Single-player games like Thief Gold
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Thief Gold, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Thief II: The Metal Age
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Thief Gold.
The ultimate thief is back! Tread softly as you make your way through 15 new complex, non-linear levels full of loot to steal and guards to outsmart. Improved enemy AI, new gadgets and a riveting story will draw you into the world of Thief II: The Metal Age, a place of powerful new technologies, fanatical religions and corruption.
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Thief: Deadly Shadows
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief Gold.
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.
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Thief
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief Gold.
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
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Styx: Master of Shadows
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief Gold.
Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.
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Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief Gold.
Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.
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Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief Gold.
The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.
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Unknightly
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief Gold.
Unknightly is a medieval VR stealth game designed from the ground up for virtual reality. You assume the role of a retired master-thief as he is drawn back into a life once thought left behind.
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Skin Deep
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Thief Gold.
Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief Gold.
Enter the world of cinematic stealth action with Splinter Cell, the game that propelled the genre to cult status. You are Sam Fisher, an elite covert agent in the NSA's top-secret division: Third Echelon.
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METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief Gold.
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
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Black Paradox
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief Gold.
Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.
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System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief Gold.
System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.
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Thieves Guild Master
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Thief Gold.
Run a thieves’ guild in Arathia, a medieval fantasy city of scheming nobles, hardworking people and rival gangs. Recruit thieves, take risky contracts, and expand your shadow empire in this turn-based guild management strategy game.
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System Shock® 2 (1999)
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief Gold.
"Remember, it is my will that guided you here. It is my will that gave you your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call a body. If you value that meat... you will do as I tell you." The cult classic sci-fi horror FPS-RPG has returned.
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System Shock: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief Gold.
Re-discover what made System Shock the first of it's kind, a ground breaking immersive sim that would inspire a generation of games to come....
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Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Thief Gold.
Lead an elite fighting team battling for freedom from the sinister forces of the Earth Hegemony. Engage in combat on the bloody battlefields of four unique worlds. Encased in your Powered Battle Armour (PBA) you are an unstoppable fighting force.
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Thief: The Dark Project Remastered
Single-player alternative to Thief Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief Gold.
The shadows are your ally. Return to the city as Garrett, master thief, in this remastered classic by Nightdive Studios. Pickpocket, prowl, and outsmart in a world where trust is a luxury and every stolen secret comes at a price.