Thief: The Dark Project Remastered

 
Thief: The Dark Project Remastered is an upcoming modern remaster of the 1998 stealth classic, developed by Nightdive Studios using the KEX Engine. It brings back Looking Glass Studios’ pioneering first-person “sneaker” with updated visuals, performance improvements, and quality-of-life features while preserving the core stealth experience.
Sobre el juego
The remaster includes the original Ladrón: El Proyecto Oscuro plus all extra missions, updates, and content added in the 1999 Thief Gold release. You once again play as Garrett, a master thief trained by the secretive Keepers, operating in a dark, quasi-medieval city ruled by nobles, fanatics, and ancient forces. The focus remains on light and sound, making shadows and silence your primary weapons rather than direct combat.
Levels are large, nonlinear, and systemic, encouraging exploration and improvisation over scripted set pieces. Each mission offers multiple difficulty levels that add new objectives and constraints, making stealthier play more rewarding. The remaster aims to preserve these classic level designs and AI behaviors while presenting them with higher fidelity and smoother performance.
Características principales
Faithful Visual Remaster
Nightdive’s KEX Engine allows the game to run at up to 4K resolution and 120 FPS with improved textures, models, lighting, and effects. The team emphasizes fidelity over radical redesign, avoiding garish overhauls in favor of sharpening and modernizing the original look. The result is a version that feels like the Thief you remember, just clearer and smoother on modern displays.
Includes Thief Gold Content
This release bundles Ladrón: El Proyecto Oscuro with all the extra missions and content from Thief Gold. That means more levels, more objectives, and a more complete version of the original campaign. New players get the definitive way to experience the first Thief, while returning fans no longer need separate installs or fan patches.
Light and Sound Stealth Design
The game’s stealth model still revolves around visibility and noise. Staying in darkness and moving quietly are more effective than fighting guards head-on. Missions are designed around sneaking, eavesdropping, and finding alternate routes, making every decision about movement and timing meaningful. This emphasis on stealth over combat is what set Ladrón apart and remains central in the remaster.
Modern Quality-of-Life Features
The remaster adds modern controller support, achievements, and an updated weapon and item wheel for easier gear management. A mission selector lets you revisit favorite levels without juggling saves. In addition, a “Vault” or gallery-style mode will showcase development materials, concept art, and archival content from the game’s creation, similar to other recent Nightdive remasters.
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Detalles del juego

Original Developer: Looking Glass Studios
Remaster Developer: Estudios Nightdive
Editorial: Atari (with partners such as Eidos-Montréal involved for the brand)
Motor: Nightdive KEX Engine
Plataformas: PC (Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2
Ventana de liberación: Winter (exact date to be announced)
Género: Stealth, Immersive Sim, First-Person
Content Included: Thief: The Dark Project + Thief Gold missions and updates

Requisitos del sistema
As of now, the Steam page lists Thief: The Dark Project Remastered with its platforms and genre but does not provide final minimum or recommended PC system requirements. The developers instead highlight support for up to 4K resolution, 120 FPS, and modern rendering features. Exact CPU, GPU, and RAM targets have not yet been published.