- #1 HITMAN World of Assassination
97% matchVery Positive87% of 66,058 reviews2022
Dev: IO Interactive A/S
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Enter the world of the ultimate assassin. HITMAN World of Assassination delivers the definitive stealth action experience, putting you in the shoes of Agent 47, a master assassin. Explore immersive locations, uncover hidden secrets, and eliminate targets with complete freedom of approach.
Why similar: Stealth 41.5%, Assassins 37.6% ★, Third Person 4.7%, Third-Person Shooter 4.5%, Sandbox 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive modern evolution of the sandbox assassination formula found in Blood Money.
- #2 Dishonored
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 86,705 reviews2012
Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
Why similar: Stealth 56.3%, Assassins 34.5% ★, Action 3.5%, First-Person 1.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the tension of being an assassin in a hostile world with a strong emphasis on non-lethal playstyles.
- #3 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®
94% matchVery Positive93% of 5,729 reviews2009
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Experience one of the most critically acclaimed stealth-action games of all time. Uncover a conspiracy that hits close to home and stop World War III.
Why similar: Stealth 64.4%, Classic 16.5% ★, Third Person 6.9%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%, Action 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the pinnacle of classic tactical stealth, focusing on light, shadow, and sound management.
- #4 Dishonored 2
94% matchVery Positive90% of 66,098 reviews2016
Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.
Why similar: Stealth 50.7%, Assassins 37.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 3.6%, Action 3.6%, First-Person 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that provides incredible freedom in how you eliminate targets using supernatural abilities and stealth.
- #5 Sniper Elite 4
93% matchVery Positive91% of 62,559 reviews2017
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Discover unrivalled sniping freedom in the largest and most advanced World War 2 shooter ever built. Experience tactical third-person combat, gameplay choice and epic longshots across gigantic levels as you liberate wartime Italy from the grip of Fascism.
Why similar: Stealth 63.5%, Third Person 10%, Action 8.1%, Third-Person Shooter 7.7%, Shooter 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features massive, open-ended maps that reward careful observation, planning, and tactical positioning.
- #6 METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
92% matchVery Positive92% of 107,127 reviews2015
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 19.0 hrsMean: 65.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
Why similar: Stealth 65%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Third Person 7.2%, Third-Person Shooter 5%, Action 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world tactical stealth masterpiece that offers unparalleled freedom in how you infiltrate enemy bases.
- #7 Thief Gold (1999)
91% matchVery Positive92% of 4,133 reviews2012
Dev: Looking Glass StudiosPub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.
Why similar: Stealth 66.6%, Classic 27.3% ★, Action 1.9%, First-Person 1.5%, Atmospheric 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive classic stealth experience that emphasizes environmental awareness and avoiding detection at all costs.
- #8 Hitman: Contracts
91% matchVery Positive87% of 3,596 reviews2014
Dev: Io-Interactive A/S
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Enter the world of a HITMAN - a world of crime, sin and greed. Delve into the mind of Agent 47 and encounter his greatest adversaries, completing the work that made him so brutally efficient and shaped him as an assassin. Eliminate your targets by any means necessary. There are no rules... only the contract, signed in blood.
Why similar: Stealth 47.5%, Assassins 25.8% ★, Classic 8.4% ★, Third Person 3.8%, Action 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric entry that focuses on the gritty, professional nature of Agent 47's work.
- #9 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 42,053 reviews2016
Dev: Eidos MontrealPub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.
Why similar: Stealth 72.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%, Action 5.5%, Third Person 2.6%, Shooter 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep immersive sim that allows for diverse approaches to objectives, ranging from stealth to social manipulation.
- #10 Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
89% matchVery Positive92% of 29,652 reviews2013
Dev: Eidos MontrealPub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You play Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT specialist who's been handpicked to oversee the defensive needs of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. When a black ops team breaks in and kills the very scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job changes.
Why similar: Stealth 79.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Action 5.2%, Singleplayer 2%, First-Person 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a rich cyberpunk setting where players can choose between stealth, hacking, or combat to solve problems.
