Thief: The Dark Project Remastered reveals Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch release date, physical editions, new trailer
Posted on November 2, 2026 by Brian(@NE_Brian)
in News, Switch, Switch 2
Atari, Nightdive Studios, and Eidos-Montreal today shared the release date for Thief: The Dark Project Remastered, and also revealed a physical release.
The game launches for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch on December 3, 2026 as a digital download. The standard digital edition will be sold for $30, but there’ll also be a Digital Deluxe Edition for $35, which contains an art book, the official soundtrack, and an excerpt of an upcoming novelization of Thief: The Dark Project.
Thief: The Dark Project Remastered will be getting a $40 Steelbook Edition, featuring the game, a steelbook, and a printed manual. Finally, the $70 Deluxe Trapezoid Edition has the standard game, printed manual, steelbook, and a Remaster Diary in a recreation of the trapezoid-shaped “big-box” retail packaging of the original 1998 release. Note that all physical versions are also playable on the original Nintendo Switch.
Here’s an overview of the title:
Thief: The Dark Project Remastered is a modern revival of the groundbreaking classic from Looking Glass Studios that helped define the stealth genre. Remastered with Nightdive Studios’ KEX Engine, the release includes Thief: The Dark Project, the additional missions, content and updates from the 1999 Thief Gold re-release and the all-new narrative campaign, The Tarnished Mirror.
Made by the acclaimed creators of Thief: The Black Parade, one of the most ambitious fan-made expansions in PC gaming history, The Tarnished Mirror is designed to feel immediately familiar, serving as a bridge between Thief: The Dark Project and Thief II: The Metal Age. Steadily introducing new factions, environments and Lovecraftian horror, this premium story expansion is built entirely using the technology and visual language of the remaster, pushing scale and atmosphere beyond the original game’s limits while preserving its identity. This collaboration marks a rare industry moment, with Nightdive and Eidos-Montréal welcoming a community creation directly into official canon.
Thief: The Dark Project Remastered is also compatible with player-created mods, including The Black Parade.
Within The Tarnished Mirror, a seemingly straightforward theft spirals into imprisonment, uneasy alliances and a descent into a drowned, R’lyeh-like necropolis. Players will experience an expanded enemy roster, ambitious level design and a pure Thief experience that descends into unsettling, otherworldly horror.
We have a new release date trailer for Thief: The Dark Project Remastered below.
Release Date Trailer
Access more Nintendo Switch 2 news in our archives.
More: Atari, Eidos Montreal, Nightdive Studios, Thief: The Dark Project Remastered, top
