowhere?

Now there is a game offering just that.

The South African game Smack A Thief was released on Apple’s App Store and the local Google Play Store earlier in February.

In the game‚ you have a bird’s eye view of a house.

As thieves approach‚ you control a supreme hand delivering light‚ medium or hard smackdowns with over-the-top sound effects.

Game designer Thato Mogale‚ 20‚ said he wanted to create a game with a unique selling point instead of another shooter game.

“I realised this was going to be unique – instead of shooting‚ it’s kind of a humorous take on it,” he said.

“When you make games you have to look at the demographic.”

While downloads have been slow so far‚ it has found favour with at least one fan.

User Demhashie said‚ “Such a great game. Been looking for a new game to invest my boredom in and this is definitely it.”

Mogale started working on the game in February 2018 and finished development in January. The last part involved meeting Apple and Google’s requirements before they published it on their app stores earlier in February.

These included registering a company‚ a website and a privacy policy which tells users what data the game developer will collect when they download and play the game.

It costs $99 (R1‚373) annually for your game to be hosted on the iOS app store and $25 (R347) once-off for the Google Play Store.

Mogale was inspired by other indie games which became big successes‚ such as Plants vs Zombies‚ Angry Birds and Crossy Road.