Superb dark atmosphere and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The best stealth game, rich atmosphere and the world feels alive.”
Steam review · 145.2 h played ↗
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 80%Very Positive · 80%Ion Storm2007Stealth · Immersive Sim · Action
$8.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
Atmospheric, story-rich stealth finale with a legendary asylum level, but clunky next to Thief 1 and 2. Unplayable on modern PCs without the Sneaky Upgrade fan patch, so skip it if you won't mod.
Great for
Thief fans who want the trilogy's ending and will install the Sneaky Upgrade patch
Main risk
Lockpicking and ladders are broken on modern PCs, so you can get stuck in the tutorial without a mod
What players love
Strong story and satisfying trilogy ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The story of this game is still one of the best amongst all video games.”
Steam review · 15.4 h played ↗
Community patches make it playable
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Sneaky upgrade is essential! it solves a lot problems and makes game playable in modern day”
Steam review · 25.4 h played ↗
Shalebridge Cradle is an all-time great level
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the Shalebridge Cradle mission is probably my favorite level in all of gaming”
Steam review · 148.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Lockpicking and ladders broken, stuck in tutorial
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“the game being unplayable past the locking picking part of the tutorial”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Needs fan patch; Steam version doesn't work
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“the Steam version is basically unplayable without a mod to get it working on modern computers”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Janky, clunky movement and controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Garrett moves like he has arthritis in every joint”
Steam review · 21.1 h played ↗
Crashes and display settings changes
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“each time i make a save it briefly crashes into desktop”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗
Worse than Thief 1 and 2, consolized
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Cramped, nearly linear maps with loading screens shoved through the middle”
Steam review · 52.1 h played ↗
Dumb AI and weak stealth
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“the AI is dumb as f***”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support
Steam doesn’t list requirements for this game.
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