Thief: The Dark Project (1998)

Looking Glass Studios

PC (Microsoft Windows)

4.04 from 403 ratings

1159 members have it in their collection · 35 playing now · 464 backlogged · 188 wish listed

How long? Main story 32h · with extras 25h · 100% 22h (from 8 logged playthroughs)

Thief is a first-person stealth game that likes the dark. You sneak through the ruins of haunted cathedrals, subterranean ruins, and forbidding prisons, in a dark and sinister city - heavily inspired by Steampunk and the Dark Ages. Garrett finds an ally in the shadows, as he steals for money and uncovers the hidden agendas of allies and enemies. The story that unravels is one of deception and revenge.

Details

Developers
Looking Glass Studios
Publishers
Activision Value, Eidos Interactive
Genres
Adventure, Simulator
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Stealth
Series
Thief

Release dates

  • Nov 30, 1998 (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Dec 04, 1998 (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows)

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5 stars
152
4 stars
149
3 stars
75
2 stars
19
1 star
7

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shoma

Status shoma Mar 25, 2025

Thief The Black Parade is a must-play for anyone who ever enjoyed classic Thief games. Amazing job by the fans.

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Torgo

Status Torgo Aug 16, 2020

cute anime girl burrick

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the ultimate fantasy

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Torgo

Status Torgo Jun 21, 2020

I must admit: I am quite fond of the humble burrick.

Modern games rarely depict creatures of such grace and beauty.

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Torgo

Status Torgo Jun 21, 2020

I'm absolutely relishing my long-awaited return to Thief: The Dark Project. I'm up to this painful mission that I remember from my childhood, where you have to sneak into this gigantic fiendish labyrinth, a cruel mansion of winding paths and secret doors designed by an old aristocratic wizard dude. I thought I would never return to this awful place. …

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I'm absolutely relishing my long-awaited return to Thief: The Dark Project. I'm up to this painful mission that I remember from my childhood, where you have to sneak into this gigantic fiendish labyrinth, a cruel mansion of winding paths and secret doors designed by an old aristocratic wizard dude. I thought I would never return to this awful place. I'm looking forward to the horrors that await me, lurking in the shadows.

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Torgo

Status Torgo Jun 18, 2020

Burricks are burrowing animals, and can create labyrinthine tunnel systems much like ants, yet even boring straight through solid rock. Because no known material is impregnable to them, they frequently cause serious structural damage to nearby buildings and walls.

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Torgo

Status Torgo Jun 11, 2020

I've returned back to one of my favourite games from childhood. I'm up to the 2nd mission, where one must face the Hammerites and try to bust Cutty out of their spooky prison.

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I love this game, it's great to revisit it. I plan to finish this and Thief 2.

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AbroadKew

Status AbroadKew Jul 11, 2019

Played a few hours of this game again. I've picked up this game numerous times over the years but have never beat it. I love stealth games but I don't seem to keep going. It is a great game, it doesn't bore me but I never finish. Maybe it's the stress of FPS stealth? I'm putting it on my shelves …

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Played a few hours of this game again. I've picked up this game numerous times over the years but have never beat it. I love stealth games but I don't seem to keep going. It is a great game, it doesn't bore me but I never finish. Maybe it's the stress of FPS stealth? I'm putting it on my shelves because I played it in 2019. I am going to try and beat it this year though!

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GigaDeathNullGolem

Status GigaDeathNullGolem Oct 10, 2016

Blown away by this game. I didn't find ALL the loot but I spent a lot of time finding most of it. Ingenious puzzles in some of these maps. Fan Missions should be explored but there are so many...

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Begbie

Status Begbie Mar 20, 2016

im in Level 8 now, its fun so far but the levels get more and more frustrating, without walktrough there is no chance to know, where you have to go and the maps are fucking poorly drawen. I will go on but iam afraid that these confusing levels drive me insane.

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Begbie

Status Begbie Nov 13, 2015

Finally started to play Thief: the Dark Project, any advices?

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Qwence

Status Qwence Sep 24, 2015

Currently on Mission 3, trying to locate the Horn of Quintus in this maze of a level.

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