Thief
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (46%); after 20h it's 1 in 6 (16%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- 20% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Lockdown ” (Finished Chapter One) and “Dust to Dust ” (Finished Chapter Two): from 88% to 62% of starters.
- 78% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 24,231 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 17.4h for positive, 11.3h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (78.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Drop Finished the Prologue 100%
- Lockdown Finished Chapter One 88% −12
- Dust to Dust Finished Chapter Two Most players quit here 62% −27
- Dirty Secrets Finished Chapter Three 41% −20
- A Friend in Need Finished Chapter Four 35% −6
- The Forsaken Finished Chapter Five 28% −6
- A Man Apart Finished Chapter Six 25% −3
- The Hidden City Finished Chapter Seven 21% −4
- The Dawn's Light Finished Chapter Eight 20% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (37)
story milestone ending side
- The Drop Finished the Prologue 100%
- Lockdown Finished Chapter One 88%
- Dust to Dust Finished Chapter Two 62%
- All That Glitters Stole 5 collectibles 60%
- Happy Birthday Sweet sixteen. Snuff said. 52%
- Child of the Shadows Finished a single chapter without alerting anyone 50%
- Dirty Secrets Finished Chapter Three 41%
- Two Faced Uncovered Lyegrove's secret 38%
- A Friend in Need Finished Chapter Four 35%
- Quickly Pick a Lucky Lock Picked a lock with masterful speed 29%
- The Forsaken Finished Chapter Five 28%
- A Man Apart Finished Chapter Six 25%
- Hidden Agenda Discovered 15 secret areas 21%
- The Hidden City Finished Chapter Seven 21%
- The Dawn's Light Finished Chapter Eight 20%
- One Step Ahead Disarmed ten trap mechanisms 20%
- Mint Condition Finished 3 consecutive chapters without taking damage 16%
- Health Hazard Killed or knocked out 10 people using the environment 15%
- Dark Archer Completed 10 optional Thieving Objectives 12%
- Predatory Drive Finished the game in 15 hours or more 12%
- Priceless Completed a collectible set 10%
- Working Overtime Completed all client jobs in The City 9.4%
- Dastardly Deeds Completed all Basso Jobs in The City 9.4%
- Focus on the Tasks at Hand Picked a pocket and a lock using the focus ability 6.8%
- Sleight of Hand Picked 100 pockets in a single playthrough 5.1%
- Hard Times Finished the game on Master difficulty 5.1%
- Obsessive Compulsive Stole all loot and collectibles in a single chapter. 4.7%
- Cache Dispenser Used 40,000 gold 4.6%
- Old Habits Die Hard Found all the secret stashes in Moira 3.6%
- Hail of Glass Shot a bottle in mid-air with an arrow 3.3%
- Clear Headed Reached the final chapter without using the focus ability 3.2%
- Legend in Leather Completed 25 optional Thieving Objectives 3.2%
- What's Yours is Mine Completed all collectible sets 3.1%
- A Moral Victory Finished the game without a single kill or knockout 3.1%
- Modesty Denied Scored an epic 5,000,000 or more in a Challenge Map 2.7%
- Something to Prove Finished the game with a custom difficulty of 700 points or more 2.7%
- Finders Keepers Discovered all secret areas 2.5%