Thief

Steam News · Aug 11

"I think that might be a misread": Thief designer on why making a triple-A immersive sim doesn't really work

Broadly speaking, it's fine for something to exist as a niche. Whatever form of media a thing might be, to fulfil a niche is to meet the expectations of at least a handful of people with a particular taste that many others don't, and I think that's a delightful thing to do. In video games, immersive sims might not be the most niche genre in the world, but they've historically not done gangbusters ...

Steam News · Aug 11

Thief designer says that the immersive sim audience is too small for AAA games: 'There's quite a few of us who think the way to do it is be III or AA'

Randy Smith Evergreen knows his immersive sims. As a designer on Thief: The Dark Project, he was there in the early days of the genre, and his credits include System Shock 2 and Dark Messiah: Might and Magic, as well as Thief 2 and Thief: Deadly Shadows. And he's pretty sure the genre is a bad fit for the AAA arms race... Read more.

Steam News · Jun 24

Announcing Thief: Pulse of Promise, a new officially-licensed graphic novel

A new heist awaits. Thief: Pulse of Promise is an all-new officially licensed graphic novel set between the events of Thief: The Dark Project and Thief II: The Metal Age, coming soon to BackerKit for crowdfunding.Created by Bit Bot in collaboration with Eidos-Montréal, the crowdfunding campaign will also include a statue, replicas, apparel, plush, and an original soundtrack by Celldweller featurin...

Steam News · Jun 7

Announcing Thief: The Dark Project Remastered

Nightdive Studios, Eidos-Montréal and Atari today announced Thief: The Dark Project Remastered, a modern revival of the groundbreaking 1998 classic from Looking Glass Studios that helped define the stealth genre. Remastered with Nightdive’s KEX Engine, the release includes Thief: The Dark Project and the additional missions, content and updates from the 1999 Thief Gold re-release. Thief: The Dark ...

Steam News · May 26

"It felt like we had needed couples therapy": Dishonored devs Arkane making Thief or Blade Runner games sounds ace, but might have sparked a creative director scrap

Dishonored co-directors Raphael Colantonio and Harvey Smith seem like good mates. In a newly published YouTube let's play of their creation, they sit side by side, both dressed in black t-shirts like a married couple who've gone to great pains to coordinate their threads. Would that still be the case if their efforts to make Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game respectively hadn't ended up being mashed...

Steam News · Dec 18, 2025

Steam Winter Sale: Thief and Thief VR bundle

The Steam Winter sale is on! We've launched a bundle that includes Thief (2014) and Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow at a discounted price.If you already own Thief, you still get 15% off Thief VR through the bundle! Grab both games or complete your collection now:

Steam News · Dec 4, 2025

Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow is now available!

Classic stealth meets VR immersion. Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow is out now!You play as Magpie, a cunning thief shaped by the streets, who steals as the only means to survive until uncovering something greater: a legendary mechanical eye. Trapped inside it is none other that Garrett, the master thief, who'll become Magpie's (reluctant) mentor.Check out the launch trailer:

Steam News · Oct 30, 2025

Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow launches December 4, 2025

Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow is coming December 4, 2025 to PC VR! Pre-orders are available starting today, with a 10% discount.The game has been a labor of love from experts in VR games: developed by Maze Theory and brought to you by Vertigo Games (Arizona Sunshine, Metro Awakening), in collaboration with Eidos-Montréal.That's not all: check out some brand new gameplay showing the cunning, newcomer ...

Steam News · Sep 30, 2025

Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow - Gameplay Trailer

Get an exclusive look at the immersive gameplay of Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow in this brand-new trailer. See Magpie in action as you sneak past guards, take down enemies with your blackjack, pickpocket and lockpick with precision, use a variety of specialized arrows, and uncover hidden secrets with glyph vision, all in immersive VR.Brought to you by Vertigo Games, the award-winning creators of Met...

Steam News · Aug 2, 2025

I embarked on a mission to answer the most important question in PC gaming: How tall is Garrett from Thief?

One thing I've learned in journalism is that the stupidest questions can lead to the most fascinating answers, if only because nobody else would be such a colossal dumbass to consider asking them. This proved true recently as I sought an answer to an extremely silly question: How tall is Garrett, the protagonist of the Thief series of stealth games?.. Read more.