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Thief II: The Metal Age
The ultimate thief is back! Tread softly as you make your way through 15 new complex, non-linear levels full of loot to steal and guards to outsmart. Improved enemy AI, new gadgets and a riveting story will draw you into the world of Thief II: The Metal Age, a place of powerful new technologies, fan
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“There’s a wonderful video made in 2014 called [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPqwDGXxLhU]Thief vs. AAA Gaming[/url] by dominic guica. A 27 minute video essay on why the Thief Games “...is still the most advanced stealth game ever made.” And you know what? I completely…”
— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played“First playthrough review time. Thief 2 is one of the very good stealth games ever made. Some people think the first game is better, but that's just personal opinion. Both use the same engine and are very well made. This game is not about action or fast movement. It is more about…”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“An amazing follow-up to Thief and the final entry in the lineup of the legendary Looking Glass team. Everything Thief 1 did was taken an improved upon. Bigger and more elaborate levels, new stealth mechanics, mechanical foes, and new tools in the toolbox for Garret to use to get…”
— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:54 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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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, Simulation |
| Player tags | Stealth · Classic · Steampunk · Atmospheric · First-Person · Immersive Sim · Action · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Fantasy · Immersive · Dark Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows XP or Windows Vista Processor: 1.8 GHz Processor Memory: 512MB RAM (1 GB recommended) Hard Disk Space: 2GB HDD Video Card: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended) DirectX®: 7