The only case I know where a game got a completely different name for its German release was "Baphomets Fluch" (Baphomet's Curse) for the "Broken Sword" series.
And until a few months ago, I did indeed never have any clue that the two are the same.
"Thief: The Dark Project" became "Dark Project: Der Meisterdieb" (The Master Thief) for some reason, but that's still very obvious to connect together.
Yora
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