Difficulty levels compared
Probably Stolen has four difficulty levels. Difficulty changes the economy, not combat: the retail markup, how fast rent grows, the price of buying out your store, mortgage terms and how quickly reputation moves. That is why numbers differ between playthroughs.
| Rule | Price Gouge Cozy Mode |
Mark Up Normal Mode |
Thin Margins Hard Mode |
Red Ink Challenge Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail markup | 20% | 15% | 0% | 0% |
| Rent increase per payment | +2.5% | +5% | +10% | +10% |
| Store price (days 1–50) | 12,000 | 12,000 | 24,000 | 36,000 |
| Price growth from day 51 | +25/day | +50/day | +50/day | +100/day |
| Max price growth | +3,000 | +5,000 | +10,000 | +20,000 |
| Mortgage interest | 25% | 50% | 75% | 100% |
| Mortgage term | 8 weeks | 12 weeks | 16 weeks | 16 weeks |
| Down payment | 20% | 15% | 12.5% | 20% |
| Vendor permit fee | 500 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 3,000 |
| Appraiser Board fee × | ×1 | ×1 | ×2 | ×3 |
| Reputation gain × | ×1.5 | ×1 | ×0.75 | ×0.5 |
| Reputation loss × | ×0.5 | ×1 | ×1.25 | ×2 |
| Augs can end the game | No | No | Yes | Yes |
How the store price changes
For the first 50 days the store costs its base price. From day 51 the price grows every day by the daily amount until it reaches the cap. The mortgage down payment is the down-payment share of the current price, rounded to the nearest 500 credits (minimum 500).
What the game says changes vs Normal
Price Gouge
- Retail markup of 20% when selling
- Rent increases by 2% each time
- Vendor permit costs 500
- Suppliers charge a lower markup
- Lower property price
- Reputation gains x1.5
- Reputation losses x0.5
- Increased Wild’s favor gains
Thin Margins
- No retail markup when selling
- Rent increases by 10% each time
- Higher nightly service fees
- Vendor permit costs 2000
- Upgrades cost 50% more
- Suppliers charge a higher markup
- Higher property price
- Reputation gains x0.75
- Reputation losses x1.25
- Reduced Wild’s favor gains
Red Ink
- No retail markup when selling
- Rent increases by 10% each time
- Higher nightly service fees
- Vendor permit costs 3000
- Upgrades cost 100% more
- Suppliers charge a higher markup
- Higher property price
- Reputation gains x0.5
- Reputation losses x2
- Reduced Wild’s favor gains
FAQ
Why do appraiser fees and rent differ between videos?
They are multiplied by the difficulty: the Appraiser Board fee is ×1 on the two easier levels, ×2 on Hard and ×3 on Challenge; rent grows 2.5%, 5% or 10% per payment.
When does the store get more expensive?
Only from day 51. Before that it costs the base price for your difficulty.
See also
Data: game files, version 0.46D.