Core Mechanics
Best Stealth Games
Avoiding detection as a core mechanic
48 games ranked by stealth intensity
The Evil Within
Windows
StealthOpen worldTenseSolo contemplativeResource management
Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley
WindowsmacOS
Open worldExplorationStealthPuzzle solvingWhimsical
Cogmind
Windows
StealthTurn-based combatExplorationSci-fi technologyLinear story
Mark of the Ninja
WindowsmacOSLinux
StealthPlatformingSolo contemplativeExplorationLinear story
This War of Mine
WindowsmacOSLinux
Dialogue choicesStealthBase managementCraftingResource management
Chants of Sennaar
Windows
Mystery and detectiveFantasy mythologyStealthPuzzle solvingExploration
Tomb Raider Game of the Year
WindowsmacOS
StealthPlatformingExplorationLinear storySolo contemplative
R.E.P.O.
Windows
StealthExplorationTenseCo-op chaosPhysics puzzles
Little Nightmares II
Windows
StealthPlatformingTenseExplorationLinear story
The Escapists 2
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artCraftingLocal multiplayerSandboxStealth
Little Nightmares
Windows
StealthPlatformingTenseExplorationLinear story
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
Windows
Open worldExplorationStealthLinear storySolo contemplative
Untitled Goose Game
WindowsmacOS
StealthLocal multiplayerSandboxWhimsicalCo-op chaos
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
WindowsmacOSLinux
StealthMethodicalResource managementSolo contemplativeReal-time combat
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Windows
StealthResource managementShootingCompetitive rankedCo-op chaos
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
WindowsmacOSLinux
Open worldStealthExplorationLinear storySolo contemplative
Invisible, Inc.
WindowsmacOSLinux
StealthDialogue choicesSci-fi technologySkill masteryTurn-based combat
DEATH STRANDING
Windows
Open worldStealthExplorationMeditativeSolo contemplative
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
Windows
StealthOpen worldMystery and detectiveTenseExploration
The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time
WindowsmacOSLinux
SandboxDialogue choicesStealthWhimsicalCompetitive ranked
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Windows
Open worldStealthSolo contemplativeLinear storyExploration
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Windows
Open worldStealthMystery and detectiveSandboxExploration
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Windows
Open worldStealthSolo contemplativeExplorationLinear story
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
Windows
Open worldStealthSolo contemplativeExplorationLinear story
Dead by Daylight
Windows
StealthTenseExistential dreadCo-op chaosResource management
Stray
WindowsmacOS
ExplorationOpen worldStealthSci-fi technologySolo contemplative
UNCHARTED™: Legacy of Thieves Collection
Windows
StealthPlatformingExplorationLinear storySolo contemplative
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™
Windows
Open worldStealthSolo contemplativeExplorationLinear story
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
WindowsmacOSLinux
Cosmic horrorStealthTenseMeditativePuzzle solving
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Windows
Open worldStealthSandboxFantasy mythologyExploration
Amnesia: Rebirth
WindowsLinux
StealthCosmic horrorExplorationPuzzle solvingLinear story
Metro: Last Light Redux
WindowsmacOSLinux
ShootingStealthOpen worldLinear storyTense
Desperados III
WindowsmacOSLinux
StealthMethodicalResource managementSolo contemplativeSkill mastery
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Windows
ShootingStealthOpen worldSolo contemplativeWar and conflict
Gotham Knights
Windows
Open worldStealthCo-op chaosSolo contemplativeExploration
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
Windows
StealthTenseSolo contemplativeExplorationLinear story
The Masterplan
WindowsmacOSLinux
StealthMethodicalSolo contemplativeCollectionPuzzle solving
Six Days in Fallujah
Windows
ShootingStealthWarfare emphasisMethodicalPhotorealistic
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Windows
Melee combatStealthOpen worldSkill masterySolo contemplative
Friday the 13th: The Game
Windows
StealthOpen worldTenseResource managementCo-op chaos
Metro Exodus
WindowsmacOSLinux
ShootingOpen worldStealthExplorationSolo contemplative
Metro 2033 Redux
WindowsmacOSLinux
ShootingStealthOpen worldLinear storyTense
HITMAN™
WindowsmacOSLinux
StealthOpen worldSandboxSolo contemplativeMethodical
HITMAN™ 2
Windows
StealthOpen worldSandboxSolo contemplativePuzzle solving
Far Cry® 5
Windows
Open worldShootingStealthExplorationCo-op chaos
Thief
WindowsmacOS
StealthOpen worldShootingTenseExploration
The Ship: Single Player
Windows
ShootingStealthSolo contemplativeExplosiveFrantic
The Evil Within 2
Windows
Open worldStealthTenseLinear storyExploration