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Stealth hidden gems on Steam
Every game here is tagged Stealth on Steam, sits between 1,000 and 5,000 reviews, is rated at least 80% positive, and carries a catch drawn from its own negative reviews. All 43 of them. How these pages are made.
This is a 3D stealth action compilation featuring cinematic storytelling and a core loop of avoiding detection. It offers a mature, intrigue-filled experience with a focus on espionage.
What players likedPlayers praise its timeless story and characters, feeling like a revolutionary indie game from today despite its 1998 release.
The catchBoss fights, especially the cyborg ninja, feel frustrating
Games like METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version →
Stealth action game where players eliminate targets in diverse locations using a variety of tools and tactics. It emphasizes strategic planning and execution for a tense, methodical experience.
What players likedPlayers say it's a significant improvement over Codename 47, praised for its varied missions, improved gameplay, and iconic soundtrack.
The catchIt rarely runs on modern PCs without hunting down third party patches and config fixes.
Games like Hitman 2: Silent Assassin →
This is a stealth strategy game where players control a team of assassins to sneak past enemies. It features tactical planning and utilizing unique character abilities to overcome challenges.
The catchOnly three real missions here, sold at a full standalone price rather than as DLC.
Games like Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice →
Mini Ninjas90% positive from 4,765 reviews2009Deck Verified
Action-adventure with stealth and exploration. Players freely explore a world with varied gameplay approaches.
What players likedPlayers praise Mini Ninjas as an amazing, fun, and cute game, comparing it to a "watered down Crimson Desert" for its character variety.
The catchThe port has no in game sound outside cutscenes and stutters every few seconds.
Games like Mini Ninjas →
This is a stealth horror game where you sneak into a neighbor's house. Its core loop involves outsmarting an AI that learns your tactics.
What players likedPlayers praise its nostalgic Alpha style and peak gameplay, reminiscent of earlier versions, with multiple ways to reach the basement.
The catchIt is buggy, with objects falling through the map and scripted events repeating.
Games like Hello Neighbor Alpha 2 →
Stealth heist multiplayer game. Robbers disguise and sneak to steal loot while cops pursue.
What players likedPlayers praise this super fun heist game for its accessible gameplay and enjoyable multiplayer experience with friends.
The catchThe player base is tiny and the few public servers are dominated by cheaters.
Games like Perfect Heist 2 →
Desperados III95% positive from 4,370 reviews202040% finish itDeck Playable
This is a story-driven tactical stealth game where players combine unique character skills to overcome challenges. It features a ruthless Wild West setting and emphasizes careful planning for survival.
What players likedPlayers praise Desperados III as a polished, clever, and deeply satisfying real-time tactics game, often comparing it favorably to Shadow Tactics.
The catchLevels boil down to quicksaving and reloading until you find the one intended route.
Games like Desperados III →
This is an asymmetric multiplayer stealth action game where guards and thieves compete using wits and combat. It features tactical teamplay with unique operators and a dynamic lighting system.
The catchThe playerbase is gone, so lobbies sit empty and matches are nearly impossible to find.
Games like Of Guards And Thieves →
Serial Cleaner84% positive from 4,250 reviews20175% finish itDeck Verified
This is a stealth action game where players clean crime scenes by disposing of bodies and evidence while avoiding police. It features a 1970s setting and a focus on quick, unseen cleanup.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique blend of stealth and puzzle-solving, often comparing it to Hotline Miami with a cleanup twist.
The catchControls feel unresponsive, and controller play can lock up in cleaner sense.
Games like Serial Cleaner →
First-person stealth game where players use shadows and tools to steal. It features a dark, deceptive world with challenging enemy AI.
What players likedPlayers praise its unparalleled dark fantasy atmosphere and unique blend of stealth and adventure, feeling weird and irreplaceable.
The catchThe later missions are confusing mazes where everything looks alike and you get lost.
