Augs

Augs in Probably Stolen are people taken over by a rogue AI chip. Signs are a visible chip, odd pupils, an uncanny expression, stillness, twitching, robotic or formal speech and an outfit that does not match their faction.

Augs are hosts of a rogue sentient AI chip who look like everyone else until they don't, and every faction agrees you should shoot them, which you do from behind the counter.

The signs

Security's Augmented Identification Guide lists:

Kind	Sign
Visual	A visible Aug chip
Visual	Vertical pupils
Visual	An uncanny expression
Non-visual	Unnatural stillness
Non-visual	Twitching
Non-visual	An outfit not matching their faction
Non-visual	Robotic vocabulary
Non-visual	Overly formal phrasing

A red and cream Security Department document with a labeled portrait, beside a customer at the shop window. — Security's Augmented Identification Guide lists a visible Aug chip, vertical pupils and an uncanny expression, while a blonde customer at the window says she is a normal human, in an official Steam store image of Probably Stolen Questing Goose Studio and tinyBuild

53:35 The Mentor warns of them from Day 12, and AllThingsHow met its first on Day 13, which came buying Medical goods. Dr. Jackson sells an aug scanner, and KeenGamer says to use it when available.

Shooting

25:15 Only attack after positive identification; misidentifying someone has consequences. Certain essential recurring customers cannot be shot, and Lou can no longer be shot at all. Bargaining has a Threaten (Aug) option at 20%, which fails on normal customers. Ten kills earn Aug Hunter. The clip is Aliensrock's first Aug kill in the August playtest.

First-person view through the shop window with a pistol held in the right hand and a grinning long-haired man beyond it. — The player aims a pistol at a Lower Level Citizen in dark armor who says "Hey, put that away!", with Shoot and Holster prompts below, in an official Steam store image of Probably Stolen Questing Goose Studio and tinyBuild

Missed Augs

Letting them go ends the run only with the Aug Menace perk. Offering an Aug mislabeled goods costs no reputation.

Frequently asked questions

How do you tell who is an Aug in Probably Stolen? Look for a chip, vertical pupils or an uncanny face, and listen for robotic, overly formal talk; an outfit not matching the faction is another sign.

What happens if you shoot an innocent customer in Probably Stolen? It carries serious penalties, so KeenGamer says to shoot only after positive identification.

Do Augs end the game in Probably Stolen? Only with the Aug Menace perk, where Aug presence reaching 100% is the Augmented ending.

Sources

Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim, Steam, read Oct 31, 2026
Probably Stolen: Complete Walkthrough & Beginner Tips, KeenGamer (Ali Amir), Oct 28, 2026
Probably Stolen Guide: Every Step From Day 1 to Buying the Store, AllThingsHow, Oct 29, 2026
Every Customer and Visitor in Probably Stolen (Who Buys What), AllThingsHow, Oct 29, 2026
UPDATE 049 Patch note - Release Date + New Demo, Questing Goose Studio and tinyBuild on Steam, Sep 14, 2026
Probably Stolen Preview, The Wand Report (Grace Dean), Aug 4, 2026
Playtest Patch 48.3.10 - Rock Bottom & Water Upgrade, Questing Goose Studio and tinyBuild on Steam, Aug 6, 2026
Water Balance & Hotfix - 1.0.0.2, Questing Goose Studio and tinyBuild on Steam, Oct 28, 2026
Probably Stolen: How to Bargain (Haggle), AllThingsHow, Oct 29, 2026
Global achievements for Probably Stolen, Steam, read Oct 31, 2026
Probably Stolen: All 17 Endings and How to Get Each One, AllThingsHow, Oct 29, 2026
A Cyberpunk Shop Where Some Customers Are Fake Humans - Probably Stolen, Aliensrock, Aug 12, 2026 (video)

Moments

A Cyberpunk Shop Where Some Customers Are Fake Humans - Probably Stolen

Aliensrock

53:35 The Mentor warns of them from Day 12, and AllThingsHow met its first on Day 13, which came buying Medical goods. Dr…
25:15 Only attack after positive identification; misidentifying someone has consequences. Certain essential recurring…