- #11 Hitman: Absolution™
89% matchVery Positive93% of 62,745 reviews2012
Dev: Io-Interactive A/S
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The original assassin is back! Betrayed by the Agency and hunted by the police, Agent 47 finds himself pursuing redemption in a corrupt and twisted world.
Why similar: Stealth 54.6%, Assassins 25.8% ★, Third Person 5.4%, Third-Person Shooter 4.4%, Action 4%
Why You'll Like It: While more linear than Blood Money, it retains the core social stealth and disguise mechanics that define the series.
- #12 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,317 reviews2016
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
Why similar: Stealth 71.4%, Assassins 20.2% ★, Strategy 2.1%, Third Person 1.7%, Action 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical stealth game that mirrors the puzzle-like nature of Hitman missions from an isometric perspective.
- #13 Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
88% matchVery Positive82% of 4,820 reviews2007
Dev: Io-Interactive A/S
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you.
Why similar: Stealth 47.8%, Assassins 22.5% ★, Classic 12.2% ★, Third Person 4.8%, Action 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic entry that established many of the core stealth and disguise mechanics used in the franchise today.
- #14 Desperados III
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,449 reviews2020
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Why similar: Stealth 65.3%, Assassins 22.7% ★, Third Person 3%, Strategy 2.5%, Great Soundtrack 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A complex tactical stealth game that requires careful coordination and observation to succeed in challenging scenarios.
- #15 Sniper Elite 5
85% matchVery Positive84% of 29,671 reviews2022
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The award-winning series returns as Karl Fairburne fights to uncover Project Kraken in 1944 France. The genre-defining authentic sniping, with enhanced kill cam, has never looked or felt better as you fight across immersive maps to stop the Nazi war machine in its tracks.
Why similar: Stealth 65.7%, Third-Person Shooter 12.6%, Third Person 7.2%, Action 6.1%, Shooter 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Refines the sandbox stealth mechanics of the series with deeper customization and more complex level objectives.
- #16 Hitman: Codename 47
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 5,021 reviews2007
Dev: IO Interactive A/S
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
As the enigmatic Hitman, you must use stealth and tactical problem solving to enter, execute and exit your assignment with minimum attention and maximum effectiveness. For a price, you have access to the most devious devices, but how you use them will determine if you retire as a millionaire or get permanently retired.
Why similar: Stealth 45.4%, Assassins 24.2% ★, Classic 15.4% ★, Third Person 3.5%, Action 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: The original title that introduced the unique blend of stealth and assassination gameplay.
- #17 Watch_Dogs® 2
84% matchVery Positive82% of 95,323 reviews2016
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to San Francisco. Play as Marcus, a brilliant young hacker, and join the most notorious hacker group, DedSec. Your objective: execute the biggest hack of history.
Why similar: Stealth 55.5%, Third Person 11%, Crime 9.3%, Third-Person Shooter 8%, Action 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a modern sandbox environment where players can use hacking and stealth to complete missions creatively.
- #18 Death to Spies: Moment of Truth
84% matchVery Positive85% of 548 reviews2009
Dev: Haggard GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
The Most Mysterious Secret Service Agency of WWII This is a third-person stealth-action game describing the activities of the SMERSH, the most mysterious secret service agency of World War II. Moment of Truth is a sequel to the popular stealth action title Death to Spies.
Why similar: Stealth 82.8%, Action 10.3%, Third Person 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A game heavily inspired by the early Hitman formula, focusing on historical espionage and stealth.
- #19 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 21,450 reviews2013
Dev: Ubisoft TorontoPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this stealth-action thriller, a terrorist group known as the Engineers launches the Blacklist, a series of escalating attacks on US interests. Only one man can stop them: legendary covert agent Sam Fisher.
Why similar: Stealth 79.1%, Third Person 7.7%, Action 5.6%, Third-Person Shooter 3.8%, Shooter 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: Modernizes tactical stealth with fluid movement and multiple playstyles that cater to different player preferences.
- #20 Alpha Protocol™
82% matchVery Positive81% of 5,084 reviews2010
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Loyalty carries a price and no one knows this more than agent Michael Thorton. A talented young agent cast out by his government, Thorton is the only one with the information needed to stop an impending international catastrophe.
