Thief: Deadly Shadows is an adventure developed by Ion Storm, released 25 May 2004 on Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 22 hrs to finish.
What Thief: Deadly Shadows is
Thief: Deadly Shadows is an adventure game developed by Ion Storm and released in 2004. It was published by Eidos Interactive. It is available on Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 2.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Master Thief Garrett is contacted by the Keeper Artemus, who wants him to steal two valuable artifacts. Meanwhile, Garrett learns that the coming of a Dark Age had been prophesied long ago. Gaining access to the Keeper Prophecies, Garrett learns that an ancient book known as the Compendium of Reproach contains more information about the prophecy. As Garrett is trying to solve the mystery, it becomes more and more clear to him that there is a traitor in the order of the Keepers.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Thief: Deadly Shadows holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 135 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 22 hrs.
What it launched against
Thief: Deadly Shadows launched on 25 May 2004, within three weeks of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Thief 3: Deadly Shadows, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Thief 3: Deadly Shadows, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures.
Cheats and codes
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Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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