 Thief II : The Metal Age is a 2000 stealth video game developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive . Like its predecessor Thief : The Dark Project , the game follows Garrett , a master thief who works in and around a steampunk metropolis called the City . The player assumes the role of Garrett as he unravels a conspiracy related to a new religious sect . Garrett takes on missions such as burglaries and frameups , while trying to avoid detection by guards and automated security . 
