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Thief: Deadly Shadows

2004 first-person shooter · third-person shooter · stealth game +2*

Cover art for Thief: Deadly Shadows

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Series

  • Thief

Game facts

Developers

  • Ion Storm

Publishers

  • Eidos Interactive
  • Eidos Interactive Corp.*

Engines

  • Unreal Engine 2
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Platforms

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    34*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Requirements
    IBM PC or 100% compatible, Windows 2000 or Windows XP, Intel Pentium IV 1.5 GHz (or AMD Athlon XP equivalent), 256 MB system memory, 64 MB video memory, Direct3D 9.0, and Pixel Shader 1.1, 100% DirectSound 9 compatible sound card, 3,000 MB free hard disk space, Keyboard and mouse*
    Memory
    1 GB*
    Graphics alternatives
    Intel HD Graphics 3000*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core i7 2.20 GHz*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Requirements
    Intel Pentium IV 2.0 GHz (or AMD Athlon XP equivalent), 512 MB system memory, 128 MB video memory, Direct3D 9.0, and Pixel Shader 1.1 Thief: Deadly Shadows does not support play on laptop computers.*
    Graphics alternatives
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 128MB*
    Memory
    1 GB*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core i5 1.30 GHz*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Interface languages

  • English*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Full controller support*
  • Family Sharing*

Store genres

  • Action*

Screenshots

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* Provisional data