Thief: The Dark Project (Windows XP/98/95) game

Thief: The Dark Project is a first-person stealth video game developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. Released in 1998, it is considered a groundbreaking title in the stealth genre and has had a significant influence on subsequent games in the genre. The game is set in a dark, medieval, steampunk world. Players take on the role of Garrett, a master thief who is skilled in the art of stealth. Garrett operates in a city where magic and advanced technology coexist, and he navigates a series of complex environments to complete various missions.

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Thief: The Dark Project review

Computer Games Magazine (1998): "It's quite amazing how much fun it can be to avoid action. When a single guard's notice can ruin your mission, you'll find yourself holding your breath when standing still in a dark corner, watching a Hammerite fanatic walk by within arm's reach. There is a true sense of paranoia felt throughout the game, and a fantastic sense of accomplishment and power when you pull off something particularly crafty. The unique method of adjusting the difficulty level provides real replayability as well-setting the game to "hard" or "expert" doesn't adjust health, damage, or creature AI, but rather adds more victory conditions to each mission."

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An expanded edition of the game, Thief Gold, was released by Looking Glass and Eidos on October 29, 1999. It features three new missions, and improvements to the original 12. Its disc also contains a level editor and a "making of Thief II: The Metal Age" video, among other extras.

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Status: NOT abandonware
Input: mouse, keyboard
Distributed on: cd-rom, dvd
Abandonware DOS views: 3185

Awards won by Thief: The Dark Project:

1998 - Gamespot Greatest PC Games of all Time.
Selected for Rock Paper Shotgun Greatest PC games of all time.
Selected for 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die.
Selected for All-TIME 100 video games TIME.com.

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