Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow arrives

The Thief franchise is back, and for the first time in virtual reality. Thief VR brings the famed fantasy world to headsets today.

New format, new Thief VR

That heading is kind of true in a few ways. For starters, Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow is indeed something new for the famed property that is Thief. The game hails from Vertigo Games, in collaboration with Eidos-Montréal and Maze Theory, and brings the steampunk realm of the PC games to virtual reality for the first time. And it also does so with a new main character in tow.

That would be Magpie, a street-level criminal who isn’t going to stay that way for long. Nope, she’s set to get an upgrade, one that’s packing an old friend. How’s that? Well, said upgrade comes in the form of an artifact that holds the spirit of original Thief star Garrett.

Does this mean that Garrett is long gone and faded from the living realm? Whether or not that’s true is seemingly part of the mystery.

The City is a place of shadows, ruled by the tyrant Baron Ulysses Northcrest. You are Magpie, a cunning thief shaped by the streets, who steals as the only means to survive until uncovering something greater: a legendary artifact holding a legacy from the past.

Experience the world of Thief for the first time in VR, blending classic stealth gameplay with next-gen immersion. Use your body to sneak past guards and your hands to pickpocket, pry open hidden compartments, and bypass locks through tactile interactions. Wield an array of arrows and tools to distract, disable, or eliminate threats with immersive VR archery as you climb rooftops, sneak through back alleys, and uncover secrets in a dark, steampunk-inspired world. Every heist offers multiple paths and playstyles, whether you sneak past guards unseen or take them down from the shadows.

Vertigo Games press release

Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow is available now of the PSVR2, Meta Quest, and Steam VR platforms.