TryNextGameYour next discovery
EN
← Back to discoveries

Shear line

Released

TheNakedCatDiscovered Oct 25, 2026

About the game

A physics-based lockpicking simulator with no dice rolls or hidden checks. Learn how cylinder, combination, and disc-detainer locks work, then put your lockpicking skills to the test.

Original Steam description

A lockpicking simulator that does not roll dice.

You know the minigame. Stop the bar, wiggle the stick, pass a roll you never see. This is not that.

Here the lock is real - a cutaway cylinder with springs, drivers, and one line where the plug meets the shell. A pin sets because you held it right, not because you invested 9 points in your lockpicking skill.

This game lets you see how cylinder locks, combination locks, and disc-detainer locks work, and try lockpicking yourself without buying any tools.

No combat, no story, no dailies, no loot. The lock is the whole game.

What is in the box

  • Eight driver profiles - spools, serrations, mushrooms, and worse. Every lie comes from the shapes; none of it is scripted.

  • Lock Streak - how many locks can you unlock in 5 minutes?

  • A lock editor, from one chamber to sixteen, with share codes short enough to read over the phone - a mistyped code fails instead of decoding into the wrong lock.

Demo and release information

No demo is verified in the current check data. This does not mean the game has never had a demo; check its Steam page for current availability.

Steam demo, playtest and Early Access: what is the difference?

Information & artwork: Steam · Last checked UTC