Why similar: Stealth 77.3%, Third Person 9.3%, Action 6.5%, Third-Person Shooter 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A spy-themed RPG where your choices and approach to missions significantly impact the narrative outcome.
- #21 A Plague Tale: Innocence
79% matchVery Positive93% of 68,664 reviews2019
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.
Why similar: Stealth 67.5%, Third Person 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Action 4.5%, Atmospheric 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric stealth game that focuses on avoiding detection in a dangerous, historically-inspired world.
- #22 Mark of the Ninja
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,873 reviews
Dev: Klei EntertainmentPub: Microsoft Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
Why similar: Stealth 83.7%, Assassins 10.2% ★, Action 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%, Atmospheric 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D stealth game that distills the genre into its most rewarding and satisfying mechanics.
- #23 Mafia: Definitive Edition
78% matchVery Positive87% of 108,683 reviews2020
Dev: Hangar 13Pub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An inadvertent brush with the mob thrusts cabdriver Tommy Angelo into the world of organized crime. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, the rewards become too big to ignore.
Why similar: Classic 27.8% ★, Crime 20.9%, Third-Person Shooter 12.5%, Third Person 9.8%, Action 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic crime drama that features grounded, tactical gameplay and immersive period-accurate environments.
- #24 Max Payne 3
80% matchVery Positive87% of 63,221 reviews2012
Dev: Rockstar StudiosPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
No longer a New York City cop, Max Payne moves to São Paulo to protect a wealthy family in an effort to finally escape his troubled past. This complete edition of Max Payne 3 includes the complete original game and all previously released downloadable content.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.6%, Action 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Third Person 17.4%, Shooter 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it captures the cinematic, high-stakes feel of a professional hitman in a dangerous world.
- #25 Manhunt
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 9,238 reviews2008
Dev: Rockstar NorthPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.
Why similar: Stealth 59.7%, Classic 16.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 5.6%, Action 5.2%, Third Person 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the brutal, calculated nature of stealth kills and surviving in a hostile, urban environment.
- #26 Untitled Goose Game
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,647 reviews2020
Dev: House HousePub: Panic
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose.
Why similar: Stealth 71.8%, Third Person 9.5%, Sandbox 6.4%, Puzzle 4.9%, Action 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous take on social stealth that challenges players to cause chaos in a sandbox environment.
- #27 Invisible, Inc.
79% matchVery Positive91% of 5,751 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Why similar: Stealth 86.5%, Difficult 7.7%, Strategy 3.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%, Simulation 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based stealth game that emphasizes high-stakes planning, resource management, and risk mitigation.
- #28 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 532 reviews2025
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Infiltrate secure locations across the globe in this stealth-action thriller. Uncover a global conspiracy and stop a deadly bio-terror attack in the second game of the award-winning Splinter Cell series.
Why similar: Stealth 56.1%, Third-Person Shooter 16.1%, Third Person 11.4%, Action 7.4%, Shooter 4.3%
- #29 007 First Light
71% matchVery Positive92% of 40,139 reviews2026
Dev: IO Interactive A/S
Windows
Median: 16.1 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Earn the Number. 007 First Light is a thrilling espionage action-adventure game from IO Interactive. Follow James Bond as a young, resourceful and sometimes reckless recruit in MI6's training programme, and discover an origin story of the world’s most famous spy.
Why similar: Stealth 40.7%, Assassins 29.8% ★, Third-Person Shooter 9.4%, Third Person 8.3%, Action 4.3%
- #30 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
77% matchVery Positive88% of 3,947 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Enter the world of cinematic stealth action with Splinter Cell, the game that propelled the genre to cult status. You are Sam Fisher, an elite covert agent in the NSA's top-secret division: Third Echelon.
Why similar: Stealth 66.8%, Classic 17.3% ★, Third Person 6.2%, Action 3.9%, Third-Person Shooter 2.7%
- #31 Thief II: The Metal Age
75% matchVery Positive94% of 2,108 reviews2012
Dev: Looking Glass StudiosPub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 37%
The ultimate thief is back! Tread softly as you make your way through 15 new complex, non-linear levels full of loot to steal and guards to outsmart. Improved enemy AI, new gadgets and a riveting story will draw you into the world of Thief II: The Metal Age, a place of powerful new technologies, fanatical religions and corruption.
