Games with some stealth in them
Ranking of games that are not focused on stealth but occasionally do stealth anyway.
62 Games
The game lets you approach most situations using stealth even though it inevitably leads to a fight anyway, and there's no reason to use stealth because you can effortlessly slaughter legions in combat
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The player can turn into furniture. It's PvE Prop Hunt.
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Nicely complex stealth mechanics that feel authentic and immersive at low to medium character skill level. High level of stealth skill becomes a bit overpowered.
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Stealth skills are ridiculously overpowered
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Stealth skills are overpowered
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Almost no combat. Most threats require the use of stealth
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No scripted detections. If the player is careful they can pick off a large number of the human enemies using stealth
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Partially stealth-friendly level design. The player can use stealth to dispatch a significant portion of enemies. Stealth mechanics are decent but a bit overpowered.
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The game is mostly designed with support for stealth but is also often scripted for combat
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The game is mostly designed with support for stealth but is also often scripted for combat
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Most of the game benefits from using stealth, but the level design is deliberately designed so that eventually you will have to fight
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Many levels are designed to be playable using stealth
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Many levels are designed to be playable using stealth
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The game is mostly designed with support for stealth but is also often scripted for combat, and sometimes the enemy literally cheats to get to the player no matter where they are
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Most of the gameplay is made to support stealthy approaches
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Stealth is very important in hunting
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Stealth is very important in hunting
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Dedicated stealth segments, plus the player can rewind time to delete evidence and detections
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It's possible but difficult to make a real stealth build but the entire game can be completed non-lethally.
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Various magical powers allow the player to move around unseen and most of the game can be done non-lethally.
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Stealth is fully supported for the most part
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Invisibility is cheap and powerful
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The player has powers that allow them to move and stealth attack unseen
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The player has powers that allow them to move unseen
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All enemies have awareness mechanics and the player can use that and psi-powers to avoid them
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Several dedicated stealth segments and the stealth mechanics have some depth to them
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There are some sections where the player can use stealth, between all the mass murder
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There are some dedicated stealth missions that eventually devolve to a chase or a fight
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There are some parts where the player can use stealth to a limited degree
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Gameplay disincentivizes engaging the enemies. The player can try to hide but it's usually not very effective
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A third of the missions in the campaign have full support for stealth.
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Allows the creation of a stealth RPG character build and half the game supports it. The game was rushed and the other half therefore only supports combat.
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Several dedicated stealth missions that are very good
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Several dedicated stealth missions that are very good
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Several dedicated stealth missions that are very good
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Several dedicated stealth missions
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Several dedicated stealth missions
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Several segments where stealth is viable and several dedicated stealth levels
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There are some enemy types that have awareness mechanics and the player is encouraged to avoid them
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Several dedicated stealth missions
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Two of the three game modes heavily encourage the use of lethal stealth.
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Two of the three game modes heavily encourage the use of lethal stealth.
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Gameplay incentivizes stealthy tactics. Some heavily scripted stealth segments.
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Gameplay incentivizes stealthy tactics. Several stealth missions.
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Gameplay incentivizes stealthy tactics. Some heavily scripted stealth segments.
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Gameplay incentivizes stealthy tactics
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More depth in its stealth mechanics than Metal Gear Solid despite being a first person shooter
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Very occasionally has gameplay. Some of it has stealth.
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Occasionally has gameplay. Some of it has stealth.
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Several stealth missions
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Gameplay incentivizes stealth tactics
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Gameplay incentivizes stealth tactics
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Multiple stealth missions
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Multiple stealth missions with special stealth mechanics in them
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Some stealth segments
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Two stealth sections
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It has two stealth sections
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It has a stealth section
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It has a stealth section
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It has a stealth section
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It has a stealth section
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