Is Thief worth the 7.5? I really liked Deadly Shadows.
I played it via family sharing so I paid $0 and it just cost me my time. I enjoyed the basic gameplay: the sneaking, thieving, stealth combat. I didn't like the story or the way some of the world stuff was setup.
I don't think that liking Deadly Shadows is a great indicator of whether or not you'd like it as it's fairly different. I played all the way to the end and came away feeling pretty mixed, but if it seems like something interesting to you I'd definitely give it a shot when it hits a price that you consider it cheap enough that bailing after a few hours wouldn't seem like a waste. It definitely was a bit longer than I'd have liked it to be.