A classic horror mission that holds up remarkably well 20 years on. Garrett sets off to investigate an abandoned Hammerite factory in the mountains, and what he finds there was so compelling that Ion Storm hired this mission’s author to work on Deadly Shadows. Playing it even now, one can see why: it showcased what a true auteur could do with th...

Highly varied in themes , decent challenge and some missions with great layouts make this a enjoyable campaign.The missions in the middle are the weakest - the story stumbles around not knowing what it wants to be and gameplay is pushed to the background by fancy themes and visuals.

quite good

A nicely made smaller city streets&interiors/lair mission with near professional production qualities that is not too big or difficult, has very lovable environments and architecture and above all, offers for the most part a playstyle that goes slightly against the grain of what one would typically expect of thief with cleverly incorporated ad...

I always enjoyed skacky's take on Thief and how it transpired in his famous missions.

The premise is simple: come back to the roots! No fancy-shmancy cutscenes, no heavy plot or alternate equipment, just good old thievery. Take your rope arrows, lockpicks and go out on the streets with vague outline of your mission. Shadow Politics definitel...

A seemingly underwhelming small-time city burglary at first (but with signs of finesse) that goes boom! dramatic in the end (not too much to disclose but scripted events are in the offing). Suggests that a follow-up might be expectable.

The first part w city streets and some interiors is relatively unimpressive in terms of layout and architecture (flat plain buildings, relatively crude and empty environments, so-so voice acting) although gameplay is okish (a murder plot that sees you incriminated, and then you take revenge on the perpetrators (a band of thugs that run the local...

Never before have I played a campaign so great and terrible at the same time.

The first mission "Walking The Edge" is clever and varied, if a little aged in it's simplicity.

"Tears of Blood" however is excellent and the crown jewel of the campaign, Garrett has been beaten up and imprisoned deep underground, what follows is a desperate c...

Knowing this would be Lady Rowena's final mission makes playing it all the more bittersweet. Her talents were tremendous, and by all accounts she was a beloved member of the community. What I admire most about her work is the depth of feeling she clearly had for her characters,; she never let easy tropes get the best of complexity. Just a short ...

Purah's previous works "Calendra's Cistern" and "Autumn in Lampfire Hills" were very enjoyable. I just can't seem to enjoy Calendra's Legacy however.

The campaign comes to a fairly strong start in the mission: "A Meeting With Basso".

Your objectives are to meet Basso so that he can be informed by Garret on where to store some loot later th...

A tremendously weird and challenging mission that almost feels like a fever dream inside the Thief universe, with its own ornate writing style and hallucinogenic geometry. It reminded me of Jedi Knight and other 90's FPS trailblazers, with those massive industrial landscapes full of inexplicable balconies surrounded by bottomless pits. Striking ...

More than any other mission, this captured the uncanny magic of the original game for me: multiple heists, otherworldly sound design, a smart mix of dread and discovery, with great, unobtrusive writing throughout. At first I wasn’t sure I liked the derezzed textures, but I came to love them, partly because they assisted making the familiar new a...

A great, solid slab of Hammerite-themed sneaking. Combines the prisonbreak and spooky crypt genres with satisfying results. Nothing truly groundbreaking, and the story frankly is barely there. But the atmosphere, sound usage, secrets, and general polish are top-notch, especially for a new author's debut mission. Excellent way to pass a cozy hour...

Short, solid, story-driven sneaker. A linear, asymmetrical castle is the setting for hunting a rival thief. The opening area is a bit drab, but once you get into the castle proper, it’s delightful. There's a great little surprise in the form of a cheese-hungry mouse, and a nice mid-level twist that deepens the already strong story. Not much repl...