Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 142 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 148 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Combat: 41 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 24k 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
33% of themes are praise8% are divided59% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
142 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
However, it's gameplay and mechanics all tailored towards stealth are what makes Thief a special experience.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Thief has a few good aspects; the looting is satisfying and the graphics are beautiful, but the game is just a shadow of its former self (pun intended); linear story and level design, limited gameplay, forgettable soundtrack, poor sound design and just too many technical issues.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On normal difficulty you are permitted to make a surprising amount of "slip-ups" that the enemy will simply dismiss in terms of being seen.
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I haven’t encountered any technical issues like crashing or stuttering during my 2 playthroughs, the game is also optimized well enough to run on pretty much any modern PC without problems.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay142 reviews
Graphics50 reviews
Difficulty31 reviews
Optimization7 reviews
Divided opinion
Audio60% still recommend
Players complain
Story61% still recommend
Combat63% still recommend
Bugs50% still recommend
Interface53% still recommend
Performance56% still recommend
Controls38% still recommend
Characters63% 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
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
Store features
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on TV
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.
7 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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