Overview
- The remaster was revealed during the PC Gaming Show at Summer Game Fest on Sunday, June 7, and the studios confirmed a multi‑platform winter launch window but did not give a firm release date.
- Nightdive and partners Atari and Eidos Montreal are using the KEX Engine to update the 1998 original and the 1999 Thief Gold expansions with improved textures, models, animations, and restored cut scenes.
- Technical upgrades include support for up to 4K and 120 frames per second, controller support, achievements, and a ‘treasure trove’ of behind‑the‑scenes material.
- Quality‑of‑life changes add a weapon/item wheel, a mission selector, small level fixes, and the PC build will include built‑in support for custom campaigns so long‑running fan maps and missions can be played easily.
- Nightdive’s involvement leans on its track record remastering late‑90s PC classics and the project aims both to preserve Thief’s original light‑and‑sound stealth design and to make the game accessible to new players and modders.