So I'm assuming the villagers are very....lenient with Steve's antics?
Oh yeah. Villagers are chronically passive. Very conflict avoidant and easy to intimidate/spook. Not that Steve purposefully does that but it plays a part.
The variety of villager opinions on Steve... (Nil is an outliter)
Steve doesn’t mean any harm, they even probably think it’s alright to take stuff from their chests or sleep in their beds, just cuz nobody's stopping them and THEY'D allow the same.
One time Steve came to a new village, was lost as hell, asked if it was alright if they build a giant dirt tower in the town center to just quickly get up and get a high view of the area. Not waiting for answer, made a tower in seconds, accidentally tripped and fell off of it, splattered into a blood puddle in front of everyone. Never made their way back and the giant dirt tower is still there.
Now everyone uses it as a landmark and the village kids make carvings on it or decorate it with plants. Make urban legends about it.