Thief: The Dark Project

Thief: The Dark Project

Released1998
Thief is a first-person stealth game that likes the dark. You sneak through the ruins of haunted cathedrals, subterranean ruins, and forbidding prisons, in a dark and sinister city - heavily inspired by Steampunk and the Dark Ages. Garrett finds an ally in the shadows, as he steals for money and uncovers the hidden agendas of allies and enemies. The story that unravels is one of deception and revenge.
86Wit Score

Details

DeveloperLooking Glass Studios
PublisherEidos Interactive, Activision Value
ReleasedNovember 30, 1998
StatusReleased
GenresSimulatorAdventure
ThemesActionFantasyStealth
PlatformsPC (Microsoft Windows) PC (Microsoft Windows)
ModesSingle player
SeriesThief

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Community Score
Highly Recommended86/100

About This Game

In a sprawling metropolis shrouded in industrial grit and arcane mystery, rival factions of zealots, pagans, and shadowy conspirators struggle for control beneath the veneer of ordinary civilization. Garrett, a hardened master thief who once served a secretive training order before forging his own path, accepts what appears to be a straightforward contract from a wealthy patron—only to discover the job serves as a doorway into forces far more dangerous and ancient than he anticipated. As competing powers maneuver to dominate the City's future, Garrett finds himself ensnared between factions whose true motives threaten far more than his immediate survival. Armed with stealth, cunning, and an intimate knowledge of shadow and darkness, the reluctant thief must navigate treacherous political intrigue to prevent a catastrophic upheaval that could consume not just the City but the world beyond it.