Games like Thief II: The Metal Age
If Thief II: The Metal Age is your kind of game, the closest matches are Thief: Deadly Shadows, Thief and Styx: Master of Shadows — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Thief II: The Metal Age is a challenging first-person stealth simulation set in a steampunk world where sound and shadow form the core mechanics. Players navigate 15 complex, non-linear levels using their wits and an array of gadgets to steal loot and outsmart guards with advanced AI. The game offers a lengthy solo campaign with an immersive story, and reviewers highlight its atmospheric world and rich narrative. Developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive Corp., the title received a Metacritic score of 87 and holds a 95% positive rating from 1,415 Steam reviews. Priced at $6.99 USD, it is not currently supported on Steam Deck.
About Thief II: The Metal Age: 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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Steam players who put hours into Thief II: The Metal Age also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Thief: Deadly Shadows
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Top pick for Thief II: The Metal Age fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
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.
Thief
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Second-strongest match for Thief II: The Metal Age fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
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.
Styx: Master of Shadows
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Third-strongest match for Thief II: The Metal Age fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
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.
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
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Ranked #4 for Thief II: The Metal Age fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
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.
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
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Ranked #5 for Thief II: The Metal Age fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
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.
Unknightly
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Ranked #6 for Thief II: The Metal Age fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
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.
Kristala
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Ranked #7 for Thief II: The Metal Age fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Kristala is a dark fantasy ARPG featuring challenging combat, fluid parkour, and deep exploration. Master the ancient magic of the Sacred Six Kristals and uncover the source of a mysterious curse in a thrilling, story-driven adventure.
Skin Deep
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Ranked #8 for Thief II: The Metal Age fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Thief II: The Metal Age.
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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Tomb Raider Game of the Year
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Reviewers of Thief II: The Metal Age cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
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Reviewers of Thief II: The Metal Age cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
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.
System Shock
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Reviewers of Thief II: The Metal Age cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
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Reviewers of Thief II: The Metal Age cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Metro Exodus
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Reviewers of Thief II: The Metal Age cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Thief II: The Metal Age at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~86% under Thief II: The Metal Age on Steam right now. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~57% under Thief II: The Metal Age on Steam right now. Shares Action and Simulation with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
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Priced ~72% under Thief II: The Metal Age on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Thief II: The Metal Age.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~86% under Thief II: The Metal Age on Steam right now. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~57% under Thief II: The Metal Age on Steam right now. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
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Priced ~57% under Thief II: The Metal Age on Steam right now. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~72% under Thief II: The Metal Age on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Thief II: The Metal Age.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Nodebuster
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Priced ~57% under Thief II: The Metal Age on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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Other recommendable Steam games by Looking Glass Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
System Shock® 2 (1999)
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Another title from Looking Glass Studios, the studio behind Thief II: The Metal Age. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
"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.
Thief Gold
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Another title from Looking Glass Studios, the studio behind Thief II: The Metal Age. Shares Action and Simulation with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.
System Shock: Enhanced Edition
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Another title from Looking Glass Studios, the studio behind Thief II: The Metal Age. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
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....
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
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Another title from Looking Glass Studios, the studio behind Thief II: The Metal Age. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
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.
Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri
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Another title from Looking Glass Studios, the studio behind Thief II: The Metal Age. Shares Action and Simulation with Thief II: The Metal Age.
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.
Thief: The Dark Project Remastered
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Another title from Looking Glass Studios, the studio behind Thief II: The Metal Age. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
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.
Frequently asked about Thief II: The Metal Age
- Does Thief II: The Metal Age work on Steam Deck?
- Thief II: The Metal Age is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Thief II: The Metal Age cost?
- Thief II: The Metal Age is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Thief II: The Metal Age?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Thief II: The Metal Age are Thief: Deadly Shadows, Thief, Styx: Master of Shadows.
- Who developed Thief II: The Metal Age?
- Thief II: The Metal Age was developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive Corp..
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