Thief — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Steam Winter Sale: Thief and Thief VR bundle | 2025-12-18 | The Steam Winter sale is on! We've launched a bundle that includes Thief (2014) and Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow at a discounted price.If you already own Thief, you still get 15% off Thief VR through the bundle! Grab both games or complete your collection now: |
| Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow is now available! | 2025-12-04 | Classic stealth meets VR immersion. Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow is out now!You play as Magpie, a cunning thief shaped by the streets, who steals as the only means to survive until uncovering something greater: a legendary mechanical eye. Trapped inside it is none other that Garrett, the master thief, who'll become Magpie's (reluctant) mentor.Check out the launch trailer: |
| Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow launches December 4, 2025 | 2025-10-30 | Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow is coming December 4, 2025 to PC VR! Pre-orders are available starting today, with a 10% discount.The game has been a labor of love from experts in VR games: developed by Maze Theory and brought to you by Vertigo Games (Arizona Sunshine, Metro Awakening), in collaboration with Eidos-Montréal.That's not all: check out some brand new gameplay showing the cunning, newcomer thief Magpie in action, guided by the master thief himself - Garrett. |
| Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow - Gameplay Trailer | 2025-09-30 | Get an exclusive look at the immersive gameplay of Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow in this brand-new trailer. See Magpie in action as you sneak past guards, take down enemies with your blackjack, pickpocket and lockpick with precision, use a variety of specialized arrows, and uncover hidden secrets with glyph vision, all in immersive VR.Brought to you by Vertigo Games, the award-winning creators of Metro Awakening and Arizona Sunshine, and Maze Theory, in close collaboration with Eidos-Montréal, Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow marks the long-awaited return of the legendary Thief franchise.Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow is coming later this year - wishlist |
| Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow announced | 2025-06-04 | We’re thrilled to reveal today Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow, an all-new stealth game reimagining the legendary Thief franchise, for the very first time, in VR. Developed by Maze Theory and brought to you by Vertigo Games (Arizona Sunshine, Metro Awakening) in collaboration with Eidos-Montréal, the game will be releasing on Steam VR, PS VR2 and Meta Quest later this year. You play as Magpie, a cunning thief shaped by the streets of The City, who steals as the only means to survive. That is until you uncover something greater: a legendary artifact holding a legacy from the past. Use immersive VR mechanics to steal, evade, and outsmart the forces |
| OST delivery for Master Thief edition | 2019-03-14 | Hi everyone, We’ve updated the way our Master Thief Edition owners receive their OST. Instead of a code you redeem on the Sumthing website, you’ll now automatically download the files directly to your PC. We hope this is a quicker and simpler way to receive your files. Please let us know if you run into any difficulty and thanks for playing! |
| The window opens: get your hands on Thief™ for Mac | 2015-11-24 | Thief has snuck stealthily onto Mac OS X, ported by Feral Interactive. Loot the informative documents from the Mac version minisite then find Thief: Master Thief Edition stashed here on Steam with the additional bounty of a mini digital art book, comic book and soundtrack. Playable DLC is available separately. The system requirements are: MINIMUM: OS: Mac OS X 10.10.5 Processor: 1.8 GHz Intel RAM: 4GB Hard Disk: 35GB Graphics: 1GB Input: Keyboard & Mouse RECOMMENDED: OS: Mac OS X 10.11.1 or higher Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel RAM: 8GB Hard Disk: 45GB Graphics: 2GB Input: Gamepad The following graphics cards are not supported: AMD Radeon HD 4xxx s |
| The window opens: get your hands on Thief™ for Mac | 2015-11-24 | Thief has snuck stealthily onto Mac OS X, ported by Feral Interactive. Loot the informative documents from the Mac version minisite then find Thief: Master Thief Edition stashed here on Steam with the additional bounty of a mini digital art book, comic book and soundtrack. Playable DLC is available separately. The system requirements are: MINIMUM: OS: Mac OS X 10.10.5 Processor: 1.8 GHz Intel RAM: 4GB Hard Disk: 35GB Graphics: 1GB Input: Keyboard & Mouse RECOMMENDED: OS: Mac OS X 10.11.1 or higher Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel RAM: 8GB Hard Disk: 45GB Graphics: 2GB Input: Gamepad The following graphics cards are not supported: AMD Radeon HD 4xxx s |
| Seventh Patch for Thief, v1.7 build 4158.21 | 2014-11-07 | Hello everyone, We have just made public a new version of the PC version of Thief, v1.7 build 4158.21 This patch will be applied by Steam automatically when you next start the game. If your game does not update, please restart the Steam client. This patch will address the following issues. Made several AMD Mantle specific optimizations. Fixed several issues with AMD Mantle and specific hardware configurations. While we expect this patch to be an improvement for everyone, if you do have trouble with this patch and prefer to stay on the old version we made a Beta available on Steam, v1.6 build 4158.14, that can be used to switch back to the pre |
| Seventh Patch for Thief, v1.7 build 4158.21 | 2014-11-07 | Hello everyone, We have just made public a new version of the PC version of Thief, v1.7 build 4158.21 This patch will be applied by Steam automatically when you next start the game. If your game does not update, please restart the Steam client. This patch will address the following issues. Made several AMD Mantle specific optimizations. Fixed several issues with AMD Mantle and specific hardware configurations. While we expect this patch to be an improvement for everyone, if you do have trouble with this patch and prefer to stay on the old version we made a Beta available on Steam, v1.6 build 4158.14, that can be used to switch back to the pre |
| THIEF Tech Support | 2014-02-27 | You just got home clutching your hot new copy of THIEF in your greedy paws, lights are dimmed, snacks are on hand, you're all ready to play and... GRAR. Technical problem. Nothing more frustrating. But there's help! We'll be compiling known issues and solutions and updating this page regularly to make sure your thieving goes as smoothly as possible. Check out the below link for the latest FAQ http://community.eidosmontreal.com/blogs/Thief-Tech-Support?theme=thief |
| THIEF Tech Support | 2014-02-27 | You just got home clutching your hot new copy of THIEF in your greedy paws, lights are dimmed, snacks are on hand, you're all ready to play and... GRAR. Technical problem. Nothing more frustrating. But there's help! We'll be compiling known issues and solutions and updating this page regularly to make sure your thieving goes as smoothly as possible. Check out the below link for the latest FAQ http://community.eidosmontreal.com/blogs/Thief-Tech-Support?theme=thief |