Gloomy, atmospheric gothic city
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Super atmospheric 1900th century urban stealth looter with a touch of the supernatural to keep things interesting.”
Steam review · 17 h played ↗
Thief
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Mostly Positive · 75%Mostly Positive · 75%Eidos-Montréal, Feral Interactive (Mac)2014Stealth · Action · Adventure
The verdict
A dark, atmospheric, linear stealth game that is fun to sneak through but held back by clunky contextual movement, constant loading screens and a weak story. Skip it if you want a true immersive-sim Thief.
Great for
Stealth fans who enjoy gothic atmosphere and sneaking through shadows, and don't expect classic Thief freedom
Main risk
Linear, scripted levels, clunky movement and a loading-heavy city hub feel nothing like classic Thief
What changed in the last 30 days
32 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews cite boredom, the story shifting away from stealing, poor sound and a walking-sim feel. No specific patch or bug drives it, so confidence is low.
32 recent reviews
What players love
Strong stealth and shadow mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The stealth is great its got good depth and im a sucker for light based stealth and this is done quite well with a good amount of tools”
Steam review · 22.6 h played ↗
Great visuals and art that hold up
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“This game looks absolutely phenomenal for it's age.”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗
Underrated; unfairly hated vs. the originals
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“people hate this game for no reason. it plays fine and looks good.”
Steam review · 15.5 h played ↗
Fun looting, exploration and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I could (and did) spend hours (17 straight hours) just wandering around looting random buildings.”
Steam review · 17 h played ↗
Cheap and good value on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“To get out 30-40hrs from a £3ish game is a win for me”
Steam review · 38.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak, confusing story and characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“none of the characters are truly memorable nor have any development beyond their generic role”
Steam review · 16.4 h played ↗
Not a true Thief; Dishonored does it better
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Instead of playing this, just play Dishonored for a second time; you'll enjoy it much more.”
Steam review · 14.6 h played ↗
Constant loading screens and hard-to-navigate city
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“travelling to certain areas within the same open world requires a loading screen and a 10-second unskippable animation.”
Steam review · 18.2 h played ↗
Clunky, restrictive contextual movement
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“there is no jump button at all, so you have to run to predetermined spots where you can jump and climb things.”
Steam review · 9.8 h played ↗
Linear levels, little freedom
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“this would be a pretty good stealth game if it wasn't about 60% linear hallways and glorified cutscenes and annoying animations and disguised loading screens”
Steam review · 29.8 h played ↗
Repetitive animations and tedious looting
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“when you want to break in a house through the window, a long cut scene takes place. Then, when it's time to leave and the only way out is through the same window, guess what happens? The same cut scene”
Steam review · 16.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista with Platform Update for Windows Vista
ProcessorHigh-Performance Dual Core CPU or Quad Core CPU
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon 4800 series / Nvidia GTS 250
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7, Windows 8
ProcessorAMD FX 8000 series or better / Intel Quad i7 Core CPU
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon HD R9 series or better / Nvdia GTX 660 series or better
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows Vista with Platform Update for Windows Vista
ProcessorHigh-Performance Dual Core CPU or Quad Core CPU
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon 4800 series / Nvidia GTS 250
Storage20 GB available space
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