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Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.

Thief™ Gold is a stealth, classic and first-person game developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive Corp..
Released on May 22nd 2012 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 3,817 reviews of which 3,524 were positive and 293 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 0.97€ on Steam with a 86% discount.

The Steam community has classified Thief™ Gold into these genres:

Stealth Classic First-Person Atmospheric Steampunk Immersive Sim Action Horror Singleplayer Fantasy Immersive Adventure Medieval Dark Fantasy Cult Classic Dark Story Rich Exploration 1990's Moddable

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Windows

OS *: Windows XP or Windows Vista
Processor: 1.8 GHz Processor
Memory: 512MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
Hard Disk Space: 2GB HDD
Video Card: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)
DirectX®: 7

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Feb. 2025

Listen. Yes, this is a super old game with super old graphics. Yes, you will need a mod to make it run, because it was not made in a time with Fancy Computers. But also, yes, you should still 100% get this game. And you know what? You're not only going to get this for less than a buck, but because it is indeed an old game, it will download in no time flat. You'll be able to SAVE and LOAD in zero seconds. And you know what you're getting in return for all of that? Well, a game that basically helped found the stealth genre, doing so with cool unique artistic direction (mixing in art and live action shadows in cool ways) along with a rad story and interesting levels that do great with the stealth and thieving elements. It's a genuinely enjoyable game with a super cool setting that will keep you interested. Plus, you can adjust the challenge level for each stage if you want, which I think is pretty cool. Also Garrett is just a snarky hot mess of a thief that is so fun to listen to and is responsible for like most of his own problems. Which is funny. Anyway, get the entire Thief series, it will be cheaper than any groceries you ever get, and it is just a whole bunch of fun. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

Jan. 2025

Amazing stealth game. Still great to play even though it is ancient. Install T fix or Tafferpatcher to have a better experience on modern systems. 10/10

Oct. 2024

This isn't a D&D licensed game, but I'm going to use a D&D analogy to explain what you're getting into. In D&D... * level 1 characters could impact things locally.. like cleaning out a goblin cave * level 10 characters were establishing guilds, and impacting whole towns & countrysides * level 20 characters were impacting provinces & continents * level 30 characters were impacting the world and the planes of existence beyond In Thief Gold, you play Garret, who's basically a level 20 to 30 Thief in D&D terms that just wants to be left alone to do easy level 1 to 10 thief jobs. You know, loot a fat noble person's castle, then kick back with the spoils. A sort of "he's paid his dues, and reached the top of his game, and now wants to take it easy being a bad-a** amongst sheep" type thing. However, the DM decided his high-level character needed to get involved in world-ending drama. The veteran thief is forced to become a reluctant hero. But, he's never above a bit of petty larceny along the way. If you can look past the aged graphics, and just focus on the game play, you'll find a real gem here. After you're done with the main campaign, there's a ton of Fan Missions you can d/l and play. Some are one-off missions. Others are multi-missions campaigns. Latest multi-mission campaign I played was The Black Parade, which is a 10 mission fan-made stand-alone campaign that fills some of the story gap between the events of Thief Gold and Thief 2. It's an absolutely fantastic love letter to the Thief series, and demonstrates the amazing skill of the Thief modding community. And, of course, once you're done with Thief Gold, you should get Thief 2: The Metal Age. It's same engine, graphics are a tad better. Has even more Fan Missions, including the T2X one that expands on things after Thief 2. If you're feeling daring, you can then get Thief 3, which was made using Unreal engine. So, it has better graphics. Unfortuantely, the dev studio had to crank it out pronto or risk going under. So, while they initially meant for it to be a PC game that also ported to Xbox 360 that would allow it to have large levels and such, they dev studio had to dumb it down for original Xbox. This created a very small, cramped level design. Thief 3 has an interesting story, but feels like a stumbling point. And, if you're REALLY feeling adventurous after that, you can try to Thief reboot, which has an edge-lord re-imagining of Garret that didn't quite catch-on with the Dishonored fans, and sort of ticked off the established Thief fans (esp, since they replaced Stephen Russell, the original beloved voice actor for Garret). If after Thief 2 you want to stick with old-school style Thief, then check out The Dark Mod. It's a stand-alone fan project based on the Doom 3 engine. It's a free download/install, and there's a ton of fan missions for it. Plus, it's in constant development and polishing / optimization.

Aug. 2024

I simply cannot recommend this game enough. It is one of the greatest experiences I've ever had in gaming. I scarcely knew of this franchise until recently and I'm blown away that I haven't heard more about it. It's stealth is unmatched by any save it's own sequels (thief 4 doesn't count). The lighting, sound, movement, and level design, and equipment all work together for an absolutely peerless stealth game experience. You feel so vulnerable and so unbelievably badass simultaneously. It's mind boggling. Garret's voice actor, Stephen Russel, is phenomenal. The world is really damn cool and I buy into 100%. Looking Glass Studios is practically worshipped by game enthusiasts and I can see why. There is nothing on the market today that holds up to this. Play this game.

June 2024

All I could think about while playing this was, "I sure do love saving so much money from not buying modern video games and having fun with things like this instead." And man if that ain't the mantra for these times, huh?

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-86% 6.99€ 0.97€

8.9

3,524

293

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Developer

Looking Glass Studios

Publisher

Eidos Interactive Corp.

Release 22 May 2012

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