Thief 2 is an incredible game and the perfect follow-up to Thief: The Dark Project/Gold. The gameplay and refinement of its themes are an improvement over its predecessor. While I generally preferred the level design and story of The Dark Project, Thief 2 enhances most of what was already great about the original.

As others have mentioned in their reviews, I recommend installing T2FIX for improved gameplay while maintaining much of the original design. I know many will use a keyboard, but for anyone like me who preferes a controller, I got on very well using a Steam’s controller mapping support, however, I discovered that a standard Xbox controller had too few buttons for full functionality, so I purchased a BIGBIGWON Blitz 2 controller. This controller includes four additional mappable buttons that are easily accessible while using both joysticks, and it works very well with this game and others in the series.