Thick as Thieves Release: Everything We Know About the Immersive Sim

Warren Spector and Paul Neurath may be unfamiliar to some gamers. However, their involvement in Deus Ex, Thief, Ultima, and more, means Thick As Thieves likely deserves your attention.

Announced at the Game Awards 2024, the Thick as Thieves developer is the Spector, and Neurath founded OtherSide Entertainment with its publisher, Megabit. And it looks intriguing indeed. But when will the PvPvE stealth-action tilt arrive?

Below we look into clues to the expected Thick as Thieves release date and all we’ve learned about a title that may swap many hours for huge amounts of online multiplayer fun and hijinx.

Table of Contents Table of Contents

1. Key Takeaways
2. What Is Thick as Thieves?
3. Expected Thick as Thieves Release Date
4. Thick as Thieves Price Predictions
5. Thick as Thieves Platforms
6. Thick as Thieves Trailer
7. Latest Thick as Thieves News
8. The Bottom Line
9. FAQs
10. References

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Table of Contents

1. Key Takeaways
2. What Is Thick as Thieves?
3. Expected Thick as Thieves Release Date
Show Full Guide
4. Thick as Thieves Price Predictions
5. Thick as Thieves Platforms
6. Thick as Thieves Trailer
7. Latest Thick as Thieves News
8. The Bottom Line
9. FAQs
10. References

Expected Thick as Thieves Release Date

Tracking clues for any release can be tricky, but we’ve already got a year available for the Thick As Thieves release window; 2026. As much as a 2025 release would be nice, it would be rapid, given the game’s December 12, 2024 announcement. So it’s no surprise that an official PlayStation blog post states we’ll see Thick As Thieves on the PS5 in 2026.

That post likely holds further weight, too. While staggered launches are possible, we see no reason Thick As Thieves wouldn’t launch to all of its target platforms simultaneously. So 2026, but when in 2026? We’ll come back to you on that because release schedules are decided by publishers.

Yes, sometimes it is possible to get clues. However, Thick As Thieves publisher Megabit’s other titles are marked as either TBA or yet to be released on the company’s website. Because of this, there is no way to get a sense of a preferred release schedule, so suggesting any part of 2026 for a Thick As Thieves expected release date doesn’t make much sense.

Thick as Thieves Price Predictions

We can’t provide a definitive Thick As Thieves price right now, as the title has no confirmed release date, and that information usually arrives with additional release and pricing details.

Additionally, as the Thick as Thieves game has no prequel or series titles to follow, there’s nothing to hold it up against. At this point, with any price purely speculative, we’d like Thick As Thieves to be in the $30-40 range. That’s assuming it has solid replayability and variety to offer gamers. Judging by the announcement trailer, this could well be the case.

Given that it’s a multiplayer game, we can look to popular examples such as Palworld, which costs $29.99, and Helldivers 2, which costs $39.99, to gauge what we could see from the Thick as Thieves price tag. It is not confirmed whether the game will be a premium product or free-to-play. However, we are leaning towards the former, given the quality of the production.

Thick as Thieves Platforms

Thankfully, we do know the confirmed Thick As Thieves platforms list. This is thanks to the Announce Trailer, which very clearly offers the following platforms on its end screen: PC (Steam and Epic Store), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.

Given the title is penciled for a 2026 launch, it’s safe to say that last-gen consoles aren’t getting the game. Similarly, there’s no current indication that Thick As Thieves will arrive on Nintendo Switch (or the Nintendo Switch successor). However, this may change in the near future.

Thick as Thieves Trailer

A single trailer arrived with the Thick As Thieves announcement, and the official Announce Trailer gives a snapshot of what the title will look like. Plus, there’s an initial view of Thick As Thieves gameplay — or at least a hint of its potential.

With the title considered a PvPvE multiplayer stealth game, the video shows what the blurb calls a “1910s metropolis” setting where an unknown (first-person-view) thief takes a job to steal a valuable egg-shaped item from the ‘McEwan Estate’. But that character isn’t alone in taking the job, as the trailer shows other thieves looking to pull off the theft, names as: The Hood, The Spider, and The Chameleon.

In the live game, each of these thieves will surely be active players, but they will either miss out or get in the way. This indicates the dynamics that will present themselves on release. As players will likely decide how to approach a mission or heist, there will surely be varied paths to success…

In the trailer content, on apparently gaining entry and locating the egg, the ‘first-person-view’ thief is momentarily distracted by a member of the estate’s staff being nearby. In the moment the thief looks away and back, the egg is gone. The Chameleon is then seen at the window holding the item… while dropping a smoke or gas ‘bomb.’

As the first-person-view character follows The Chameleon through the window and onto a rooftop, they launch a bolas-like throwing rope, and the ‘egg’ falls loose. All four thieves dive for it.

What’s clear from the Thick as Thieves trailer is that players need to avoid detection and law enforcement while outwitting other players to complete target thefts — all while using their own thief’s skills. The trailer is naturally light on details – specifics about the characters, their abilities, the variety of missions, maps, etc. However, it does provide hints that Thick As Thieves could be a hugely fun and action-packed title.

Latest Thick as Thieves News

Thick As Thieves was announced at The Game Awards on December 12, 2024. Its announcement trailer gives a first look at how PvPvE will work, with multiple thieves seeking to complete jobs at the expense of others to claim victory. While no release date has been given, 2026 is the year the theft-focused multiplayer title is apparently targeting.

The Bottom Line

Thick as Thieves looks to be a multiplayer take on beloved immersive sims such as Deus Ex and Thief. However, with its confirmed release window of 2026 and the light amount of gameplay revealed, it’s unknown exactly how the traditional single-player formula will convert to the PvPvE format.

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