Choose Thief: Deadly Shadows
Choose Thief: Deadly Shadows if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 80.5% positive across 1,557 reviews.
Thief: Deadly Shadows vs Thief
Thief: Deadly Shadows and Thief both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Thief: Deadly Shadows (2007) is 7 years older than Thief (2014). Thief: Deadly Shadows scores higher on Steam reviews (80.5% positive) than Thief (67.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Thief
Choose Thief if you want an Adventure game with Steam Leaderboards, Subtitle Options, and Custom Volume Controls. On Steam, it's the newer release (2014) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 7,433 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Thief: Deadly Shadows and Thief sit in Action on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Thief: Deadly Shadows |  Thief | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 8.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.5% positive (1,557 reviews) | 67.8% positive (7,433 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ion Storm | Eidos-Montréal, Feral Interactive (Mac) |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Thief: Deadly Shadows (2007) is 7 years older than Thief (2014).
- Thief: Deadly Shadows scores higher on Steam reviews (80.5% positive) than Thief (67.8% positive).
- Thief: Deadly Shadows is currently ~55% cheaper on Steam than Thief (8.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Thief: Deadly Shadows vs Thief — FAQ
- Which is better, Thief: Deadly Shadows or Thief?
- On Steam reviews Thief: Deadly Shadows scores higher (80.5% positive) than Thief (67.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Thief: Deadly Shadows is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Thief: Deadly Shadows or Thief first?
- If you want chronology, Thief: Deadly Shadows (2007) came out before Thief (2014). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Thief: Deadly Shadows and Thief similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.