Games like Thief Gold (1999) →
Stealth action game with first-person aiming and enemy manipulation. It features a two-part narrative with tactical infiltration and a tense atmosphere.
What players likedPlayers praise its "Kojima-madness" story, ahead of its time and still relevant, with improved stealth and gameplay over MGS1.
The catchThe PC port crashes, corrupts saves and needs community fixes to run properly.
Games like METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version →
Real-time tactics game. Control elite commandos on stealth missions, using unique skills and synchronized attacks to thwart the enemy.
What players likedPlayers praise its stealth gameplay and good graphics for its age, comparing it to a challenging puzzle.
The catchControls and pathfinding for commanding units feel rough
Games like Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines →
This is a stealth action game where players infiltrate locations, gather intel, and use lethal or non-lethal tactics. It offers immersive environments and pulse-pounding tension.
What players likedPlayers praise its enduring stealth mechanics, especially light and shadow, comparing it to a puzzle game rather than Metal Gear.
The catchGuards spot you even when the game shows you standing in complete darkness.
Games like Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell® →
A first-person stealth puzzle game where you sneak out of your house. Avoid parents by hiding and solving riddles to escape.
What players likedPlayers praise this complex, addictive, and funny escape/puzzle game for its "Granny vibes" and frantic urgency.
The catchEven on easy mode the difficulty is punishing and progress can stall for hours.
Games like SchoolBoy Runaway →
Stealth action game. Players use disguises and environmental objects to eliminate targets in a tactical, open-ended manner.
What players likedPlayers praise Contracts as a dark, atmospheric masterpiece that remakes Codename 47 missions with improved design and refined gameplay.
The catchThe aged port often refuses to launch or accept keyboard and mouse input.
Games like Hitman: Contracts →
This is a survival horror game where players use a tablet to monitor animatronics and solve puzzles while hiding. It features online co-op for three survivors facing unique animatronic threats.
The catchEnemies spot you through walls and across the map, so hiding rarely works.
Games like CASE 2: Animatronics Survival →
Action-adventure game with stealth, combat, and photography mechanics. Players expose a government conspiracy on a besieged planet.
The catchThe Steam port is broken and often runs in French with no way to change it.
Games like Beyond Good and Evil™ →
DEADBOLT95% positive from 3,223 reviews201661% finish itDeck Playable
This is a challenging stealth-action game where you play as a one-shot-kill reaper. Its core loop involves completing diverse missions with varied approaches and a dynamic gore system.
What players likedPlayers praise feeling like the grim reaper, dashing around in a cool game with powerful guns.
The catchOne mistake sends you back to the level start, since there are no checkpoints.
Games like DEADBOLT →
Cyberpunk horror game where you hack into minds to solve crimes. Explore twisted dreams and uncover dark secrets in a dystopian future.
What players likedPlayers praise its excellent cyberpunk horror, comparing it to Cronos, Silent Hill, and Cronenberg for its trippy story, visuals, and mind-hacking.
The catchNonstop glitch effects, flicker and motion blur make it physically nauseating to play.
Games like Observer: System Redux →
Creepy Tale86% positive from 2,946 reviews202054% finish itDeck Verified
A minimalist puzzle-platformer where you solve environmental puzzles, hide from enemies, and use inventory items to save your brother. It has a dark, fairy tale feel with a focus on atmosphere and exploration.
What players likedPlayers praise the atmosphere and art style of this puzzle game, which is like a disturbing love story.
The catchPuzzles defy logic, pushing you into trial and error or a walkthrough.
Games like Creepy Tale →
This is a first-person horror adventure game focused on puzzle-solving and environmental interaction. It features a dark, psychological atmosphere with a compelling story.
What players likedPlayers praise its gripping story, dense atmosphere, and creative puzzles, noting its influence on games like Amnesia: The Bunker.
The catchA wisecracking voice in your head talks constantly and deflates the horror atmosphere.
Games like Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition →
This is a retro-style mystery and horror adventure game with puzzle-solving and stealth mechanics. Players explore a castle, interact with characters, and make choices that lead to different endings.
