Jazzy Stealth-action Game Thick As Thieves Hits Pc On May 20

Thick arsenic Thieves, nan magical heist crippled from a unit of stealth legends astatine OtherSide Entertainment, is coming to Steam connected May 20. OtherSide and patient Megabit Entertainment announced nan merchandise day successful a caller gameplay trailer during today's Triple-i Initiative showcase (which was packed with cool indie games, arsenic always).

OtherSide was founded by Thief and System Shock 2 seasoned Paul Neurath successful 2013, and Deus Ex creator Warren Spector joined successful 2016. These are 2 of nan developers who shaped nan stealth genre arsenic we cognize it, truthful Thick arsenic Thieves has a coagulated foundation. The caller trailer showcases nan game's fictional Scottish metropolis of Kilcairn, wherever magic and exertion conflict against a backdrop of 1910s euphony and architecture. At launch, Thick arsenic Thieves will characteristic 2 thieves, 2 maps, 16 contracts, six unsocial pieces of cogwheel and aggregate trouble settings, which change nan layout of each level.

Thick arsenic Thieves has evolved since its introduction astatine The Game Awards successful December 2024. It was primitively sounded arsenic a PvPvE game, but it's landing arsenic a solo aliases two-player experience, pinch nary player-on-player brawls. OtherSide announced nan pivot connected Steam connected April 2, 2026:

"As improvement progressed and nan world of Kilcairn has travel to life, we recovered that we were having much nosy pinch solo and co-op play. So, we’ve taken a determination we consciousness is correct for nan game: Thick arsenic Thieves is now focused connected two-player co-op and azygous player. This sharpened attraction has allowed america to double down connected what makes Thick arsenic Thieves genuinely typical — move stealth gameplay."

A fistful of playtesters and early fans expressed their disappointment astatine nan removal of PvP. A developer responded to 1 mobility with, "PvPvE whitethorn travel further down nan line."

There's besides nary connection connected nan console versions of nan game. Thick arsenic Thieves was announced for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, but today's news suggests it's coming to Steam first (if not only). Details are a spot up successful nan aerial astatine nan moment, but hey, astatine slightest it's on-brand for nan developers of a stealth crippled to beryllium sneaky.