$8.99Thief: Deadly Shadows Steal in the shadows, stay unseen
Sneak through a dark medieval city, picking locks and robbing the rich while a story of prophecy and dread unfolds around you.
Is Thief: Deadly Shadows worth it?
Thief: Deadly Shadows is worth it if…
- you like slow, careful planning over firefights and cover shooters
- you want a dark, moody world where sound and shadow do the storytelling
- you enjoy reading notes, eavesdropping and piecing a plot together
- you can forgive an old game its loading screens and odd physics
- you have a soft spot for classics and don't mind 2004 visuals
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Stealth that lives in the shadows
Light is your enemy and your hiding place. The game tracks dynamic shadows, so a guard can walk right past you if you stand where the torchlight ends, and spot you instantly if you don't. You snuff out torches with water arrows, shoot moss arrows onto metal floors to muffle your steps, and creep along walls in the dark.
The guards see and hear, notice opened doors and missing loot, and go looking for you. Get spotted and things go badly: Garrett is a thief, not a fighter, and a straight fight with a guard usually ends with you on the floor. Better to slip away, or ambush from behind with the blackjack.
A city to rob, a trade to run
Between missions you roam the City itself, a dark medieval sprawl where nobles prey on the poor and each other. Pickpocket passersby, break into buildings along the way, and listen to the locals: the street talk is genuinely funny, and guards grumble, flirt and gossip their way through their shifts.
The City changes as the story moves, and it rewards players who like to comb every corner for the last coin.
