Thief™ II: The Metal Age

The ultimate thief is back! Tread softly as you make your way through 15 new complex, non-linear levels full of loot to steal and guards to outsmart. Improved enemy AI, new gadgets and a riveting story will draw you into the world of Thief™ II: The Metal Age, a place of powerful new technologies, fanatical religions and corruption.

Thief™ II: The Metal Age is a stealth, classic and steampunk 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 1,873 reviews of which 1,767 were positive and 106 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

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

The Steam community has classified Thief™ II: The Metal Age into these genres:

Stealth Classic Steampunk Atmospheric First-Person Immersive Sim Action Singleplayer Story Rich Fantasy Immersive Dark Fantasy Dark Cult Classic Medieval Adventure Sequel FPS Horror Great Soundtrack

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

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

Reviews

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Oct. 2024

One of the true greats Firstly - the game is old and struggles to play as it should on newer systems. The Thief community have rectified that by introducing Thief Fix (or T2Fix in this case), which I strongly advise you download and install prior to playing the game. Thief Gold, Thief 2 and Deus Ex (see avatar) are games that I will never remove from my HDD. I have been playing Thief since the very first demo of Thief: The Dark Project back in the late 90s. Thief: The Metal Age has always been my favourite of the two Looking Glass Studios games; the level design seemed much more polished than the original, the objectives more varied and the locations more striking visually. There are many of the original levels that shipped with the game that I still play for fun and Stephen Russell voices Garrett superbly throughout his tenure in all three games. Of course, the game is very nearly 25 years old and as such, looks as visually dated now as a game from the mid-70s did when Thief was released. The engine is old, the AI can be easily manipulated and the polygon count is low on models but I would say that you need to look past these, if you do, you will see a game that has some excellent emergent gameplay and as such, you can still have fun playing a level for the 10th time or more. Life of the Party and First City Bank and Trust lend themselves brilliantly to this especially. The levels were designed prior to a story being devised and in some way, it shows. There are weak levels, certainly, most notably in my opinion being Ambush! and Trace the Courier. The common thread between both is that they use the same map of the streets of The City and for me, just don't work as well as the others. They are bookended between some excellent levels, which may help serve to make them seem considerably weaker. When the game hits its heights of level design, it does so incredibly well. Framed, Precious Cargo, First City Bank and Trust, Life of the Party, Masks and Eavesdropping regularly top fan lists of favourite levels and one of my personal favourites in Kidnap utilises the old Lost City map from The Dark Project but updates it brilliantly with Mechanist interference to challenge. The game does not hand-hold apart from the first mission and you will not have an overt marker directing you from Point A to Point B - you are given a crudely drawn map which in some circumstances looks nothing like the actual level (or omits large parts), given a list of things to do and told to go and accomplish them. You have very little to help you other than a compass and a "light gem", which works the same way as the first game - darkening to indicate how visible you are to the AI and show whether they will alert (yellow bar) or attack (red bar) on seeing you. Extra items add more functionality to Garrett, in the form of water arrows to put out torches, fire arrows which explode on impact (and can light torches), moss arrows which dampen the noise you make over the circumference and more. The higher difficulties require you to find more gold, and possibly some extra loot but for the most part, they will restrict killing of any in-game human NPC, whether neutral or hostile to Garrett. To that extent, it remains a somewhat stark reminder of how brutal the learning curve on some older games can be - though I honestly believe it's the lack of assistance, the dodgy at times AI and very simple objectives that can (and often does) lead to some of the most fun gameplay I have had. Occasionally, an NPC may not fully reset their alert status, leading to you having to work harder to get around them, as they'll trigger on sight a lot more easily, chase you for longer, or even search harder before giving up. The base game is excellent and each level can be played for a relatively short time, or even hours depending on the play style you wish to employ. Ghosting and the like require a hefty amount of patience and in some respects either can't, or are exceptionally difficult to do in some levels. Once you've finished the climactic level of Sabotage at Soulforge, this is where the game properly opens up, however. There is a wealth of extra content available, created for free by players and still going nearly a quarter of a century later. I fully recommend AngelLoader created by FenPhoenix to play Fan Missions (FMs), which cuts out the older rigmarole and allows you to essentially install them using the third party program. There are so many FMs, you will likely never get bored. Some of them raised the bar incredibly high for the time, such as the standalone unofficial expansion Thief 2: Shadows of the Metal Age - these have then been expanded upon even further and levels now push the limitations of the engine, rather than the systems of the day. Reddit and Through the Looking Glass (TTLG) still have very active and passionate communities and the playerbase shows no signs of slowing as it reaches its 25 year anniversary early in 2025. I'd in fact wager you're more likely to see a lot of silver anniversary content in the form of new FM levels, contests and the like. The game costs £6 and is regularly on sale for even less than that. For the sheer amount of replay value you will have (and take it from me with nearly 11 days solid of Thief 2 play just on Steam alone, not even factoring in the days playing the original CD release), it's honestly a no-brainer. If you haven't and you're reading this review wondering if you should buy it - get Thief and Thief 2, install the community patches to get it working properly, download AngelLoader and then go and get some Fan Missions (and especially Shadows of the Metal Age for Thief 2, and The Black Parade for Thief Gold), you'll never be bored.

Oct. 2024

Much more streamlined (in a good way--those '90s level designers were crazy man) than the first, while keeping all the stuff that made the first so special. Great worldbuilding, cool gameplay, cool story. Audio is still rarely matched even among AAA games. The story does feel very slightly disjointed, as it was in fact put together after the fact as a way to string together a bunch of cool levels the developers had made. All in all, not a bad way to do things, and a few elements (the antagonist, Karras) stick out as being great nonetheless. Plus, I say this without the rose tinted glasses, seeing as this game was released before I was born.

Sept. 2024

It's like Thief but with larger levels, more emphasis on human enemies, and insane replayability with the amount of secrets you can find in each level. There's nothing quite like it.

Aug. 2024

Was going smoothly until the last level, where the Stage 1 piece cannot be converted into Stage 2. A shame, given it was one of the more interesting levels in the whole game. If you're planning on playing this, INSTALL T2FIX . Seriously. Other than the bugs, this game has huge levels, a greater focus on the city, and overall felt even more ambitious than the preceding entry. The NPC dialogues are in a league of their own as always, while the mechanist children add a whole new level of challenge and eerieness. Absolutely loved the exploration and slowly uncovering Karras' plot. Some of these levels are among my favorite in the series, although, of course, both games could use a lot more signposting throughout. Overall, another cult classic that inspired gems like Dishonored and Bioshock; Although not without its faults, Thief II provides, ambition, frustration, and entertainment all in one stealth-filled package from 24 years ago.

June 2024

Thief 2 is generally regarded as the best one in the franchise and my personal favorite as well. It has vastly improved levels, with more ways to sneak around and complete your objectives, along with some fun new enemies and gadgets. Apart from that, the gameplay and design is the same as TDP with minor changes and honestly thats fine by me.

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1,767

106

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Developer

Looking Glass Studios

Publisher

Eidos Interactive Corp.

Release 22 May 2012

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