Thief Gold (1999)
BANGER · Action · 2012
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
WAIT.
A BANGER today. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17, and it was discounted in 8 of its last 8 seasonal sales; 75% in the Winter Sale 2025.
Today
$6.99BANGER
Typical seasonal cut
$0.9786% offBANGER
- Cost per hourS
- $0.35/hr
- ReviewsS
- 92% of 4,215
- Critics
- 92
- Genre rank
- Top 1% Action
Watch this gameOne alert at $0.97 or less.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 20.1h
- To 100%
- 35.9h 1.8x the story
Price and sales
- Sales
- 102 on record
- Typical cut
- 86% off
- Steam low
- $0.97 November 2017
- Sale every
- 42d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 31 now
- Cheaper than
- 43% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 98% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
It has been discounted 102 times in the 14 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 86 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
Against its own genre its score lands in the top 1 percent. It is better reviewed than 98 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Thief II: The Metal Age ($6.99, scores 91) beats it on value, while it beats Thief: Deadly Shadows ($8.99, scores 61).
$17.16 is where it would stop being a BANGER. It is priced at $6.99.
More about Thief Gold (1999)
Of the 454 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 3 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 79 percent of the 609 reviews written there were positive, against 92 percent overall, and those are 17 percent of everything written about it.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Last discount ended 31 days ago.
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
Great game, highly recommend using TFix to improve a lot of things like the gamma.
2 more reviews
Interesting dark and gothic stealth game, that despite its old age and janky melee combat, it's still quite enjoyable today. Some of the maps are hard to navigate, and some quest items are really, really well hidden, so sometimes a game guide might come in handy. The design of the enviroment and the atmosphere is always eerie and mysterious, probably the biggest perk of these old games style. Funniest moment of the...
A masterpiece. The plot, the voice actor, the cutscenes, the conversations, the secrets, the plot twist. A must play if you like the stealth genre, but do not expect a Dishonored gameplay. This game is 26y old and honestly it did not age well. It requires the unofficial patch "Tfix" to run and the HD texture pack to look OKish for modern standard. Be aware this game is not for everyone and can be highly frustrating...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
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.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, 2 GB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Thief Gold (1999) scores 87/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/211600/thief-gold-1999Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 31, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.