Thief's debut in 1998 was a revelation for the stealth genre, cementing many of the core ideas that are still in use today. But it was Deadly Shadows, released in 2004, that stands as the franchise's best entry. It was the first and only Thief game to allow the player to manually switch to a third-person perspective, granting an entirely new dynamic to the game that gave you infinitely more options to mess around with. Topped off with one of the most infamous levels ever created, the horrific "Robbing The Cradle" that puts you squarely into the heart of an insane asylum, Deadly Shadows continues the trend of mixing horror with stealth. Deadly Shadows can do everything from grip you with intense fear to challenging every skill you've got as a gamer, a massive achievement that still holds up magnificently well today.
