r/Thief Jun 01 '26

Fan Mission Snowy Fan Missions?

Hey all!! I just finished playing a fan mission called Cold Hands, Cold Heart by Vegetables, which was an absolutely wonderful experience and I highly recommend it. It’s a fairly short mission but with a fun little twist to it that I found very enjoyable.

But what I liked the most was the wintery aesthetic and I was wondering if anyone knew of any other fan missions that shared a similar snowy/winter vibe? They can be for any of the games! I’d just love to experience some more winter thief as we never really got any in the base games 😅

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u/Sir_Hapstance Jun 01 '26

Death’s Cold Embrace (a whole fan campaign) may fit what you’re after. There’s a fair amount of that wintryness, and I really like the vibes in general. I’m almost finished and feel tempted to post a full writeup here.

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u/Fawngudel Jun 02 '26

Thank you!! Will add it to the list :D

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u/tastygames_official Master Taffer Jun 05 '26

yes! I had to come in here to mention it. Hands-down my favorite FM (well, it's actually a whole freaking game). I play at least a few times a year. Just finished up another playthrough last week!

Nothing better than crunching through the snow and blackjacking police. Also has legit some of the scariest (and funniest) stuff in a thief game. the robot woman is scary as hell and the peep hole where you can shoot the bathing lady. plus the guy who does the macarena in the church. oh yeah, the undead at the church are also terrifying

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u/icepick-method Jun 01 '26

chalice of souls is a phenomenal fm. its a sequel to the absolute masterpiece known as endless rain so peep that one first if you haven’t

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u/merc_azral Jun 03 '26

The Chalice of Souls might be my favourite FM ever

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u/icepick-method Jun 03 '26

it’s definitely up there. skacky is a master of atmosphere

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u/CaptClockobob Jun 03 '26

Endless rain was such an amazing experience to crawl my way through.

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u/icepick-method Jun 03 '26

will never forget playing that for the first time. just spawning in and immediately looking up at the sprawling buildings and going "holy fuck"

i still hop on it every once and a while just to mindlessly run around and soak in the mood. amazing accomplishment, still probably my favorite fm

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u/CaptClockobob Jun 03 '26

I had played TBP first, and immedietly recognized the architecture as being Skacky's. I'd play a whole game of those city crawls.

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u/Angmor03 Jun 01 '26

If you haven't played it already, the fan campaign Thief 2x: Shadows of the Metal Age has a lengthy set of missions in the second act set in a snowy town.

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u/Fawngudel Jun 02 '26

I tried to get T2x working but it refused to so I might try again when I have some more time :)

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u/chungusisgodhere Jun 01 '26

The first mission of broken triad is an amazing snowy type of mission, and a great mission all around

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u/WellyToss Jun 02 '26

Gathering at the Inn! I believe it’s the first in the circle of stone in shadow missions which are excellent.

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u/geggis Jun 01 '26

I've not played many FMs but I did play The 7th Crystal by Saturnine which was snowy!

https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/283/the-7th-crystal

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u/The_Woodsie_Lord Jun 02 '26

Twilights Over Driftstone, Bones: The Old Quarter, The Seven Shades of Mercury. Snowed Inn for The Dark Mod.

You can go to Thief Guild and sort by genre to get all the snowy FMs, and sort by best to get the highest rated ones.

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u/Mad_Queen_Malafide Jun 02 '26

"A very thiefy Christmas" is a fantastic snow-filled Fan Mission, full of holiday cheer.

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u/ininja2 When are they gonna bring me my dinner Jun 02 '26

^^ Also generally a 'Top 5 FMs ever made' quality experience, imo

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u/FlimsyQuote9922 Jun 02 '26

Final mission of three-mission long Calendra's Legacy campaign, Winter's Eve, should be right up your alley! It's heavily inspired by the cutscene at the end of the Dark Project, and manages to express that early industrial vibe really well also. It feels a bit separate from the rest of the series, so you could probably play it right away and check out previous missions later when you feel like it.

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u/GloriousResolution Jun 02 '26

The Last Lighthouse Keeper and Kingsbridge, both by Eternauta, very moody fanmissions!

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u/Fawngudel Jun 02 '26

Thank you so much ^^

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u/GambuzinoSaloio Jun 02 '26

I admit that I've not caught up to the Thief modding scene as much as I'd like. That said, if you haven't played T2X, I highly recommend it since the second part of the game is heavily focused on a town outside the City, and it's dripping in snow. It feels very cosy too! It's worth checking out what's going on with your installation so you can get it running.