Thief: Deadly Shadows Reviews

stuck in the tutorial because the lock picking will not work.

Played with Sneaky Full - only T3Gold and visual mods Good if you're a fan of Thief and its lore but a bit too janky and lacks the finesse of the older games. Nitpicks: [list] [*]Rudimentary faction system and stupidly easy to maximize [*]Lackluster final mission - a common theme in Thief games [/list] Kudos: [list] [*]Great voice acting - some really nice additions to voice lines where NPCs notice changes like opened doors and stolen goods [*]I enjoyed the references to previous games' lore and the deeper dive into the Keepers [*]Main villain's design is delightfully grotesque [/list]

In retrospect, this is the worst game in the series. Rather small locations, atrocious AI, limited equipment items (compared to Thief 1/2) - all of this makes Deadly Shadows worse than its predecessors. And, of course, it's practically unplayable in modern widescreen resolutions without a fix: I recommend Sneaky Upgrade (SneakyTweaker) - look it up on ModDB. However, Shalebridge Cradle is still one of the best missions in videogames, and generally Deadly Shadows has its moments aside from that. It's not a perfect game by any means, and is definitely not the best entry point into stealth genre, but if you like Thief, Dishonored, and Splinter Cell, you will definitely like this one. Even though it's not the best in the series, it's still a classic, and after replaying it in 2025 (for the third time), I can totally recommend it despite it's flaws.

Played almost two hours trying to fix the pick lock issues, I couldn't even get past the tutorials. I remember playing this on Xbox younger, thought I could have some nostalgia but lock picking don't work.

amazingly solid successor to the original two games!!?!??!? i was really worried this one would suck but it fits right in even if the maps are WAY smaller (and by extension, more linear) but still a very fun time for more thiefing all over the place. LOVE the use of sound design from the previous games, the story holds up with a neat mystery and getting to flesh out the keepers, and it's got a lot of ambition with missions AND city sections! the penultimate missions gimmick i think drags on WAY too long but maybe that's just cuz of how TENSE it was. my ONLY real gripe with the game is the movement. it's both a third AND first person game allowing you to switch back and forth so garrett always feels heavily delayed or like he needs to switch feet especially on more precarious platforms. despite being on a different engine, thief jank is ALIVE AND WELL!!!

A huge step down from the previous two games. Janky movement and severely trimmed down level design. A solid stealth game still but I couldn't force myself to finish it.