Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Thief: Deadly Shadows (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Thief: Deadly Shadows on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Thief Gold (1999), which both horror, stealth, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric.
- Thief: Deadly Shadows is tagged Stealth, Atmospheric, Action, Steampunk, First-Person, Classic, Dark, Third Person by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 2 are from the same studio: Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition, Deus Ex: Invisible War.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Thief Gold (1999)
Why it matched: both horror, stealth, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 12 player tags including Stealth, Classic and First-Person; published by the same company.
Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.
Thief Gold (1999) at a glance Released 2012 Studio Looking Glass Studios Player sentiment 92% positive of 4,177 Price $1.74 StealthClassicFirst-PersonSteampunkImmersive SimHorrorFantasyImmersive
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Arx Fatalis
Why it matched: both open world, horror, stealth, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including RPG, First-Person and Dark Fantasy.
This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.
Arx Fatalis at a glance Released 2002 Studio Arkane Studios Player sentiment 88% positive of 2,634 Price $4.99 RPGFirst-PersonDark FantasyClassicImmersive SimFantasyStory RichHorror
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Dishonored
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Stealth, First-Person and Steampunk.
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
Dishonored at a glance Released 2012 Studio Arkane Studios Player sentiment 98% positive of 88,064 Price $9.99 StealthFirst-PersonSteampunkStory RichDarkFPSRPGImmersive Sim
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Vampyr
Why it matched: both open world, horror, stealth, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Story Rich and Third Person.
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
Vampyr at a glance Released 2018 Studio DONTNOD Entertainment Player sentiment 77% positive of 25,168 Price $39.99 RPGStory RichThird PersonHorrorDark FantasyDarkStealth
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Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
Why it matched: both stealth, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including RPG, First-Person and Fantasy; released around the same time (2006).
Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic at a glance Released 2006 Studio Arkane Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 11,795 Price $9.99 RPGFirst-PersonFantasyDark FantasyClassicStealthMedievalStory Rich
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Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Stealth, First-Person and Steampunk.
From the award-winning developers at Arkane® Studios comes Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider, the next standalone adventure in the critically-acclaimed Dishonored® series.
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider at a glance Released 2017 Studio Arkane Studios Player sentiment 88% positive of 13,351 Price $29.99 StealthFirst-PersonSteampunkStory RichImmersive SimDarkFPSFantasy
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and First-Person; released around the same time (2009).
PUBLISHER UPDATE - This is the product page for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, released in 2009. ---The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition presents one of the best RPGs of all time like never before. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009) at a glance Released 2009 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 95% positive of 52,982 Price $14.99 RPGFantasyFirst-PersonStory RichMedievalClassicThird PersonDark Fantasy
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition Deluxe (2009)
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and First-Person; released around the same time (2009).
PUBLISHER UPDATE - This is the product page for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Deluxe Edition, released in 2009.---The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition presents one of the best RPGs of all time like never before. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition Deluxe (2009) at a glance Released 2009 Studio Bethesda Game Studios® Player sentiment 95% positive of 52,989 Price $19.99 RPGFantasyFirst-PersonStory RichMedievalClassicThird PersonDark Fantasy
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A Plague Tale: Innocence
Why it matched: both horror, stealth, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Stealth and Medieval.
Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.
A Plague Tale: Innocence at a glance Released 2019 Studio Asobo Studio Player sentiment 93% positive of 71,473 Price $39.99 Story RichStealthMedievalThird PersonDarkHorrorDark Fantasy
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Gothic 3
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person; released around the same time (2009).
A nameless hero becomes a legend! Myrtana, a world in upheaval: overrun by orcs from the dark lands in the north, King Rhobar is defending Vengard, the former stronghold of the humans, with his last troop of followers.
Gothic 3 at a glance Released 2009 Studio Piranha Bytes Player sentiment 82% positive of 12,375 Price $19.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonMedievalStory RichClassicFirst-PersonDark Fantasy
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Story Rich.
Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition at a glance Released 2016 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 92% positive of 376,171 Price $39.99 RPGFantasyStory RichFirst-PersonThird PersonStealthClassic
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Prey
Why it matched: both open world, horror, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Immersive Sim, Horror and FPS.
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Prey at a glance Released 2017 Studio Arkane Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 54,539 Price $29.99 Immersive SimHorrorFPSFirst-PersonStory RichStealthRPG
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person.
Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War at a glance Released 2017 Studio Monolith Productions Player sentiment 89% positive of 116,690 Price $4.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonStealthStory RichMedievalDark Fantasy
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Styx: Master of Shadows
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Stealth, Story Rich and Third Person.
Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.
Styx: Master of Shadows at a glance Released 2014 Studio Cyanide Studio Player sentiment 83% positive of 11,709 Price $19.99 StealthStory RichThird PersonDark FantasyFantasyRPGSteampunk
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Call of Cthulhu
Why it matched: both open world, horror, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Story Rich and First-Person.
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Call of Cthulhu at a glance Released 2018 Studio Cyanide Studio Player sentiment 79% positive of 13,871 Price $19.99 HorrorStory RichFirst-PersonRPGDarkStealthFPS
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Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Ion Storm; both stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Stealth and Classic; released around the same time (2007).
The year is 2052. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider. Worst of all, an ages old conspiracy bent on world domination has decided that the time is right to emerge from the shadows and take control.
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition at a glance Released 2007 Studio Ion Storm Player sentiment 95% positive of 15,619 Price $6.99 RPGStealthClassicImmersive SimFPSStory RichFirst-Person
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BioShock
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Story Rich and Horror; released around the same time (2007).
BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.
BioShock at a glance Released 2007 Studio Irrational Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 32,145 Price $4.99 FPSStory RichHorrorSteampunkFirst-PersonClassicRPGImmersive
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Far Cry
Why it matched: both open world, horror, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Classic and First-Person; released around the same time (2004).
A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.
Far Cry at a glance Released 2004 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 82% positive of 11,764 Price $9.99 FPSClassicFirst-PersonStealthStory RichHorror
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Deus Ex: Invisible War
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Ion Storm; both stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including FPS, RPG and Stealth; released around the same time (2007).
Approximately 20 years after Deus Ex, the world is only beginning to recover from a catastrophic worldwide depression. In this techno-nightmare, take part in the dark struggle to raise the world from its own ashes.
Deus Ex: Invisible War at a glance Released 2007 Studio Ion Storm Player sentiment 57% positive of 2,498 Price $1.74 FPSRPGStealthImmersive SimFirst-PersonStory RichClassic
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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Classic; released around the same time (2009).
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition includes Morrowind plus all of the content from the Bloodmoon and Tribunal expansions. The original Mod Construction Set is not included in this package. An epic, open-ended single-player RPG, Morrowind allows you to create and play any kind of character imaginable.
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition at a glance Released 2009 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 95% positive of 28,571 Price $14.99 RPGFantasyClassicFirst-PersonStory RichMedievalThird Person
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Fable - The Lost Chapters
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person; released around the same time (2011).
Each person you aid, each flower you crush, and each creature you slay will change this world forever. Fable: Who will you be?
Fable - The Lost Chapters at a glance Released 2011 Studio Lionhead Studios Player sentiment 92% positive of 8,277 Price $9.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonClassicStory RichMedievalDark Fantasy
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Story Rich; released around the same time (2011).
A time of untold chaos has come. Mighty forces clash behind the scenes in a struggle for power and influence. The Northern Kingdoms mobilize for war. But armies on the march are not enough to stop a bloody conspiracy...
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings at a glance Released 2011 Studio CD Projekt RED Player sentiment 90% positive of 90,312 Price $19.99 RPGFantasyStory RichThird PersonDark FantasyMedievalDark
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The Witcher
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Story Rich; released around the same time (2007).
Become The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, a legendary monster slayer caught in a web of intrigue woven by forces vying for control of the world. Make difficult decisions and live with the consequences in a game that will immerse you in an extraordinary tale like no other.
The Witcher at a glance Released 2007 Studio CD Projekt RED Player sentiment 89% positive of 87,344 Price $9.99 RPGFantasyStory RichThird PersonDark FantasyMedievalClassic
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Risen
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person; released around the same time (2009).
Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.
Risen at a glance Released 2009 Studio Piranha Bytes Player sentiment 89% positive of 10,815 Price $14.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonDark FantasyStory RichMedievalClassic
Common questions
What game is most like Thief: Deadly Shadows?
Thief Gold (1999), on the evidence we have. It both horror, stealth, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Thief: Deadly Shadows" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Thief: Deadly Shadows. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Thief: Deadly Shadows do?
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition, Deus Ex: Invisible War are also from Ion Storm, and appear in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.