7 RPGS That Have A Thief Class

Highlights

• RPGs offer players the opportunity to play as a thief character, engaging in stealthing and hunting for hidden riches.
• Games like Dark Messiah of Might and Magic and Quest for Glory allow players to play as a thief while also exploring other skills and abilities.
• Games like Skyrim and Baldur’s Gate 3 provide players with the option to specialize in thieving skills, becoming deadly threats from the shadows.

RPGs are all about choices, prompting players to engage in dialogue with other characters, make decisions during quests to change the direction of the plot, and create their own character and build. Classes such as warriors and mages remain hallmark elements, as is the roguish thief class.

With their aptitude for stealth and their sticky fingers capable of relieving others of their valuables, thieves are a nearly essential part of a well-rounded RPG team, and with these games, any player is free to master the art of larceny.

7 Seven: Enhanced Edition

A Unique Isometric Experience Starring a Thief

Set on the imaginative fictional island Peh, players take on the role of master thief Teriel, sent on a mission to stir up some trouble within the Vetrall Empire. The isometric stealth-focused gameplay may not measure up to games like Dishonored or Assassin’s Creed, but Seven is still a fun hidden-gem that gamers in search of something new are certain to enjoy.

Playing as the thief character, players will engage in familiar thief gameplay, such as stealthing and getting the jump on enemies, as well as hunting for hidden riches.

6 Dark Messiah Of Might And Magic

One of Arkane Studio’s Earlier Titles Features Fun Thief Skills

Though Arkane Studios is known for game series such as Dishonored, they were also responsible for creating Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, an action RPG that sees players controlling an apprentice of a wizard on an expedition to retrieve a powerful artifact.

Although they are under the tutelage of a caster, the player is by no means locked into a caster class, and instead is free to focus in on other skills, such as those necessary for being a proficient thief. These stealth skills allow them to sneak up on unaware enemies and take them out before they realize the player is right behind them.

5 Quest For Glory

Retro Gamers Can Play a Thief Without Sacrificing Other Skills.

Though slightly on the older side of gaming, Quest for Glory is still a fun adventure RPG for those that don’t mind retro game esthetics and gameplay. What’s more, PC players can easily enjoy the entire series, as it is available to purchase in one single bundle via Steam.

Each Quest for Glory game features a brand-new adventure awaiting the player, with new threats to face in each one. The players themselves have the freedom to choose from one of three classes: fighter, wizard, and thief, each granting players specific abilities that will determine how they play, but players could also choose to buy specialties locked to other classes, which was revolutionary for the time.

4 Arcanum: Of Steamworks And Magick Obscura

Thieves Are Bolstered by Their Choice of Magic or Technology.

This classic RPG was released back in the early 2000s, with gamers of that era still fondly recalling their time spent in the titular land of Arcanum, a place where magic and technology coexist. The game opens with the player surviving the crash of a zeppelin called Zephyr, which was beset by assassins during its maiden voyage.

Players are given the option of one of four classes, with one such being the thief. In Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, thieves can choose to focus on magic or technology to further their skills of larceny and stealth, making it a wholly unique experience.

3 Divinity: Original Sin 2

Stealth, Lockpick, and Pickpocket in this Immersive RPG.

The second installment in Larian Studios’ epic original RPG series, Divinity: Original Sin 2 features an impressive, unique world where magic users tap into Source, a naturally occurring substance in the world that unfortunately draws the attention of monsters called Voidwoken that are starting to overrun the world. It is up to the plucky protagonist to put an end to them.

As is custom with Larian games, players can choose to play as one of the Origin characters, or create their own from a wide range of races and classes, with one such being a rogue class. Though the class starts off as a standard rogue, players can choose to specialize in certain rogue traits such as thievery, making pickpocketing and lockpicking much easier.

Even With no Predetermined Classes, Players Can Craft a Thief Through the Skill Tree.

One cannot mention RPGs without thinking of the excellent Skyrim, a game which broke ground upon its release. Skyrim allowed players to put points into attributes rather than locking themselves into one chosen class, allowing them to be a jack-of-all-trades if they wished, but this doesn’t mean players can’t focus their build into one option.

All players need to do to make a thief is focus on buying skills in the pickpocket, lockpicking, and sneak branches, allowing them to pilfer goods from people and locked chests without being detected, and make a swift exit before anyone realizes they have been robbed. These skills will allow players to emulate the perfect thief class, though they should also invest in some combat skills, lest they end up a dragon’s dinner.

1 Baldur’s Gate 3

Thief Stands Out as the Rogue’s Best Subclass.

Larian’s smash-hit D&D RPG proved a must-play for any fan of the genre, with its impressive attention to detail, lovable cast of characters, and the amount of choices players can make, with each action provoking a reaction within the plot.

As one might expect from a D&D themed game, players can choose their class and a subsequent subclass, with rogues able to focus on magic tricks, assassination, or larceny. The thief subclass stands out as possibly the best rogue subclass, as now only does it make sleight of hand tasks easier, they can do more bonus actions during their turns. This means thieves have far more action economy than most other classes, and it can make them deadly threats from the shadows during combat.