Quick answer: Thief: The Dark Project Remastered launches December 3, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, PS4, Switch and PC for $29.99. It includes Thief Gold and a brand new four mission campaign called The Tarnished Mirror. Current as of the November 2 date announcement.
Garrett has a date. Atari, Nightdive Studios and Eidos-Montréal announced today that Thief: The Dark Project Remastered launches on December 3, 2026, and the bigger surprise is what comes with it: a new campaign made for this release.
Release date, platforms and price
The remaster is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, PS4, Switch and PC through Steam, Epic Games Store and GOG. The standard edition costs $29.99 (£24.99 / €29.99). A Digital Deluxe edition at $34.99 adds an artwork remaster diary, the soundtrack and a preview of a Thief novel. PlayStation Store listings show the game unlocking at 2 PM CT on December 3, and the PS5 version is marked PS5 Pro Enhanced.
Physical editions for PS5 and Switch 2 are also planned through Clear River Games.
What is The Tarnished Mirror?
Nightdive teased extra content back in September after a Steam achievement list leaked early, and promised a reveal for today. Here it is. The Steam page describes The Tarnished Mirror as a “brand-new original 4-mission campaign set after the events of Thief: The Dark Project.” Garrett steals an old Precursor hand mirror and gets pulled into a conspiracy.
It comes from the creators of The Black Parade, one of the most respected fan campaigns in the Thief community. That matters. Thief fans have kept the series alive with custom missions for more than 25 years, and putting that talent inside an official release is a smart nod to the people who never stopped playing.
What else is included
The package runs on Nightdive’s KEX Engine, the same tech behind its Quake, Turok and Doom remasters. You get all 12 missions from the original Thief: The Dark Project plus Thief Gold, which added three missions and five new enemy types in 1999. Upgrades include 4K at up to 120fps, gyro aiming, a weapon wheel, a mission selector and support for custom campaigns.
The game was first announced in June. Steam lists a 5 GB install, so this is not a heavy download.
Why this one is worth watching
Thief basically wrote the rules for first person stealth. Light and shadow, the sound of your feet on tile versus carpet, guards who mutter to themselves. Plenty of modern games borrow from it, but the original has been hard to play on anything but a tweaked PC. A clean console version at $29.99 with new missions is about as good a revival as fans could ask for.
If you like stealth classics getting a second life, see our look at the Splinter Cell: Double Agent port on PC.
Sources: Nightdive Studios and Atari via the official Steam page, PlayStation Store listings, Atari’s product page and Gematsu.
