No doubt many of you are familiar with the Thief series – our old friend Garrett the master thief sneaking around an alternative history of swords and arrows, castles and steam power, rooftops and electrical lighting. Like a strange Medieval-Steampunk crossover, the world of Thief is both strange and familiar – it works. Which is just as well, as in this game force of arm will not be the keys to your success, but understanding the world and keeping to its shadows, will.

What I was not aware of (and you may be in the same situation) is that a lively and apparently very skilled modding community still surrounds the Thief games. A reader by the name of Jeff was kind enough to point out the Through the Looking Glass page, which has discussions on all the Thief games (and other Looking Glass games – oh System Shock 2, how I miss thee) and reviews on the 400 or so community made maps. These add-on adventures expand the world of Thief, bringing horror and mystery, seasonal cheer and comedies, and other new facets to Garrets adventures. And with each one, this world of gears and guards becomes richer. So if you can set aside the now dated graphics, maybe you will visit again as I have had to do!