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On 2016-11-02, Ross Ridge <rri...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> Wanda <wrsuth...@charter.net> wrote:
>>What are some PC games that have the Thief steam punk atmosphere. Or the 
>>System Shock feel?
>
> The obvious suggestions would be Deus Ex or Bioshock, both developed by
> people wwho worked at Looking Glass, the developers of both Thief and
> System Shock.  Deus Ex has a lot more stealth game play than Bioshock,
> but the later has a steampunk setting.
>
> The original Thief also has three sequels, Thief II, Thief: Deadly
> Shadows, and Thief (2014) if you haven't played them, though the last
> two games aren't generally as well regarded as the first two.
>
> Dishonoured, a stealth action game with a steampunk setting, is often
> compared to Thief (and Deus Ex).  It's probably the closest thing to
> Thief and System Shock that doesn't have a connection to those games
> and its developers.
>
> Those are all obvious suggestions, so here's some less obvious ones:
>
> Batman: Arkham Asylum:  Mostly a melee brawler, this game has a fair
> amount of stealth elements, and if you squint enough its gothic setting
> comes close to looking like steampunk.
>
> Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura:  An RPG set in steampunk/fantasy
> world.  Made by the a lot of the same people that made the first two
> Fallout games, it's basically a steampunk version of those games.
>
> Assassin's Creed:  This is an action game series set in various historical
> periods. The gameplay is a combination free-running and stealth.
>
> Hitman:  A series of stealth action games set in the modern day where
> you play an elite assassin.  The stealh gameplay is less about hiding
> from sight, and more about blending in by using disguises.

Neon Struct
Deus Ex gameplay, retro 3D style

Styx
Thief gameplay, fantasy style

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