{"id":1908889,"date":"2026-04-29T14:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1908889"},"modified":"2026-04-29T14:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:00:49","slug":"after-ditching-pvp-for-solo-and-co-op-legendary-designer-warren-spectors-stealthy-thick-as-thieves-reveals-a-price-so-low-i-thought-it-was-a-typo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1908889","title":{"rendered":"After ditching PvP for solo and co-op, legendary designer Warren Spector&#8217;s stealthy Thick as Thieves reveals a price so low I thought it was a typo"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" 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class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/thick-as-thieves-header.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Thick as Thieves composite image showing a character superimposed over a shadowy outdoor scene of a thief confronting a guard at night.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"thick-as-thieves-header.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/OtherSide Entertainment<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1521645425.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" 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\/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"4cf14944-8453-4cbd-9ada-c692bfee0642\" data-name=\"Thick as Thieves\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Thick as Thieves\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Thick as Thieves\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Thick as Thieves\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Thick as Thieves\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Thick as Thieves\" title=\"Follow Thick as Thieves\"><br \/>\n  Follow Thick as Thieves<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>We&#8217;re just weeks away from the launch of Thick as Thieves, the intriguing new stealth game from legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/thief-the-dark-project\">Thief: The Dark Project<\/a> designer Warren Spector&#8217;s OtherSide Entertainment studio. And with its 20th May release date looming, the team has shared some pricing details &#8211; and, unexpectedly, you&#8217;ll be able to pick it up for less than the cost of a coffee.<\/p>\n<p>For a quick bit of context, Thick of Thieves was initially announced in 2024, promising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/warren-spectors-thick-as-thieves-is-an-intriguing-multiplayer-immersive-sim-with-dishonored-vibes\">immersive-sim-inspired PvPvE stealth action<\/a> across an alternate-history 1910s Scottish metropolis known as Kilcairn. It&#8217;s a city &#8220;steeped in intrigue and rich in opportunity&#8221;, where players &#8211; as each short play session unfolds &#8211; must deploy their sneaking skills and ingenuity to avoid guards, slip through the shadows, leap over rooftops and down into sewers, all in a bid to do some looting.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Thick as Thieves | Welcome to Kilcairn\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NZ-uZ1K-KxY?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NZ-uZ1K-KxY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Thick as Thieves | Welcome to Kilcairn<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a new look at Thick as Thieves&#8217; stealth systems.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NZ-uZ1K-KxY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last month, Otherside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/thick-of-thieves-ditches-pvp-for-solo-and-co-op-as-may-release-revealed\">revealed there&#8217;d been some significant changes during development<\/a>, explaining that while the basic premise remained the same &#8211; you&#8217;re still a thief on the prowl through the streets of Kilcairn &#8211; PvPvE had been abandoned in favour of solo and co-op play, simply because the studio was &#8220;having more fun&#8221; playing that way. And if that wasn&#8217;t enough to sway anyone still on the fence, today&#8217;s pricing announcement might well do the trick.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thick of Thieves is set to cost just \u00a34.99\/\u20ac4.99\/$4.99 USD when it <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3341000\/Thick_As_Thieves\/\">comes to Steam<\/a> on 20th May, with this launch version including what the team is calling an &#8220;introductory campaign&#8221;. It features 16 missions set across two &#8220;dynamic replayable&#8221; maps, as well as six pieces of gear you&#8217;ll unlock as the campaign plays out. The catch? It comes with an expected playtime of &#8220;at least four hours&#8221;, which is specific enough that I&#8217;m assuming it won&#8217;t last <em>too<\/em> much longer &#8211; but hopefully those dynamic maps will go some way to encouraging return visits.<\/p>\n<p>Otherside says it wanted to &#8220;bring players into the world sooner, and to give the team the flexibility to develop additional content informed by how players engage with the game.&#8221; It adds it intends to expand &#8220;the setting and its stories across future content&#8221;, but it&#8217;s not clear if that future content will come with its own price tag.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, I remain genuinely intrigued by Thick as Thieves &#8211; especially now it&#8217;s jettisoned its PvP &#8211; and will definitely be checking it out come 20th May.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>We&#8217;re just weeks away from the launch of Thick as Thieves, the intriguing new stealth game from legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/thief-the-dark-project\">Thief: The Dark Project<\/a> designer Warren Spector&#8217;s OtherSide Entertainment studio. And with its 20th May release date looming, the team has shared some pricing details &#8211; and, unexpectedly, you&#8217;ll be able to pick it up for less than the cost of a coffee.<\/p>\n<p>For a quick bit of context, Thick of Thieves was initially announced in 2024, promising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/warren-spectors-thick-as-thieves-is-an-intriguing-multiplayer-immersive-sim-with-dishonored-vibes\">immersive-sim-inspired PvPvE stealth action<\/a> across an alternate-history 1910s Scottish metropolis known as Kilcairn. It&#8217;s a city &#8220;steeped in intrigue and rich in opportunity&#8221;, where players &#8211; as each short play session unfolds &#8211; must deploy their sneaking skills and ingenuity to avoid guards, slip through the shadows, leap over rooftops and down into sewers, all in a bid to do some looting.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Thick as Thieves | Welcome to Kilcairn\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NZ-uZ1K-KxY?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NZ-uZ1K-KxY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Thick as Thieves | Welcome to Kilcairn<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a new look at Thick as Thieves&#8217; stealth systems.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NZ-uZ1K-KxY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last month, Otherside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/thick-of-thieves-ditches-pvp-for-solo-and-co-op-as-may-release-revealed\">revealed there&#8217;d been some significant changes during development<\/a>, explaining that while the basic premise remained the same &#8211; you&#8217;re still a thief on the prowl through the streets of Kilcairn &#8211; PvPvE had been abandoned in favour of solo and co-op play, simply because the studio was &#8220;having more fun&#8221; playing that way. And if that wasn&#8217;t enough to sway anyone still on the fence, today&#8217;s pricing announcement might well do the trick.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thick of Thieves is set to cost just \u00a34.99\/\u20ac4.99\/$4.99 USD when it <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3341000\/Thick_As_Thieves\/\">comes to Steam<\/a> on 20th May, with this launch version including what the team is calling an &#8220;introductory campaign&#8221;. It features 16 missions set across two &#8220;dynamic replayable&#8221; maps, as well as six pieces of gear you&#8217;ll unlock as the campaign plays out. The catch? It comes with an expected playtime of &#8220;at least four hours&#8221;, which is specific enough that I&#8217;m assuming it won&#8217;t last <em>too<\/em> much longer &#8211; but hopefully those dynamic maps will go some way to encouraging return visits.<\/p>\n<p>Otherside says it wanted to &#8220;bring players into the world sooner, and to give the team the flexibility to develop additional content informed by how players engage with the game.&#8221; It adds it intends to expand &#8220;the setting and its stories across future content&#8221;, but it&#8217;s not clear if that future content will come with its own price tag.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, I remain genuinely intrigued by Thick as Thieves &#8211; especially now it&#8217;s jettisoned its PvP &#8211; and will definitely be checking it out come 20th May.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Thick as Thieves After ditching PvP for solo and co-op, legendary designer Warren Spector&#8217;s stealthy Thick as Thieves reveals a price so low I thought it was a typo As future plans revealed. 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