Why similar: Stealth 68.6%, Classic 23.6% ★, Action 2.3%, Atmospheric 1.4%, First-Person 1.3%
- #32 Thief: Deadly Shadows
76% matchVery Positive81% of 2,586 reviews2007
Dev: Ion StormPub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
You are Garrett, the master thief. Rarely seen and never caught, Garrett is the best that ever was. Able to sneak past any guard, pick any lock, and break into the most ingeniously secured residences. Garrett steals from the wealthy and gives to himself, making his living in the dark and foreboding City.
Why similar: Stealth 73.2%, Classic 14.8% ★, Third Person 4.3%, Action 3.1%, Atmospheric 1.4%
- #33 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 5,109 reviews2010
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this stealth-action thriller, Sam Fisher investigates his daughter’s death, only to uncover a betrayal by his former agency. Now hunted, he races against time to thwart a terrorist plot threatening millions.
Why similar: Stealth 65.6%, Action 15.6%, Third Person 8.6%, Third-Person Shooter 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #34 Max Payne
74% matchVery Positive89% of 15,682 reviews2011
Dev: Remedy EntertainmentPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
Why similar: Classic 47% ★, Third-Person Shooter 15.2%, Action 9.1%, Third Person 8.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%
- #35 XIII - Classic
72% matchVery Positive89% of 2,501 reviews2020
Dev: Ubisoft Paris StudioPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
You are the victim of a conspiracy! The FBI, CIA and a group of murderers are chasing you. XIII… This strange tattoo and the key of a safe are your only clues to survive and claim your innocence! It's time to gear up and eliminate your ennemies!
Why similar: Stealth 45.5%, Classic 36% ★, Action 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 4.3%, Shooter 2.8%
- #36 METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
73% matchVery Positive85% of 17,992 reviews2014
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
World-renowned Kojima Productions brings the Metal Gear Solid franchise to Steam with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES. Play as the legendary hero Snake and infiltrate a Cuban military base to rescue the hostages. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Stealth 66.2%, Third Person 6.9%, Action 5.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%, Classic 5.2% ★
- #37 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent®
77% matchMostly Negative35% of 1,911 reviews2009
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
In the sequel to the 2005 Game of the Year, Splinter Cell: Double Agent, play as legendary covert operative Sam Fisher, infiltrate a ruthless terrorist organization, and destroy it from within.
Why similar: Stealth 79%, Third Person 9.2%, Action 8.3%, Third-Person Shooter 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #38 Mafia
73% matchVery Positive87% of 16,186 reviews2002
Dev: Illusion SoftworksPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.
Why similar: Classic 42.1% ★, Crime 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Third Person 8.9%, Action 7.2%
- #39 Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
73% matchVery Positive95% of 15,482 reviews2007
Dev: Ion StormPub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The year is 2052. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider. Worst of all, an ages old conspiracy bent on world domination has decided that the time is right to emerge from the shadows and take control.
Why similar: Stealth 52.5%, Classic 33% ★, Great Soundtrack 7.1%, Action 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #40 PAYDAY™ The Heist
72% matchVery Positive93% of 40,899 reviews2011
Dev: OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.Pub: Starbreeze Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”
Why similar: Stealth 41.7%, Crime 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Action 12.1%, Shooter 5.3%
- #41 Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™
74% matchMixed65% of 3,425 reviews2007
Dev: IO InteractivePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is the new action shooter franchise by Io-Interactive, creators of the multi-million selling Hitman series. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men follows the violent and chaotic journey of two men - a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath - and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.3%, Crime 23.4%, Action 21.3%, Third Person 14.2%, Shooter 6.6%
- #42 Intravenous
69% matchVery Positive90% of 5,509 reviews2021
Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Why similar: Stealth 46.2%, Assassins 41.8% ★, Difficult 3.6%, Crime 3%, Action 2.1%
- #43 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
71% matchVery Positive94% of 14,296 reviews2008
Dev: Remedy EntertainmentPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a violent, film-noir love story. Dark, tragic and intense, the in-depth story is a thrill-ride of shocking twists and revelations. Love hurts.
