- The Thief: Pulse of Promise crowdfunding campaign is now live - 29 September 2026
The official Thief: Pulse of Promise crowdfunding campaign is now LIVE on BackerKit! Set between The Dark Project and The Metal Age, this officially licensed graphic novel was developed in collaboration with Eidos-Montréal. Back it today!What's in the Campaign?The Graphic Novel. A 147-page hardcover adventure that sends Garrett beneath The City in search of a powerful artifact, drawing him into the schemes of Father Karras.Garrett's Mechanical Eye. Choose the LED illuminated version or the standard version. Both come in a custom engraved wooden collector's box with a display stand, engraved metal plate, Hammerite scroll, and wax seal.Original Soundtrack by Celldweller. An atmospheric score created for Pulse of Promise, featuring new dialogue from Stephen Russell, the original voice of Garrett. Available on CD, digital, and multiple vinyl editions, including a limited picture disc signed…
- "I think that might be a misread": Thief designer on why making a triple-A immersive sim doesn't really work - 11 August 2026
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 sales wise, meaning that triple-A takes don't quite make their money back. If you ask Randy Smith Evergreen, a designer on Thief: The Dark Project , perhaps avoiding the world of triple-A is the way to go for immersive sims. Read more
- 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' - 11 August 2026
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.
- Announcing Thief: Pulse of Promise, a new officially-licensed graphic novel - 24 June 2026
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 featuring a new performance by Stephen Russell, the voice of Garrett.Sign-up now on the BackerKit pre-launch page to follow updates!
- Announcing Thief: The Dark Project Remastered - 7 June 2026
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 Project Remastered is coming this Winter! Wishlist the game:
- "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 - 26 May 2026
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 together to form 2012's sneaky holiday to Dunwall? Perhaps not, given Smith said it felt as though the pair needed couples therapy by the time they wrapped up a game which wasn't based on a single established work one director would have loved more than the other. Read more
- Steam Winter Sale: Thief and Thief VR bundle - 18 December 2025
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:
- Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow is now available! - 4 December 2025
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:
- Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow launches December 4, 2025 - 30 October 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 thief Magpie in action, guided by the master thief himself - Garrett.
- Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow - Gameplay Trailer - 30 September 2025
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 Metro Awakening and Arizona Sunshine, and Maze Theory, in close collaboration with Eidos-Montréal, Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow marks the long-awaited return of the legendary Thief franchise.Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow is coming later this year - wishlist now!
- I embarked on a mission to answer the most important question in PC gaming: How tall is Garrett from Thief? - 2 August 2025
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.
- In a world without Dishonored, I've started to wish for a sequel to Thief 2014 - 21 June 2025
Oh, no. I'm feeling a little game journalist's remorse on this one. What was so important, a decade ago, that I couldn't get behind a flawed but fundamentally faithful Thief game? What might have happened if I'd dedicated all my energies to pumping the bellows in the direction of its lukewarm response at launch, persuading peers and punters to give Eidos Montreal's stealth sequel a fair shake? Maybe we wouldn't have waited til now for the whiff of a follow-up, in the form of VR spin-off Legacy of Shadow... Read more.
- Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow announced - 4 June 2025
We’re thrilled to reveal today Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow, an all-new stealth game reimagining the legendary Thief franchise, for the very first time, in VR. Developed by Maze Theory and brought to you by Vertigo Games (Arizona Sunshine, Metro Awakening) in collaboration with Eidos-Montréal, the game will be releasing on Steam VR, PS VR2 and Meta Quest later this year. You play as Magpie, a cunning thief shaped by the streets of The City, who steals as the only means to survive. That is until you uncover something greater: a legendary artifact holding a legacy from the past. Use immersive VR mechanics to steal, evade, and outsmart the forces controlling The City as you unravel its darkest secrets and expose a sinister conspiracy that looms over its very foundation. Learn more about the game and wishlist it now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2800080/Thief_VR_Legacy_of_shadow/
- One of the greatest games on PC has an unofficial sequel, and it's totally free - 27 March 2025
It's hard to overstate the influence of Thief , Looking Glass and Ion Storm's definitive stealth series, and one of the greatest games in PC history. Deus Ex, System Shock 2, Dishonored, and myriad other immersive sim RPGs and hybrid FPS games owe a debt of inspiration to The Dark Project, The Metal Age, and Deadly Shadows, but even in the age of remasters and remakes, Thief is yet to make a comeback - barring of course Square Enix's attempt back in 2014. On the contrary, a totally free, unofficial sequel is still going strong. Whether you've already played it or it's your first time, this is a notice to try the freshly updated Dark Mod. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Two brilliant action RPGs are free to keep right now, but move fast Thief 2 prototype is an enticing look at the action game's early days "Forget it" - Eidos Montreal head squashes Thief 5 rumour
- Two brilliant action RPGs are free to keep right now, but move fast - 5 April 2024
The Epic Games Store has carved out an impressive niche for itself: it somehow always manages to be offering a game you've always thought about playing, completely for free. This week, those games include the Thief reboot and The Outer Worlds . Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The Outer Worlds remaster, including all its DLC, is free for 24 hours Forget Starfield, grab this bundle of the best space games for 85% off The Outer Worlds was meant to be a "Fallout meets Firefly" game
- The black sheep of the Thief series is free on Epic Games Store, and at that price, it deserves a second chance - 5 April 2024
I have to admit that I was surprised to see the hooded figure of Garrett, Master Thief, reaching covetously for me from the free game section of the Epic Games Store , not least because Epic's giveaways tend to focus on relatively recent games (barring bona fide classics), but also generally well-liked ones. And scouring through the online discourse in the years since its release, people really don't seem to like the 2014 reboot of Thief... Read more.
- Stealth is everywhere in games, but the innovations of Thief have been forgotten - 25 December 2022
ghost wanders the flooded wine cellar of the abandoned Hammerite cathedral, speaking backwards and spitting skulls. Haunts patrol the altar above, rattling their chains. When they give chase, they do so at breakneck speed, as if played back at double-speed on a VHS. Strange laughter seeps between their bleached teeth as they swing their swords, two or three times a second... Read more.
- OST delivery for Master Thief edition - 14 March 2019
Hi everyone, We’ve updated the way our Master Thief Edition owners receive their OST. Instead of a code you redeem on the Sumthing website, you’ll now automatically download the files directly to your PC. We hope this is a quicker and simpler way to receive your files. Please let us know if you run into any difficulty and thanks for playing!
- Thief: The Dark Project is 20 years old, and that makes me feel the following emotions - 30 November 2018
In 2007, I was in a bar in Soho. I was waiting to order a drink. Two guys in their early twenties were standing next to me. They were gamers. One was talking loudly about an old guy he had befriended. He bought a Commodore 64 the day it came out he said, with clear wonder and delight, I have a friend from back in time . Hi. I m Kieron Gillen. Today, I will be your friend from back in time. (more…)
- 20 years ago, Thief: The Dark Project defined the stealth game - 30 November 2018
Image via thief-thecircle.com. Footsteps in the dark. Mutterings under breath. The sound of a bowstring, pulled taut and released. To think of Thief is to think of its sound design, from the simplest combat effect to the gravelly narration of Stephen Russell’s Garrett as he hides in the dark, observing a city so corrupt that a man like him can be its unsung hero. It’s to remember that city, nameless and broken, where the cold steel and hot fires of the Metal Age sit atop the weeds and lost secrets of ancient pagan culture and zombie boneyards. The quiet moments. The frenzies as a plan goes wrong and shouts of “Taffer!” fill the night sky. The perfect getaways and the desperate escapes. There had been stealth games before, but little that took things to this degree to make the shadows your armour and patience your best friend. Despite all this, if there’…
