Thief Gold (1999)

Thief Gold (1999)

Steam Deck Unsupported

Looking Glass Studios · Stealth · May 22, 2012

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $6.99. It has been as low as $1.74.

92%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 52 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise30% are divided20% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
-> Use the latest version of TFix (1.27b at the time of writing) and enjoy!
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ charming oldschool graphics
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I found this a very interesting approach that gives the game a lot of replayability potential.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The voice acting is generally pretty great, especially Garrett’s voice.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I tried keyboard and mouse and found the initial impression cumbersome so I switched to a controller setup and found it far better.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters98 reviews
Graphics79 reviews
Gameplay72 reviews
Audio46 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty37 reviews
92%
Interface15 reviews
60%
Performance12 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat52 reviews
94%
Bugs13 reviews
85%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $6.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.74.

5 points recordedtoday · $6.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
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