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Thief: The Dark Project

Thief: The Dark Project
Release date
1998-12-02
Platforms
PC
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Nightdive found 'Giant hack! Delete after E3!' comments still sitting in Thief's code decades later
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Nightdive found 'Giant hack! Delete after E3!' comments still sitting in Thief's code decades later

Nightdive is remastering Thief: The Dark Project, and digging into Looking Glass Studio's original codebase has turned up some genuinely wild archaeological finds — including panicked developer commen...
GOG's Thief gloss-up is the best way to play the classic until Nightdive's remaster arrives
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GOG's Thief gloss-up is the best way to play the classic until Nightdive's remaster arrives

GOG quietly put together a polished-up version of Thief: The Dark Project and its expanded edition Thief Gold, bundling fan mods and patches into a clean, modern-ready package. The official Nightdive...
Thief devs once considered letting Garrett shrink rat-sized to sneak through drains
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Thief devs once considered letting Garrett shrink rat-sized to sneak through drains

Long before Dishonored made rat possession a signature mechanic, Looking Glass Studios was already toying with a similar idea for Thief: The Dark Project — and then quietly shelved it. In a 2018 PC G...
Thief Remastered is built to support fan missions, and The Black Parade is the first priority
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Thief Remastered is built to support fan missions, and The Black Parade is the first priority

Nightdive Studios is making fan mission compatibility a core part of Thief: The Dark Project Remastered on PC, and producer Daniel Grayshon confirmed on the studio's Deep Dive podcast that the team is...
Nightdive brought back original Thief artist Daniel Thron to redo the remaster's cutscenes
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Nightdive brought back original Thief artist Daniel Thron to redo the remaster's cutscenes

Nightdive Studios is remastering Thief: The Dark Project with one of the original Looking Glass artists on board — Daniel Thron is back to help rebuild the game's distinctive cutscenes for the remaste...
Thief: Pulse of Promise is a new graphic novel set between The Dark Project and The Metal Age
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Thief: Pulse of Promise is a new graphic novel set between The Dark Project and The Metal Age

The Thief franchise is making a comeback on two fronts in 2026. Alongside the announced Thief: The Dark Project Remastered heading to PC and consoles this winter, a new 147-page graphic novel called T...
Nightdive's Thief remaster adds a weapon wheel — but the old keybinds still work
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Nightdive's Thief remaster adds a weapon wheel — but the old keybinds still work

Nightdive is remastering Thief: The Dark Project, and producer Daniel Grayshon has confirmed one of the biggest quality-of-life additions: a weapon wheel. The studio is keeping the core game intact, b...
Thief: The Dark Project Remastered is getting the Nightdive treatment
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Thief: The Dark Project Remastered is getting the Nightdive treatment

Nightdive Studios is remastering Thief: The Dark Project, the 1998 stealth classic. Polygon published a preview on June 9, calling it the Dishonored replacement fans have been waiting for. No release...