Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow
Announcement[]
Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow brings the legendary stealth franchise to life like never before—reimagined for VR.
- Thief VR is set roughly 200 years after the events of Deadly Shadows and 200 years before the events of the 2014 reboot. This gave us a unique space to develop: we're not retelling the past or rewriting what came after, but instead creating a connective branch between two distinct timelines. Threading the needle between the original trilogy's gothic, steampunk world and the more industrial, authoritarian tone of the reboot meant carefully considering how the City itself would evolve. You'll see echoes of both eras in Thief VR, the decline of the Keepers, the shifting political landscape, even how glyph magic fades into myth.[1]
- There are multiple things. So there’s the law, story, back‑story, the history of those games, a timeline, and events. We have to be sensitive to all of those things… We sit in the middle, 200 years after the original games, and we connect them. Sometimes in a very direct way, while other moments are, if you’re a fan of the games and you’re aware of the little details, there are clues.[2]
The game sees the return of Stephen Russell's Garrett.
The City is a place of shadows, ruled by the tyrant Baron Ulysses Northcrest. You are Magpie, a cunning thief orphaned by Northcrest’s brutality and shaped by the streets, who steals as the only means to survive. That is until you uncover something greater: a legendary artifact holding a legacy from the past. Use immersive VR mechanics to steal, evade, and outsmart the forces controlling The City. Unravel its darkest secrets and expose a sinister conspiracy that looms over its very foundation.
Hide in plain sight. Pick every lock. Snuff out every light.
And leave no trace.
🔎 Steal with precision - Pickpocket guards, pry open hidden compartments, and bypass locks with tactile VR interactions.
🌒 Master the Shadows - Stick to the darkness, evade patrols, and outmanoeuvre enemies with real-time stealth mechanics.
🏹 Precision & Skill - Master tools like the bow, blackjack, and water arrows with realistic haptic feedback
🎭 Unravel a conspiracy in a city where shadows speak louder than words
Brought to you by Vertigo Games, the award-winning creators of Metro Awakening and Arizona Sunshine, in close collaboration with Eidos-Montréal, Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow is currently in development by Maze Theory and marks the long-awaited return of the legendary Thief franchise.
Coming later this year to PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 2, 3 and 3S, and PC VR. Wishlist now and join the legacy.
Trailer Transcript[]
00:00 No one knows how old The City really is.
00:10 For me... it’s all I’ve ever known.
00:13 My whole world.
00:22 I was raised in this city’s shadow.
00:26 Free to take whatever I need.
00:31 To survive.
00:46 This city hides many lost and legendary treasures.
00:52 Locked away...
00:54 Waiting to be found.
00:57 Waiting to be taken.
00:59 But some treasures...
01:06 Come with more trouble than others...
01:11 I thought I was dead...
01:16 And who are you?
Game Features[]
Female protagonist, Magpie.
Timeline likely between the years 550-650 after Ulysses Northcrest turns the Moira Asylum into a prison.
- "Thief VR is set roughly 200 years after the events of Deadly Shadows and 200 years before the events of the 2014 reboot."
Magpie obtains Master Sneak-Thief's mechanical eye.
Light gem on the right glove.
Compound Mechanical Bow.
Rope Arrows, max 5?
- "We've integrated anchors into the environment in a way that feels natural and diegetic."
Water Arrows, max 30?
Ability to open windows.
Ability to pickpocket items/keys from NPC belts.
Ability to lockpick.
- "Using both hands, you'll need to carefully manipulate the pins to find the sweet spot. For maximum immersion, it's possible to rely entirely on haptic feedback—but for those who prefer guidance, a UI-assisted option is also available."
Ability to open door at variable speed.
Ability to snuff out candles with fingers.
- "Thief games include at least one level that's right out of a horror game....creepy supernatural elements are part of the Thief universe, and this is no exception."
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