Thief: The Dark Project is an adventure developed by Looking Glass Studios, released 30 November 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 3 cheat codes for it.
What Thief: The Dark Project is
Thief: The Dark Project is an adventure game developed by Looking Glass Studios and released in 1998. It was published by Activision Value. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Dark Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Thief: The Dark Project unfolds in a brooding, steam-and-sorcery metropolis known only as the City, where competing factions of zealots, pagans, and secretive watchers vie beneath the surface of everyday life. Players take on the role of Garrett, a cynical master thief trained in stealth by a hidden order before striking out on his own. What begins as a string of daring heists for wealthy clients gradually pulls Garrett into something far larger than a simple payday, as one lucrative job reveals hidden motives and ancient forces stirring in the shadows. Caught between rival powers who each want to shape the City's fate, he must rely on cunning, patience, and the cover of darkness to…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Thief: The Dark Project holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1998 averaged 70, so it scored about average for its year. Players rate it 78, 8 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 18.9 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 30.9 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Thief: The Dark Project launched on 30 November 1998, within three weeks of Half-Life, Suikoden II, Mario Party and Turok 2: Seeds of Evil. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Half-Life, Suikoden II, Mario Party, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil.
Cheats and codes
We have tested and published 3 cheat entries for Thief: The Dark Project — 3 console commands. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.
Official trailer
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Thief: The Dark Project cheat codes
Enable cheats
Added to user.cfg in the game folder, this unlocks the debug keys.
Open user.cfg with a text editor, add the line, save with the game closed.
The retail release has no typed console. Everything is config and debug keys.
Skip to the next mission
Completes the current mission once cheats are enabled.
Enable cheats in user.cfg first.
Toggle invisibility
Guards stop seeing you once cheats are enabled.
Enable cheats in user.cfg first.
Dlc
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