What players likedPlayers say it's like a playable fairy tale, praised for its unsettling atmosphere and quality despite being a shorter first game.
The catchThe character cannot run, and the crawling walk speed makes every trip a slog.
Games like The Count Lucanor →
Tactical stealth strategy game. Command an elite WWII commando squad to infiltrate enemy territory using unique skills and environmental interaction.
The catchClunky interface with awkward per-item hotkeys and no rebinding
Games like Commandos 2: Men of Courage →
This is a first-person shooter with stealth and combat options. Players can customize skills and weapons for a tactical, action-oriented experience.
The catchEnemies are too many and too accurate, so any loud approach gets you killed fast.
Games like Intravenous 2: Mercenarism →
Stealth action game where players use heightened senses to outwit enemies. Offers choice between ghost or assassin playstyles with upgradeable tools and techniques.
What players likedPlayers praise its masterful stealth mechanics, gorgeous art style, and responsive controls, making it a top-tier side-scrolling action platformer.
The catchFrequent crashes and visual glitches, worst on Steam Deck and Linux.
Games like Mark of the Ninja: Remastered →
I, Zombie84% positive from 2,620 reviews201411% finish itDeck Verified
Tactical real-time strategy where you command a zombie horde to infect humans and overcome soldiers. The core loop involves infecting enemies to grow your army and strategically directing them.
What players likedPlayers praise its inventive strategy, like a reverse tower defense, for letting them control the zombie apocalypse.
The catchClunky controls snag you on walls and corners, making precise stealth frustrating.
Games like I, Zombie →
The Break-In87% positive from 2,607 reviews20257% finish itDeck Playable
Co-op burglary game. Sneak, steal loot with tools, and use class abilities for risky heists.
What players likedNo information provided to make a comparison or identify praised aspects.
The catchConstant clipping bugs leave you stuck in walls, ceilings and floors with no way out.
Games like The Break-In →
Stealth action game where you play a master thief. Sneak, steal, and explore a responsive city with dynamic shadows.
What players likedPlayers praise its fantastic level design, writing, and horror elements, giving it a classic Thief vibe despite not matching earlier games.
The catchThe lockpicking minigame often breaks in the tutorial and blocks all further progress.
Games like Thief: Deadly Shadows →
Oh Deer85% positive from 2,546 reviews2024100% finish itDeck Playable
Multiplayer hide-and-seek game. Players hide as deer among AI, or hunt them using sound and gadgets.
What players likedPlayers praise "Oh Deer" as a fun, funny, and worthwhile game, good for quick sessions with friends.
The catchContent runs out after a few matches, making the price hard to justify.
Games like Oh Deer →
Stealth horror game. Sneak into a neighbor's house against an AI that learns your tactics.
What players likedPlayers praise its scary, aggressive AI and realistic art style, often calling it better than the full release.
The catchThe neighbor spots you instantly and never stops chasing, so sneaking is impossible.
Games like Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha →
Intravenous 296% positive from 2,515 reviews20244% finish itDeck Playable
This is a tactical stealth-action game with a dual-protagonist narrative. Players choose between stealth or combat, utilizing a vast arsenal and bullet time.
What players likedPlayers praise "Intravenous 2" as a challenging top-down stealth shooter, often compared to Splinter Cell and Hotline Miami, for its deep mechanics, customization, and strategic freedom.
The catchEnemies detect and fire from beyond your view
Games like Intravenous 2 →
This is a cel-shaded first-person shooter with a focus on a mystery-driven espionage story and fast-paced action. Players experience a comic book narrative while uncovering their identity and clearing their name.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique comic-book art style and varied gameplay, comparing it to an easy-going action spy movie.
The catchIt runs poorly on modern systems, with silent cutscenes, mouse problems and freezes.
Games like XIII - Classic →
Real-time tactical stealth game. Command a team of unique mercenaries to complete challenging missions using their combined skills.
