Thief II: The Metal Age

Buy94%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Looking Glass Studios · Stealth · May 22, 2012

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$6.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Thief II: The Metal Age?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

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
55% of themes are praise27% are divided18% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The spatial, locational, acoustic, silence, artificial intelligence(AI), immersion, immersive sim all worked in tandem to create a stealth sandbox designed to challenge/immerse players - in ways to keep the fun intact and test them thoroughly in unexpected ways.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The environments are carefully crafted to support both narrative and gameplay, combining the gloom of gothic interiors with the cold, mechanical feel of Mechanist facilities.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
No hand-holding or smexy graphics to wow us, just pure stealth immersive gameplay and Garret's next page turner to see what he's gotten up to nowadays.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Eric Brosius’s soundtrack complements the visual design, using subtle, tension-filled compositions that heighten suspense and reinforce the immersive experience without ever overshadowing the gameplay.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
From the multiple difficulty levels to the open-ended nature of the maps to mods, there’s plenty of reasons to return and plenty of valuable loot to steal.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Stealth is everything, it doesn't get bogged down by clunky combat, it has more tools, items, maps, more everything.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay88 reviews
Story76 reviews
Graphics42 reviews
Audio40 reviews
Difficulty22 reviews
Combat15 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
71% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Controls
67% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
89% still recommend
Crashes
17% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

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SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$6.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.74.

7 points recordedtoday · $6.99

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