Thief is an adventure developed by Eidos Montréal, released 25 February 2014 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The main story takes about 19.8 hrs to finish.
What Thief is
Thief is an adventure game developed by Eidos Montréal and released in 2014. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach. As an uprising emerges, Garrett finds himself entangled in growing layers of conflict. Lead by Orion, the voice of the people, the tyrannized citizens will do everything they can to claim back the City from the Baron’s grasp. The revolution is inevitable. If Garrett doesn’t get involved, the streets will run red with blood and the City will tear itself apart.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, sandbox and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 37 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Thief holds a critic score of 64 out of 100. That places it above 23% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 5 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 67, across 367 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 19.8 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 35.4 hrs, roughly 1.8 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for High-Performance Dual Core CPU or Quad Core CPU, 4 GB RAM and AMD Radeon 4800 series / Nvidia GTS 250. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 20GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Thief launched on 25 February 2014, within three weeks of South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dark Souls II, Hearthstone and The Last of Us: Left Behind. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dark Souls II, Hearthstone, The Last of Us: Left Behind.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Thief yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 6 videos →
Screenshots
All media
Characters
All 15
Dlc
Quick answers
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