What players likedPlayers praise it as the "perfection of the genre," like a Western "Commandos" but even better.
The catchClunky, dated controls and a vague interface make simple actions a fight.
Games like Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive →
This is a turn-based strategy puzzle game where players navigate grids to assassinate targets. It features diorama-style visuals and requires strategic thinking to overcome challenges.
What players likedPlayers praise its minimalist design and numerous levels, comparing it to a table game.
The catchMovement is mouse drag only with no undo, so one slip means restarting the level.
Games like Hitman GO: Definitive Edition →
West Hunt83% positive from 2,156 reviews2023Deck Playable
West Hunt is a social deduction game where one player is a stealthy outlaw completing missions and the other is a sheriff hunting them. It features random elements and voice chat for a tense, humorous experience.
The catchThe playerbase is gone, so it is friends or cheating bots or empty lobbies.
Games like West Hunt →
Psycho Patrol R88% positive from 2,150 reviews20253% finish itDeck Unsupported
Mecha FPS detective game with tactical combat and RPG elements. Explore an open world, solve mysteries, and customize your mech.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique setting, combat, and story, comparing it favorably to *Cruelty Squad* and *Cyberpunk*.
The catchThin, unfinished early access content that does not justify the $40 asking price.
Games like Psycho Patrol R →
Granny Remake82% positive from 2,111 reviews20235% finish itDeck Playable
This is a survival horror game where players solve puzzles and use stealth to escape a house stalked by an adaptive AI enemy. The core loop involves exploration, item gathering, and evading Granny.
What players likedPlayers praise "Granny Remake" as an immersive and creepy revamp of the original, featuring new escapes, puzzles, and improved jumpscares.
The catchThe visuals improved but the gameplay, model and scares are worse than the original.
Games like Granny Remake →
Stealth FPS with non-linear levels. Outsmart guards using tools and AI.
What players likedPlayers praise Thief II as one of the greatest immersive sims, expanding on its predecessor, The Dark Project.
The catchThe Steam release needs unofficial fan patches to fix low resolution and crashes.
Games like Thief II: The Metal Age →
Budget Cuts80% positive from 1,877 reviews20188% finish itDeck Unsupported
VR stealth game where you use a teleportation gun to sneak past and fight robots in an office. It offers intense action and strategic evasion.
What players likedPlayers praise this corporate espionage spy game for its engaging mix of puzzles, stealth, and combat, all within on-point aesthetics.
The catchTeleport movement and knife throwing feel clunky and dated, making combat a struggle.
Games like Budget Cuts →
Survival horror game with stealth and crafting. Explore a dangerous zone, scavenge resources, and fight mutants.
What players likedPlayers praise its STALKER-like atmosphere and gameplay, with elements reminiscent of Project Zomboid, offering player agency and a good story.
The catchClunky controls and unreliable aiming make the combat frustrating rather than tense.
Games like Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut →
Skin Deep94% positive from 1,705 reviews202520% finish itDeck Verified
First-person shooter with stealth and sabotage on a non-linear starship. Survive pirate attacks as an unfrozen insurance operative.
What players likedPlayers praise this immersive stealth sim for its unique slapstick gameplay, often compared to Heat Signature or NOLF, and its freedom in problem-solving.
The catchLevels blend together and puzzles reuse the same solution
Games like Skin Deep →
A stealth horror prequel where you play hide-and-seek with your brother, dealing with loss. It explains the Neighbor's tragic family story.
What players likedPlayers praise its story as a great prequel to "Hello Neighbor," offering unique collectathon stages with varied themes.
The catchEvery level repeats the same tedious hunt for toys to drop into a basket.
Games like Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek →
Action-adventure game with exploration, combat, puzzles, and photography. It offers a blend of action and emotional storytelling.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a unique, charming remaster of a classic action-adventure, often compared to Zelda, with engaging story and exploration.
The catchThe forced Ubisoft Connect launcher blocks launching and spams pop-ups over the game.
Games like Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition →
