Thief: The Dark Project Remastered launches December 3 with a new campaign
Nightdive's remaster of the 1998 stealth classic brings Thief Gold's extra missions and a new campaign, and it's the original Thief's first time on Xbox.
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Thief: The Dark Project Remastered has a release date: December 3, 2026. The remaster of the 1998 stealth game is coming to PS5, Xbox and PC, and it adds a brand-new campaign on top of the original missions.
It's also the first time the original Thief has appeared on an Xbox console.
What's in the remaster
According to Push Square, the new version has been rebuilt with Nightdive Studios' KEX Engine and runs at 4K and 120 frames per second. It includes all the content of the base game, plus the three extra missions from Thief: Gold and an entirely new campaign called The Tarnished Mirror.
Gematsu describes the release as a modern revival of the 1998 classic from Looking Glass. The game's Steam listing credits Nightdive Studios and Looking Glass Studios as developers, with Atari and Eidos Interactive as publishers, and lists a December 3, 2026 release for PC.
A first for Xbox
Pure Xbox notes that December is usually a quiet month for new releases, but that two remasters are lined up for Xbox on December 3. One is Thief, which it calls a first-ever Xbox appearance for the original game. The other is Rayman Legends Retold, which was already known and is coming to Xbox Series X and Series S on the same day.
More Thief on the way
The remaster isn't the only Thief news. PC Gamer reports that a new expansion for Thief Remastered is being made by the Black Parade mod team and is due out next month. The coverage so far doesn't say how that expansion relates to The Tarnished Mirror campaign, so it's unclear whether they are the same thing.
There's also a treat for console collectors. PC Gamer says in a separate report that Nightdive is reviving the series' trapezoid big box for the game's special edition, but only on console. PC players won't get that version.
Release details at a glance
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Release date | December 3, 2026 |
| Platforms | PS5, Xbox, PC (Steam) |
| Engine | Nightdive's KEX Engine |
| Performance | 4K at 120 frames per second, per Push Square |
| Included | Base game, three Thief: Gold missions, The Tarnished Mirror campaign |
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