Stephen Russell, the actor who gave Garrett his gravelly voice in the original, is back in the role for The Tarnished Mirror, a new expansion that ships with Thief: The Dark Project Remastered.

PC Gamer reported the news on the same day Steam published its own announcement. Nightdive Studios is rebuilding the stealth classic on its KEX Engine, and the expansion is part of the package rather than a separate purchase.

What is The Tarnished Mirror?

It is a new four-mission story campaign, according to the Steam store page. PC Gamer says it was built by the Black Parade mod team, the group behind the 2023 mod Thief: The Black Parade.

  • A new story expansion with four missions
  • Included with the remaster, with no extra charge reported by GamingBible
  • Plays alongside the original 12 missions and the three Thief Gold missions

GamingBible first reported the expansion in an earlier piece, after it appeared in a leaked Steam achievement list. At that point a teaser already carried a voiceover from Russell, and the new reports now confirm he is reprising Garrett.

What does Stephen Russell say about coming back?

In PC Gamer’s interview, Russell said it was “great to be back with the old guy.” He also said the expansion’s writing is as strong as the original’s and honors it.

Thief was his first video game job. Before it he worked in theater, radio and medical reads. He told PC Gamer he drew on Clint Eastwood for Garrett’s gravelly voice, and that he knew little about games until he saw an early build and was struck by how claustrophobic it felt.

Russell also voiced Father Karras in Thief 2, so he played both hero and villain across the series. He counts that, along with Garrett, among his proudest achievements. His other credits include Fallout, The Elder Scrolls and Dishonored.

What else is in the remaster?

The Steam page describes a remake of the first-person stealth game from Looking Glass Studios, where you play a master thief trained by the Keepers and rely on light, sound and shadow rather than combat.

  • Improved textures, models and animations, with support up to 4K at 120 FPS
  • All of Thief: The Dark Project plus the Thief Gold content
  • Gamepad support with a weapon and item wheel, rumble and motion controls
  • Achievements, a Vault of behind-the-scenes material and a mission selector
  • Built-in support for custom campaigns
  • Three difficulty settings for each mission

GamingBible reported that this is the first time the game gets official controller support. The Steam page lists interface text in eight languages, including French, Spanish (Spain), Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese, with full audio in English, French and German.

Prices

Steam shows pre-order prices on its store page, in US dollars for the US store. The sources do not give prices for other countries or currencies.

Who it suits

Longtime Thief fans get the original missions and Thief Gold in one modern package, plus a fresh story with the original voice actor.

Newcomers to stealth games can start from the original game with controller support and a mission selector, and pick one of three difficulty settings per mission.

Mod and custom campaign players may like the built-in support for custom campaigns, and the expansion itself comes from a mod team.

Players on consoles should wait for platform news. GamingBible reported PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, but the Steam page only lists Windows 10 requirements, and console dates and prices were not given.

What is still unknown

The sources do not name the other cast members, the story of the expansion or its length in hours. PC Gamer does not state platforms or price, and the Steam listing is the only source for prices. PC Gamer also uses a different name for the expansion once, so check the official page for the final title.

Wishlist or pre-purchase the game on its Steam page, and watch for Nightdive’s next update on platforms and the launch date for consoles.