Thief of Thieves
- July 16, 2018
- Rival Games
- 11h median play time
Get on SteamThief of Thieves is a stealth action game where you play as a master thief, orchestrating heists and outsmarting guards. The game is based on the comic book series of the same name, and features a story-driven campaign with multiple missions. Use stealth and cunning to avoid detection, steal valuable items, and make a clean escape.
PC
Steam Deck
Windows
Reviews
- The game features stunning comic book-inspired visuals and excellent sound design, creating an immersive experience.
- The narrative is engaging, with well-paced storytelling and meaningful choices that impact the gameplay.
- The game offers replayability through various side objectives and character interactions, enhancing the overall experience.
- The controls and movement can feel clunky and unresponsive, particularly when using a keyboard and mouse.
- The camera angles are often problematic, making it difficult to navigate and see important elements in the environment.
- The game is plagued by bugs and technical issues that can disrupt gameplay and lead to frustrating experiences.
- story164 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally well-received, featuring a captivating heist narrative enriched by stunning visuals and strong voice acting, though some players find it lacks depth and character development. While choices significantly impact the gameplay and story progression, technical issues and bugs can detract from the overall experience. Overall, it offers an engaging comic-book style story that encourages replayability, despite some criticisms regarding pacing and execution.
“From the absolutely beautiful and stunning visuals, with incredibly good stylization, to the amazing sound design and voices, this game hit absolutely all the right notes when it came to immersing me into the story.”
“The game really excels at making you feel like your choices matter, with each mission having optional side objectives which either reward you with additional character dialogue, making future main objectives easier, or absolutely changing the way the future heists play.”
“It's a heist story told well for the most part (the core plot is complete by the end; so there is no 'to be continued' to ruin the experience either) and the game stealth sections are solid, rarely annoying.”
“While the premise holds promise, the execution of the storytelling lacks depth and fails to fully captivate players.”
“It's a comic book style story, so I wasn't expecting lots of depth, but to me it's a puddle and a small one at that.”
“However, the story was a little flat.”
- gameplay94 mentions
- 26 % positive mentions
- 66 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The gameplay in "Thief of Thieves: Season One" is a mixed bag, featuring enjoyable narrative elements and unique comic-style visuals, but marred by clunky mechanics, simplistic stealth systems, and frequent technical issues. While players appreciate the customization options in heists and the overall fun factor, many criticize the lack of depth in stealth gameplay and AI behavior, which detracts from the experience. Overall, the game offers a decent story-driven experience but falls short of its potential due to its gameplay shortcomings.
“There's great-looking comic-style visuals, amazing voice-acting, interesting level design, some unique gameplay elements, and interesting storytelling.”
“As a stealth-focused game, Thief of Thieves Season One offers a variety of mechanics to navigate and infiltrate various locations.”
“Your choices in both story and gameplay lead you to different situations, and if you want to experience this, you need to play it more than once.”
“However, the stealth mechanics feel overly simplistic and lack depth.”
“Players frequently encounter bugs, glitches, and performance problems, which disrupt immersion and hinder gameplay.”
“With a lackluster narrative, simplistic stealth mechanics, limited level design, technical issues, and underwhelming presentation, the game falls short of its potential.”
- graphics66 mentions
- 58 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
The graphics of "Thief of Thieves" are widely praised for their stunning comic book-inspired art style, which enhances the overall aesthetic and immersion of the game. Players appreciate the beautiful animations, quality voice acting, and unique visual design, although some note issues with anti-aliasing and a lack of depth in gameplay. Overall, while the visuals are a highlight, they are sometimes overshadowed by the game's functional shortcomings.
“From the absolutely beautiful and stunning visuals, with incredibly good stylization, to the amazing sound design and voices, this game hit absolutely all the right notes when it came to immersing me into the story.”
“The game also has a distinct comic book art style which makes the characters really stand out after each heist in cut scenes.”
“The visuals are damn cool with beautiful animations.”
“Graphics are fine overall, but anti-aliasing needs to be fixed, as you constantly see these unpleasant jagged lines everywhere.”
“On the one hand, when I bought this game, I had the idea that it would be similar to a Telltale game because of the graphics.”
“The graphics and soundtrack are adequate.”
