Thief (character Class) - Other Games

Other Games

Games featuring the thief class or class representing such archetype:

  • Ultima Online, where the title for a thief is usually Rogue. Players use Hiding, Stealth, Snooping and Stealing for stealing from monsters or potions, Scrolls of Transcendence, and anything else that isn't 'insured' from other players.
  • Fable series
  • The Elder Scrolls series; in particular The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion features an extensive Thieves' Guild and Assassins' Guild that each require a number of quests to gain access and membership.
  • Final Fantasy series
  • Everquest, under the title Rogue, known for backstabbing for massive damage
  • Everquest II, under the broader category Scout
  • Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds
  • Quest for Glory
  • Shadowbane
  • Silkroad Online
  • Swords and Serpents
  • Starwars Galaxies, under the titles of spy and smuggler
  • Thief, a series of games focused almost entirely on a thief named Garrett.
  • World of Warcraft, which contains the Rogue. Rogues in WoW use stealth, backstabs and cheap tricks to win. Night elves, gnomes, humans, dwarfs, undead, trolls, orcs, blood elves, worgen, and goblins can be rogues.
  • Diablo, which has a Rogue class, and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction which has an Assassin class.
  • Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim and Majesty 2 feature Rogue classes which have the unique ability to loot gravestones and steal from buildings, and who are easily influenced by reward flags.
  • Kingdom of Loathing, especially the Disco Bandit class.
  • Several entries of the Dragon Quest series.
  • The Wizardry series uses the thief class, although the last game (Wizardry 8) calls them rogue.
  • Rift (video game) features the Rogue as one of four class roles.
  • RuneScape uses the character class 'Thief'. There is a small Rogue's Den and Rogue's Den Maze, clearly inspired by the Thieves' Guild featured in the film Dungeons & Dragons Thieving level fifty is required to enter. Thieves are a members class, using the thieving skill, and usually dress in black clothing and masks, as do NPC Thieves. Thieves can usually be seen pickpocketing people and lock picking chests and doors, or stealing from market stalls.
  • AdventureQuest and Dragonfable both feature Rogue as a starting class.
  • Last chaos has Rogue as a selectable class.
  • Ragnarok Online has a Rogue class, but you must first be a thief. Once transed, they're called Stalkers.
  • Dark Age of Camelot
  • Age of Conan
  • Nethack has a Rogue character class.
  • Dragon Age: Origins includes the Rogue character class.
  • Realm of the Mad God includes the Rogue character class.

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