Legendary designer Warren Spector's upcoming stealth title Thick as Thieves has been reworked as a solo and cooperative experience, abandoning the PvPvE structure shown at its initial reveal. Eurogamer confirms the change and reports that the game will launch on 20 May.

Thick as Thieves draws on a long lineage of immersive sims and stealth classics associated with Spector, from Thief: The Dark Project to spiritual contemporaries such as Dishonored. The design shift moves the emphasis away from competitive player-versus-player encounters towards traditional single‑player stealth and shared co‑op missions.

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The decision to drop PvP follows feedback and further development since the game's first reveal, with the studio refocusing on stealth design and cooperative play dynamics. Specific platform details and edition breakdowns were not detailed in the Eurogamer report.

Release is scheduled for 20 May, with Eurogamer carrying the original coverage: Eurogamer.