- stability28 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent bugs, glitches, and performance problems that disrupt gameplay and immersion. Players report frustrating freezes, particularly when exiting to the desktop or during critical story moments, often requiring level restarts. While some users note that the autosave feature mitigates progress loss, the overall consensus is that the game's stability problems are severe enough to hinder enjoyment and may render it unplayable for some.
“I've had numerous situations where the game freezes at major points of the story and I've had to replay the entire level because it wouldn't progress, no matter how many times I reloaded the checkpoint.”
“Players frequently encounter bugs, glitches, and performance problems, which disrupt immersion and hinder gameplay.”
“Seems buggy enough to be unplayable... hopefully they will fix it; the premise seems really cool.”
- optimization12 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is notably poor, with players reporting frequent bugs, glitches, and performance issues that disrupt gameplay and immersion. Many express disappointment, as these technical shortcomings overshadow the otherwise engaging mechanics and atmosphere, particularly during stealth sections and complicated missions. Improved optimization across various hardware configurations is essential for a smoother experience.
“Improved optimization across different hardware configurations would also ensure smoother gameplay and prevent frustrations caused by subpar performance.”
“The base game mechanics are fun for the most part; however, stealth sections limp substantially, and bearing in mind there is a fair amount of them, it can further stump gameplay that is already hindered by stilted camera angles that needlessly complicate certain missions and a guidance system that relays an overwhelming amount of information.”
“Players frequently encounter bugs, glitches, and performance problems, which disrupt immersion and hinder gameplay.”
“I'm honestly very disappointed because the game really looks interesting, looks like quite a journey, but you get ripped out of the atmosphere by bad performance, bad AI, and these bugs.”
“The base game mechanics are fun for the most part; however, stealth sections limp substantially, and bearing in mind there is a fair amount of them, it can further stump gameplay that is already hindered by stilted camera angles that needlessly complicate certain missions, a guidance system that relays an overwhelming amount of information, and recurrent performance issues.”
- music10 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its superb quality, effectively enhancing the atmosphere and complementing the engaging story. Reviewers highlight the strong voice work alongside the soundtrack, noting it as a standout feature that contributes to the overall enjoyment of the game. Despite some technical issues, the music remains a significant positive aspect, adding depth to the gaming experience.
“It’s an admirable attempt to innovate and revive the Lucas Arts/old school Telltale style of game, with a sleek and killer visual aesthetic, superb soundtrack, strong voice work, and very legible puzzles.”
“Good music for the atmosphere.”
“The voice acting and music are also top-notch.”
- atmosphere6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is praised for its good music and voice acting, which contribute positively to the experience. However, many players express disappointment due to performance issues, poor AI, and bugs that detract from the immersive journey the game aims to provide.
“The music perfectly complements the atmosphere, creating an immersive experience.”
“The voice acting adds a nice touch to the atmosphere, enhancing the overall experience.”
“The combination of good music and voice acting truly elevates the game's atmosphere.”
“I'm honestly very disappointed because the game really looks interesting, seems like quite a journey, but you get ripped out of the atmosphere by bad performance, poor AI, and numerous bugs.”
- replayability4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The game is noted for its good replayability, with a campaign lasting around 5-6 hours that encourages players to revisit it. Many reviewers find it recommendable, especially at its twenty-dollar price point.
“With the overall quality, and a campaign of about 5-6 hours with some replay value, I'd say it's recommendable at the twenty dollar price.”
“The campaign lasts about 5-6 hours, and while there is some replay value, it doesn't feel substantial enough to warrant multiple playthroughs.”
“After completing the game, I found that the replayability was limited, making it hard to justify playing through again.”
“While the game is enjoyable, the lack of significant changes in replaying the campaign makes it feel less appealing for multiple runs.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game somewhat tedious, as while no achievements are technically missable due to the mission/chapter select option, the need to replay missions—especially after mistakes—can lead to frustration.
“No achievement in the game is technically 'missable' per se as there's a mission/chapter select option in the main menu, but having to replay the same missions (or multiple if you mess up) is a bit tedious and can get frustrating.”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is criticized for its insufficient character development, leading to a weak emotional connection with players. This lack of depth in the characters, including the protagonist, diminishes the overall impact of the narrative.
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game features decent humor complemented by excellent voice acting, enhancing the overall comedic experience.
“There is some pretty decent humor in it and some great voice acting.”
