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Thief: Deadly Shadows cover art

Thief: Deadly Shadows

Ion Storm · Eidos Interactive Corp. · 2007-03-29

SteamGOG

Action

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 11, 2004 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 11, 2004 (Xbox)

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 City.

5
playing now
81%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (133 ratings)
22h
to beat · completionist 25h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.79
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Thief: Deadly Shadows is a 2004 stealth video game developed by Ion Storm for Microsoft Windows and Xbox that was released in 2004, on May 25 in North America and on June 11 in Europe. It is the third video game in the Thief series.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 92 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 23% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 104k–208k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,604 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$1.62-82%
Humble Store$1.79-80%
Steam$1.79-80%
GOG$1.79-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.78 at GreenManGaming (2021-08-23) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 57 of 89 observed days · $0.84 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
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4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1302026-08-06 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 9 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 9 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 6 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 11 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.18$0.792015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-03-05 — best price $7.612015-05-08 — best price $2.242015-07-08 — best price $10.792015-11-03 — best price $8.992016-02-16 — best price $10.012016-08-19 — best price $8.992017-01-02 — best price $8.992017-10-17 — best price $2.252018-03-22 — best price $8.992018-10-23 — best price $0.982019-03-19 — best price $8.992019-08-28 — best price $8.992019-12-11 — best price $0.992020-03-18 — best price $0.982020-06-25 — best price $0.982020-09-04 — best price $0.982021-01-05 — best price $8.992021-03-22 — best price $0.982021-06-18 — best price $8.992021-10-22 — best price $0.982022-01-24 — best price $0.892022-05-18 — best price $0.982022-08-28 — best price $0.992022-11-04 — best price $8.992023-05-08 — best price $8.992023-09-12 — best price $8.992023-12-15 — best price $0.852024-04-09 — best price $8.992024-07-26 — best price $0.992024-11-19 — best price $0.982025-04-03 — best price $0.982025-08-08 — best price $8.992025-11-17 — best price $1.792026-03-23 — best price $1.582026-07-16 — best price $8.992026-08-30 — best price $1.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

640842026-05-31 — 122 pageviews2026-06-03 — 119 pageviews2026-06-06 — 94 pageviews2026-06-09 — 273 pageviews2026-06-12 — 128 pageviews2026-06-15 — 143 pageviews2026-06-18 — 101 pageviews2026-06-21 — 249 pageviews2026-06-24 — 140 pageviews2026-06-27 — 123 pageviews2026-06-30 — 134 pageviews2026-07-03 — 121 pageviews2026-07-06 — 148 pageviews2026-07-09 — 132 pageviews2026-07-12 — 123 pageviews2026-07-15 — 143 pageviews2026-07-18 — 117 pageviews2026-07-21 — 120 pageviews2026-07-24 — 91 pageviews2026-07-27 — 150 pageviews2026-07-30 — 109 pageviews2026-08-02 — 127 pageviews2026-08-05 — 107 pageviews2026-08-08 — 104 pageviews2026-08-11 — 105 pageviews2026-08-14 — 132 pageviews2026-08-17 — 122 pageviews2026-08-20 — 196 pageviews2026-08-23 — 229 pageviews2026-08-26 — 155 pageviews2026-08-28 — 114 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

DarkActionHorrorClassicFantasyStealthAdventureSteampunkStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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