Rent
Rent in Probably Stolen is 200 credits every seven days, rising 2%, 5% or 10% each time by difficulty. Refusing with no grace left ends the run.
Rent in Probably Stolen is 200 credits every seven days, and it grows each rent day by your difficulty's percentage.
Quick facts
| Due | Day 7, Day 14, Day 21 and so on |
| Starting amount | 200 credits |
| Rise each time | 2% on Price Gouge, 5% on Mark Up, 10% on Thin Margins |
| Landlord's grace | 1 on Price Gouge and Mark Up, 0 on Thin Margins and Red Ink |
| Higher starts | Bad Lease +40, Prime Real Estate +75, Hydroponic Farmer |
Missing a payment
Missed weeks stack onto the next bill: GitM's author skipped Day 7 and owed 420 on Day 14. Refusing with no grace left ends the run in the You Defaulted On Your Rent ending. Recorded rises fit the rules: GitM's Rock Bottom rent went from 200 on Day 7 to 231 on Day 28.
Getting through rent day
Treat rent money as untouchable, and buy stock only with what is above it. If short, GitM found the Supply Runner, then the Merchant, then the landlord come in that order, so you can sell to the Merchant before the bill arrives. When you can afford it, the landlord's visit is also how you start Buying the Store.
Frequently asked questions
How much is rent in Probably Stolen? Rent in Probably Stolen starts at 200 credits and rises each week by 2%, 5% or 10%, depending on difficulty.
What happens if you miss rent in Probably Stolen? A missed week stacks onto the next bill, and refusing with no Landlord's grace left ends the run.
Sources
- Probably Stolen: All 17 Endings and How to Get Each One, AllThingsHow, Oct 29, 2026
- Probably Stolen Guide: Every Step From Day 1 to Buying the Store, AllThingsHow, Oct 29, 2026
- Probably Stolen tips: rent, contraband and fakes, GitM, Oct 30, 2026
- Probably Stolen Starting Perks: All 36 on the Perk Screen and the Best Ones to Pick, AllThingsHow, Oct 28, 2026
- Probably Stolen Review: A Repetitive, Futuristic Shopkeeping Simulator, DualShockers (Eric Warner), Oct 28, 2026
- Probably Stolen: Complete Walkthrough & Beginner Tips, KeenGamer (Ali Amir), Oct 28, 2026
- Probably Stolen, Starting with $0..., ambiguousamphibian, Oct 28, 2026 (video)
Moments
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See also
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Buying the StoreWin Probably Stolen by buying the deed from the landlord on a rent day, about 12,000 credits on Mark Up and rising, or by paying off the Loan Shark's mortgage. You can keep playing afterward. - AchievementsProbably Stolen has 21 Steam achievements, from Lower Levels Special for using the labeler to From Nothing, the Hard Way, held by 0.4% of players on Oct 31, 2026.
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Beginners GuideStart Probably Stolen as the Apprentice on Mark Up, keep 200 credits back for rent on Day 7, stock food, inspect everything you buy, and only report a wanted face you are sure of. - ControlsProbably Stolen controls: Q and E rotate, F flips, O shows hints, B rings the bell, Ctrl-click transfers, a drag selects many, and 1 to 9 pick tools from the Toolbox.
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How to Make MoneyIn Probably Stolen, make money early by flipping food and household goods and scavenging, then appraisals and the furnace, then water, wine, fish or batteries, and weapons late. Build one working business before buying more machines.