Rank 01Why this
Shares environmental exploration with Thief.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2012
The closest matches to Thief: Dishonored, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Styx: Master of Shadows, Assassin's Creed® Syndicate, and Styx: Shards of Darkness. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
Rank 01Why this
Shares environmental exploration with Thief.
Rank 02Why this
Also Steampunk and Stealth, like Thief.
Rank 03Why this
Also Assassin and Steampunk, like Thief.


Why this: Also Assassin and Parkour, like Thief.


Why this: Also Assassin and Stealth, like Thief.

Why this: Also Heist and Stealth, like Thief.

Players highlight
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

Why this: Also Assassin and Steampunk, like Thief.

Why this: Also Steampunk and Stealth, like Thief.


Why this: Also Assassin and Stealth, like Thief.

Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Thief.



Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Thief at current Steam store prices.

Why this: Shares environmental exploration with Thief.

Why this: Also Parkour and Stealth, like Thief.

Why this: Shares tool upgrades with Thief.


Why this: Also Assassin and Heist, like Thief.

Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Thief.


Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

Why this: Shares environmental exploration with Thief.

Why this: Also Assassin and Steampunk, like Thief.

Why this: Also Assassin and Parkour, like Thief.
The closest matches to Thief: Dishonored, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Styx: Master of Shadows, Assassin's Creed® Syndicate, and Styx: Shards of Darkness. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Thief is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dishonored, Thief: Deadly Shadows and Styx: Master of Shadows — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and immersive, and single out its environmental exploration and non combat approach. 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.
Thief is a 2014 action-adventure game developed by Eidos-Montréal that casts players as master thief Garrett navigating a dark, steampunk-influenced city. The gameplay centers on environmental exploration, non-combat approaches, objective finding, stealth precision, and tool upgrades that enhance sneaking without undermining the challenge. Players describe the gothic atmosphere as oppressive and immersive, and report that levels hide secrets for keen-eyed explorers while silence and stealth matter far more than combat. The game runs in approximately medium length as a solo-only experience and is marked as playable on Steam Deck. Reviews for Thief stand at 68% positive out of 7,433 Steam reviews.
About Thief: 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.
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“[h1] Thief... hate to leave a negative review for this one although this game tries to be AAA on the edge with excellent voice acting, epic music, awesome treasure hunting and stealth action, but there's one MAJOR drawback here... AI in…”
“Deadly Shadows is far superior, just get that instead. They really nuked any potential of combat in this one and it is mostly stealth to the point where it is boring and the part of the game that is decent feels like a ripoff of Dishonored…”
People who play it also play: Dishonored, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Styx: Master of Shadows
Thief is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Thief is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Thief are Dishonored, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Styx: Master of Shadows.
Thief was developed by Eidos-Montréal, Feral Interactive (Mac) and published by Eidos Interactive Corp., Feral Interactive (Mac).