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Thief

Eidos-Montréal · Eidos Interactive Corp. · 2014-02-27

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 25, 2014 (PlayStation 4), Feb 25, 2014 (Xbox One), Nov 24, 2015 (Mac), Feb 28, 2014 (PlayStation 3), Feb 28, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 27, 2014 (Xbox 360)

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.

85
playing now
75%
positive of 24k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (345 ratings)
20h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 35h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.99
steam price (US)

85 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Thief is a stealth video game developed by Eidos-Montréal and published by Square Enix in February 2014 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One video gaming platforms. Feral Interactive brought the game to OS X in November 2015. It is a revival of the cult classic Thief video game series of which it is the fourth installment. Initially announced in 2009 as Thief 4, it was later announced in 2013 that the game is a reboot for the series.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 85 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 487 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~61/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 600k–1.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 23,994 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$2.70-86%
Humble Store$2.99-85%
Steam$2.99-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.22 at GreenManGaming (2021-08-23) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $27.12 · on sale 189 of 191 observed days · $1.77 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
41241220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

136222026-08-06 21:00 — 75 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 34 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 57 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 78 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 43 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 65 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 92 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 42 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 108 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 93 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 42 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 72 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 63 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 33 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 67 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 69 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 32 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 80 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 100 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 44 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 56 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 95 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 35 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 81 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 101 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 58 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 68 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 136 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 85 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$1.222015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $14.992015-02-26 — best price $27.932015-04-24 — best price $14.992015-06-28 — best price $27.552015-10-31 — best price $7.492016-02-22 — best price $19.992016-07-14 — best price $29.992017-01-12 — best price $7.492017-09-22 — best price $4.492018-04-03 — best price $29.992019-01-25 — best price $4.492019-07-30 — best price $7.492019-12-13 — best price $8.702020-05-29 — best price $19.992020-10-24 — best price $3.992021-03-10 — best price $19.992021-09-29 — best price $19.992022-04-11 — best price $2.992022-12-22 — best price $3.002023-08-06 — best price $19.992023-11-08 — best price $19.992024-02-12 — best price $19.992024-06-04 — best price $19.262024-08-26 — best price $4.662024-11-05 — best price $19.262025-01-31 — best price $3.002025-05-04 — best price $2.762025-07-24 — best price $2.802025-10-13 — best price $2.762025-12-19 — best price $2.822026-03-19 — best price $2.992026-05-28 — best price $19.992026-08-01 — best price $3.002026-08-30 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8101212026-05-29 — 209 pageviews2026-06-01 — 236 pageviews2026-06-04 — 165 pageviews2026-06-07 — 754 pageviews2026-06-10 — 279 pageviews2026-06-13 — 228 pageviews2026-06-16 — 191 pageviews2026-06-19 — 158 pageviews2026-06-22 — 191 pageviews2026-06-25 — 208 pageviews2026-06-28 — 213 pageviews2026-07-01 — 191 pageviews2026-07-04 — 186 pageviews2026-07-07 — 189 pageviews2026-07-10 — 190 pageviews2026-07-13 — 188 pageviews2026-07-16 — 205 pageviews2026-07-19 — 206 pageviews2026-07-22 — 238 pageviews2026-07-25 — 177 pageviews2026-07-28 — 220 pageviews2026-07-31 — 152 pageviews2026-08-03 — 161 pageviews2026-08-06 — 177 pageviews2026-08-09 — 182 pageviews2026-08-12 — 190 pageviews2026-08-15 — 121 pageviews2026-08-18 — 212 pageviews2026-08-21 — 148 pageviews2026-08-24 — 249 pageviews2026-08-26 — 194 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2902026-08-26 23:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 23 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 29 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 28 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
78.5%
earned "The Drop "
9.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportStereo SoundSubtitle Options5 DLC

7 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)47,5427%38
Steam (Steam)43,0433%37
Xbox One (Xbox)38,9522%37
Xbox 360 (Xbox)22,7933%37
PS3 (PlayStation)20,53010%38

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

DarkHeistActionHorrorRebootParkourStealthAssassinMedievalAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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