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Thief: Deadly Shadows
You are Garrett, the master thief. Rarely seen and never caught, Garrett is the best that ever was. Able to sneak past any guard, pick any lock, and break into the most ingeniously secured residences. Garrett steals from the wealthy and gives to himself, making his living in the dark and foreboding
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“It's a part of my favourite ever game series , Thief for me will never be surpassed, Deadly Shadows is part 3 and it's great, even allowing for the technical issues of playing it on modern machines. Like many others I was faced with gameplay problems after launching -…”
— a player, Steam review · 111 hrs played“Brings back so many childhood memories. Play with Sneaky Upgrade and ReShade - worth it. The former changes the gameplay a bit, adds few cosmetic options, has new textures, and quite a lot of convenience settings, merges certain maps together for smoother play. The latter simply…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“Steam say this game is playable on steam deck and that is a strech. It is 'Techincally playable', but not a great expierence. The games has No Native Control Key Mapping at all. And it requires more keys to be mapped then the steam deck has buttons for. And for some reason…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:40 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Stealth · Atmospheric · Action · Steampunk · First-Person · Classic · Dark · Third Person · Story Rich · Immersive Sim · Horror · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: IBM PC or 100% compatible, Windows 2000 or Windows XP, Intel Pentium IV 1.5 GHz (or AMD Athlon XP equivalent), 256 MB system memory, 64 MB video memory, Direct3D 9.0, and Pixel Shader 1.1, 100% DirectSound 9 compatible sound card, 3,000 MB free hard disk space, Keyboard and mouse Recommended: Intel Pentium IV 2.0 GHz (or AMD Athlon XP equivalent), 512 MB system memory, 128 MB video memory, Direct3D 9.0, and Pixel Shader 1.1 Thief: Deadly Shadows does not support play on laptop computers.