Can I Run Thief II: The Metal Age?
Looking Glass Studios released Thief II: The Metal Age in 2012. It is an action simulation game, published by Eidos Interactive Corp.. The game supports a single player campaign. Being over ten years old, its ceiling was set by the hardware of a different era. The game ships for Windows alone. With more than 1 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. An age check at 17 sits in front of the store page. Critics scored it 87 on Metacritic.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 1.8 GHz Processor |
|---|---|
| GPU | 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended) |
| RAM | 1 GB |
| Storage | 2 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows XP or Windows Vista |
| DirectX | 7 |
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Setting and environment
Thief II: The Metal Age places its action in a steampunk world, and the player works through spaces built to be avoided rather than cleared. The view is from a first person view. There are 13 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Thief II: The Metal Age is demanding
Thief II: The Metal Age needs only 1 GB of RAM. The install is small at roughly 2 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Thief II: The Metal Age?
Thief II: The Metal Age targets a mainstream modern PC: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended) and 1 GB of RAM for the minimum. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Thief II: The Metal Age?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Thief II: The Metal Age?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 1.8 GHz Processor; GPU: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended); 1 GB RAM; OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista.
How much storage does Thief II: The Metal Age need?
Thief II: The Metal Age needs about 2 GB of HDD storage.
What is the bottleneck for Thief II: The Metal Age?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Thief II: The Metal Age is the CPU.