How many people are playing Thief right now?

71 people are playing Thief on Steam right now, making it the 2869th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 100 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is Thief's all-time peak player count?

Thief's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 18,335, reached in February 2014.

Is Thief good? What do Steam reviews say?

75% of 17,452 Steam user reviews are positive (Mostly Positive).

How much does Thief cost on Steam?

Thief costs $19.99 on Steam (US).

Does Thief work on Steam Deck?

Thief is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Thief

by Eidos-Montréal, Feral Interactive (Mac) · published by Eidos Interactive Corp., Feral Interactive (Mac) · Released Feb 28, 2014

Steam Deck PlayableLinux & Deck: Gold

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Players now

#2,869

▼ 7.8%vs 24h ago · updates every minute

Review score

75% positive

Mostly Positive17,452 reviews

Owners (est.)1M–2M

24h peak

100

Highest seen18,335

Feb 201412.8 years ago

Price on Steam

$19.99

Lowest ever $19.99 Nov 2026

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Players -7.8% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 16:15 UTC · tracking since 2014-02-01

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Editions and bundles on Steam

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$19.99
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Thief: Master Thief EditionEdition
$24.99
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Thief DLC: Booster BundleEdition
$2.49
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Master Thieves BundleBundle
−31% $61.73 $42.73
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Thief and Thief VR: Legacy of ShadowBundle
$33.98
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Thief CollectionBundle
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Reviews

75% positive of 17,452 · Mostly Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works, but may need extra effort. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Playable

!Text input does not automatically invokes keyboard
✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Controller glyphs match deck device
✓Interface text is legible
✓Default configuration is performant

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Apr 11, 2019, 10:25 AM UTC
Build 3728452the current build when we started tracking38.4 GB on Windows

Patch notes

Sep 29, 2026
The Thief: Pulse of Promise crowdfunding campaign is now live
The official Thief: Pulse of Promise crowdfunding campaign is now LIVE on BackerKit! Set between The Dark Project and The Metal Age, this officially licensed graphic novel was developed in collaboration with Eidos-Montréal. Back it today!What's in the Campaign…
Aug 11, 2026
"I think that might be a misread": Thief designer on why making a triple-A immersive sim doesn't really work
Broadly speaking, it's fine for something to exist as a niche. Whatever form of media a thing might be, to fulfil a niche is to meet the expectations of at least a handful of people with a particular taste that many others don't, and I think that's a delightfu…
Aug 11, 2026
Thief designer says that the immersive sim audience is too small for AAA games: 'There's quite a few of us who think the way to do it is be III or AA'
Randy Smith Evergreen knows his immersive sims. As a designer on Thief: The Dark Project, he was there in the early days of the genre, and his credits include System Shock 2 and Dark Messiah: Might and Magic, as well as Thief 2 and Thief: Deadly Shadows. And h…
Jun 24, 2026
Announcing Thief: Pulse of Promise, a new officially-licensed graphic novel
A new heist awaits. Thief: Pulse of Promise is an all-new officially licensed graphic novel set between the events of Thief: The Dark Project and Thief II: The Metal Age, coming soon to BackerKit for crowdfunding.Created by Bit Bot in collaboration with Eidos-…
Jun 7, 2026
Announcing Thief: The Dark Project Remastered
Nightdive Studios, Eidos-Montréal and Atari today announced Thief: The Dark Project Remastered, a modern revival of the groundbreaking 1998 classic from Looking Glass Studios that helped define the stealth genre. Remastered with Nightdive’s KEX Engine, the rel…
May 26, 2026
"It felt like we had needed couples therapy": Dishonored devs Arkane making Thief or Blade Runner games sounds ace, but might have sparked a creative director scrap
Dishonored co-directors Raphael Colantonio and Harvey Smith seem like good mates. In a newly published YouTube let's play of their creation, they sit side by side, both dressed in black t-shirts like a married couple who've gone to great pains to coordinate th…

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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 75% on 2026-11-01 → 75% today (17,452 reviews)

Nov 1, 2026Price$19.99

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DLC

5 items on Steam, newest first.

THIEF: The Bank Heist
$4.9960% positive
THIEF DLC: The Forsaken - Challenge Map
$4.9957% positive
THIEF DLC: Booster Pack - Opportunist
$0.9972% positive
THIEF DLC: Booster Pack - Predator
$0.9960% positive
THIEF DLC: Booster Pack - Ghost
$0.9958% positive

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Trading cards

8 cards. Buying one of each costs $0.41, which crafts this game's badge; the foil set costs $5.60.

Cheapest badges

Thief Taker General$0.04

Baron$0.05

Garrett (Trading Card)$0.05

Basso$0.05

the Queen of the Beggars$0.05

Foil cards (7)

Thief Taker General$0.19

the Queen of the Beggars$0.69

Prices checked 2026-11-02, lowest Steam Community Market listing in US dollars.

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Thief player count and quick facts

How many people are playing Thief right now?: 71 people are playing Thief on Steam right now, making it the 2869th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 100 players. The number updates every few minutes.
What is Thief's all-time peak player count?: Thief's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 18,335, reached in February 2014.
Is Thief good? What do Steam reviews say?: 75% of 17,452 Steam user reviews are positive (Mostly Positive).
How much does Thief cost on Steam?: Thief costs $19.99 on Steam (US).
Does Thief work on Steam Deck?: Thief is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Live data from Steam, tracked by SteamPlayerBase.

Store info

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.

Developer: Eidos-Montréal, Feral Interactive (Mac)
Publisher: Eidos Interactive Corp., Feral Interactive (Mac)
Release date: Feb 28, 2014
Install size: 20 GB minimum
Platforms: macOS · Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure · All
Steam app ID: 239160

Thief

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