Thief series

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The Thief series is a pioneering stealth video game franchise, begun in the late 1990s, known for its first-person sneaking, immersive sim design, and atmospheric, steampunk-inspired world.

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instanceOf stealth video game franchise ⓘ
video game series ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
firstRelease Thief: The Dark Project ⓘ
linked to: Thief series
firstReleaseDate 1998 ⓘ
genre immersive sim ⓘ
stealth ⓘ
hasGameplayPerspective first-person ⓘ
hasNotableFeature dark fantasy elements ⓘ
emergent gameplay ⓘ
first-person sneaking ⓘ
light and shadow stealth mechanics ⓘ
minimal hand-holding and UI ⓘ
multiple difficulty levels affecting objectives ⓘ
non-linear level design ⓘ
sound-based stealth mechanics ⓘ
steampunk-inspired setting ⓘ
strong emphasis on atmosphere and sound design ⓘ
hasReputation cult classic franchise ⓘ
pioneering first-person stealth design ⓘ
influencedGenre immersive sim games ⓘ
stealth games ⓘ
laterDeveloper Eidos-Montréal ⓘ
Ion Storm ⓘ
mainCharacter Garrett ⓘ
notableEntry Thief (2014 video game) ⓘ
Thief II: The Metal Age ⓘ
linked to: Thief series

Thief: Deadly Shadows ⓘ
linked to: Thief series

Thief: The Dark Project ⓘ
linked to: Thief series
notableMechanic light gem visibility indicator ⓘ
rope arrows and climbing tools ⓘ
sound propagation affecting enemy detection ⓘ
water arrows to douse torches ⓘ
originalDeveloper Looking Glass Studios ⓘ
originalPublisher Eidos Interactive ⓘ
platform Microsoft Windows ⓘ
linked to: Windows

PC ⓘ
PlayStation 3 ⓘ
linked to: Sony PlayStation 3

PlayStation 4 ⓘ
Xbox ⓘ
Xbox 360 ⓘ
Xbox One ⓘ
protagonistOccupation master thief ⓘ
publisher Eidos Interactive ⓘ
Square Enix ⓘ
settingDescription dark, steampunk-inspired city often called the City ⓘ
settingStyle dark fantasy ⓘ
gothic ⓘ
steampunk ⓘ
timePeriodOfDebut late 1990s ⓘ

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Dishonored franchise → influences → Thief series ⓘ
Thief series → firstRelease → Thief: The Dark Project ⓘ
linked to: Thief series
Thief series → notableEntry → Thief: The Dark Project ⓘ
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Thief series → notableEntry → Thief II: The Metal Age ⓘ
linked to: Thief series
Thief series → notableEntry → Thief: Deadly Shadows ⓘ
linked to: Thief series
Harvey Smith → influencedBy → Thief: The Dark Project ⓘ
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Eidos Interactive → publishedGameSeries → Thief ⓘ
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Eidos Interactive → notableFranchise → Thief ⓘ
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Stephen Russell → notableWork → Thief video game series ⓘ
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Looking Glass Studios → notableWork → Thief: The Dark Project ⓘ
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Looking Glass Studios → notableWork → Thief II: The Metal Age ⓘ
linked to: Thief series
Eidos-Montréal → partOfSeries → Thief ⓘ
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Thief (2014 video game) → partOfSeries → Thief (video game series) ⓘ
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Thief (2014 video game) → basedOn → Thief (video game series) ⓘ
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Thief (2014 video game) → isRebootOf → Thief (video game series) ⓘ
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