Better than Thief 1 in most ways
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Does everything thief 1 did but much much better.”
Steam review · 15 h played ↗
Thief II: The Metal Age
Worth buying? What 227 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 227 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Looking Glass Studios2012Stealth · Immersive Sim · Action
$6.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A landmark stealth immersive sim with superb level design, sound and light mechanics, and huge mod support. The Steam version needs a community patch (T2Fix) and feels dated, so skip it if you want polish.
Great for
Stealth and immersive sim fans who enjoy slow, patient planning and don't mind patching old games
Main risk
Unpatched Steam version barely runs: too dark, low resolution, crashes, and dated clunky controls
What players love
Excellent level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Huge missions play like logical puzzles where planning meets execution, and the payoff feels earned.”
Steam review · 18.5 h played ↗
Great atmosphere, steampunk setting and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“deliver in the most immersive and atmospheric stealth gameplay ever. The ambiance and sound design are unmatched”
Steam review · 49.3 h played ↗
Greatest stealth game of all time
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Best stealth game of all time. It's old, but everything holds up nice, and it has amazing fan support.”
Steam review · 93.1 h played ↗
Deep light-and-sound stealth systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“even fewer stealth games take advantage of light and sound and integrate it so well in their gameplay like how thief II has.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Fan missions and mods extend replay value
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“Play the game, play years worth of fan missions. You'll never run out of game to play.”
Steam review · 93.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dated, clunky controls and graphics
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“You can't do higher resolutions, the mechanics are clunky and my arrows kept hitting the edges of things”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Needs fan patch; Steam version barely works
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the Steam port of this game is borderline unplayable. There's resolution issues, keybind issues, and the game is a mess on Windows 10”
Steam review · 31.6 h played ↗
Too dark, gamma setting broken
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“THE adjust gamma DOES NOT WORK ON WINDOWS 10. YOU MUST GET A 3RD PARTY PATCH TO BE ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Crashes and save-related bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The main menu is really cool because the game crashes every time i hit start game.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Confusing navigation, weak map and guidance
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“with out any landmarks and no player marker on the map the game becomes painstakingly slow.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Poor AI and inconsistent detection
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“A.I. is bad. Yes, its an old game, but this can`t give them slack for bad programming.”
Steam review · 21.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP or Windows Vista
Processor1.8 GHz Processor
Memory512MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
Graphics3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)
Storage2GB HDD
OSWindows XP or Windows Vista
Processor1.8 GHz Processor
Memory512MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
Graphics3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)
Storage2GB HDD
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