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Thief: The Dark Project

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Game Information

Original Release Date: November 30, 1998

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)

Involved Companies: Looking Glass Studios, Eidos Interactive, Square Enix

Genres: Simulator, Adventure

Summary: Thief is a first-person stealth game that likes the dark. You sneak through the ruins of haunted cathedrals, subterranean ruins, and forbidding prisons, in a dark and sinister city - heavily inspired by Steampunk and the Dark Ages. Garrett finds an ally in the shadows, as he steals for money and uncovers the hidden agendas of allies and enemies. The story that unravels is one of deception and revenge.

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).