Why similar: Classic 41.5% ★, Third-Person Shooter 15.6%, Action 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Third Person 8.9%
- #44 Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 13,121 reviews2019
Dev: CI Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Become the ultimate assassin in the most realistic modern warfare sniping game available. Engage in an immersive single-player campaign across large, open-ended maps. Tactical thinking, stealth approach and precision in execution of long shots required.
Why similar: Stealth 49.2%, Assassins 33.8% ★, Action 5.6%, Shooter 3.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #45 Mafia II (Classic)
70% matchVery Positive94% of 58,280 reviews2011
Dev: 2K CzechPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Vito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as...
Why similar: Classic 22.5% ★, Crime 19.1%, Action 12%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Third Person 10.7%
- #46 Far Cry® 2
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 18,497 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
You are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to make this country your home. You must identify and exploit your enemies' weaknesses, neutralizing their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion,...
Why similar: Stealth 49.6%, Action 13.6%, Sandbox 7.7%, Shooter 7.5%, Great Soundtrack 6%
- #47 METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER
63% matchVery Positive84% of 18,153 reviews2025
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A remake of the 2004 game METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER, with the same gripping story and engrossing world, now with all new graphics and 3D audio that enhance the jungle atmosphere. Get ready for the ultimate survival stealth action experience.
Why similar: Stealth 69.2%, Third-Person Shooter 10.3%, Third Person 6.8%, Action 6.4%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%
- #48 METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version
65% matchVery Positive89% of 6,659 reviews2023
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is the origin story of Naked Snake and his mentor The Boss and the fifth title in the METAL GEAR series.
Why similar: Stealth 59.8%, Third-Person Shooter 13.3%, Third Person 10.7%, Action 7.1%, Great Soundtrack 4.2%
- #49 Death to Spies
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,006 reviews2008
Dev: Haggard GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smersh is Russian for "Death to Spies" and was the name of a set of counterintelligence agencies formed in the Soviet Army during World War II. Their mission was to secure the rear of the active Red Army by arresting traitors, deserters, spies and criminal cells.
Why similar: Stealth 75.8%, Action 8.8%, Classic 8.5% ★, Third Person 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #50 Gunpoint
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,300 reviews2013
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.
Why similar: Stealth 81.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Puzzle 3.9%, Action 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #51 Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™
67% matchVery Positive88% of 13,172 reviews2017
Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the award-winning developers at Arkane® Studios comes Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider, the next standalone adventure in the critically-acclaimed Dishonored® series.
Why similar: Stealth 53.5%, Assassins 36.1% ★, Action 4.4%, First-Person 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #52 Assassin's Creed 2
67% matchVery Positive89% of 60,517 reviews2010
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
An epic story of family, vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine, yet brutal, backdrop of a Renaissance Italy. New low price!
Why similar: Assassins 37.4% ★, Stealth 35.6%, Classic 7.1% ★, Third Person 6.6%, Great Soundtrack 4.9%
- #53 METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version
63% matchVery Positive89% of 4,122 reviews2023
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The fourth game in the METAL GEAR series: set over two incidents in 2007 and 2009, featuring Solid Snake and Raiden, introducing new stealth gameplay features.
Why similar: Stealth 59.3%, Third-Person Shooter 10.1%, Third Person 8.4%, Action 8.2%, Classic 7.5% ★
- #54 Thief
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 23,927 reviews2014
Dev: Eidos-MontréalPub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
Why similar: Stealth 81.4%, Assassins 10% ★, Action 3.7%, Dark 1.4%, First-Person 1.4%
- #55 Alekhine's Gun
69% matchMixed62% of 523 reviews2016
Dev: Haggard GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
It is the height of the Cold War, a time of global uncertainty and civil unrest. You are Agent Alekhine, a highly skilled Russian assassin, driven by a moral compass that leads you headfirst into a covert operation unsanctioned by the country you previously served.
Why similar: Stealth 57.4%, Assassins 31.1% ★, Third Person 6.5%, Action 5.1%