Stealth is a type of video game, where the player uses Stealth element to overcome or avoid antagonists. The genre enables the player to remain undetected by sneaking, hiding, or using disguises. Some Stealth-based video games let the player select between directly attacking enemies or stealthy approach and rewarding the player for massive use of stealth element. The Stealth genre has employed rogue-theme, counter-terrorism, espionage, with the protagonists who are spies, Special Forces operatives, assassins, ninjas, or thieves. Some games have mixed stealth elements with other popular genres like FPS (First-person Shooter) and Platforms. Unlike most Action video games, Stealth video games challenge the player to overcome altering enemies. The primary gameplay elements of the advanced Stealth games are to minimize making noise, avoid combat, and strike foes from shadows. The player has to complete a variety of objectives without being detected by any foe. Avoid detection may be only the way to proceed through the game, but there are a variety of ways to complete the goal with multiple styles of play or pathways.

#1 Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain

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Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain combines the Third-person Shooter and Stealth elements produced by SCE Bend Studio and published by SCEA for PlayStation platform. It serves as the 4th title in the series of Syphon Filter and features both Single and Multiplayer modes. It casts the player in the role of the protagonist, who is the leader of an elite team named as the IPCA. Rather than assuming the role of the previous title’s protagonist named as Gabe Logan, the player is given an exciting role of a team’s leader for an anti-terrorist organization of Gabe. In the game, the player creates an excellent agent using customization option. It offers nonlinear and open world experience where the player has multiple options to accomplish specific tasks. Role-playing elements are available in the game for players to create the characters, unlock new weapons and raise up their rank. Numerous enemies are featured in the game to make the gameplay intense. The player must explore the environment, use arms and gadgets and participates in hand-to-hand fights to kill enemies. Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain is the best Third-person Shooter game to play and enjoy.

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#2 Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

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Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction is an Action-Adventure, and Shooting video game created Pandemic Studios and published by LucasArts. The game has Single-player mode and combines the Open World, Third-person Perspective and Stealth elements and takes place during a fictional military action in North Korea. The player assumes the role one of the three mercenaries and his ultimate task is to complete contracts to earn profit for his counter and prevent a nuclear war. It offers open world sandbox environment, where the player picks up a variety of challenging missions, gather items, accomplish side task and drive multiple vehicles. It has five different factions such as South Korea, North Korea, the Allied Nations, the Russia Mafia, and China. Before entering the world, the player needs to choose his faction and each faction has a varied tasks to complete. Navigate the world from the third-person perspective and complete several missions to earn points that he can use to unlock weapons, upgrades and other equipment. Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction is the best game as compared to other Shooting games.

#3 Sly 2: Band of Thieves

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Sly 2: Band of Thieves combines the Stealth and Platform elements developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game supports Single-player mode only while serving as the sequel to the Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus and the part of Sly Cooper series. The game comes with various changes, including level design. It features health meter for the playable characters such as Murray, Sly and Bentley, instead of charm system like previous titles. Now, the player must perform several attacks to take down the guard. At the beginning of the game, the player can assume the role of the Bentley and Murray. During the gameplay, Bentley can’t perform long jumps or climb poles, but loaded with a crossbow and limitless bombs to take down enemies. The player explores the landscapes from a third-person viewpoint and can battle against to fulfill the requirements of each level while unlocking further content. With superb mechanics, thrilling graphics, stealth-based action gameplay, and smooth controls, Sly 2: Band of Thieves is the wonderful game to play.

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#4 Hitman: Contracts

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Hitman: Contracts is a Stealth-based Third-person Shooter, Action-Adventure and Single-player video game, published by Eidos Interactive and developed by IO Interactive. It is the third entry in the series of Hitman video game, and the plot revolves around the exploits of a Hitman, named as Agent 47. According to the storyline, the protagonist is sent to different locations to assassinate specific targets. A huge variety of weapons can be used to kill the targets, ranging from knives to machine guns. Using the stealth elements, the player can silently kill the enemies, move their remains to trash and remain undetected. As the player advances, he can gather different armaments found in various levels, enabling him to be used in further missions. The world is explored from a third-person viewpoint, and the player can interact with NPCs and the environment to collect information about the missions and take down enemies while scoring the points and earning money. With addictive gameplay, superb graphics, and smooth controls, Hitman: Contracts is the best game to play.

#5 The Operative: No One Lives Forever

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The Operative: No One Lives Forever is a Stealth-based, First-person Shooter, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created by Monolith Productions and published by Fox Interactive. The story takes place in the 1960s and puts the player in the role of the female protagonist named as Cate Archer, who is an agent and works for a secret organization that controls the peace of the world. During the plot, the female protagonist is sent on an epic mission to multiple locations including West Germany, the Alps, Morocco, etc. where she discovers herself in intense situations like scuba diving a shipwreck and more. There are lots of missions, and the player can explore the world from a first-person perspective, the battle against enemies using an arsenal of weaponry and complete the tasks to earn points. It has more than sixty level takes place in exotic locations. The Operative: No One Lives Forever offers core features such as New Adventures, Four new Levels, New Exotic Locals, 30 Unique Weapons, and more. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.

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#6 Sly Cooper

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Sly Cooper is an Adventure, Platform, Stealth and Single-player video game series with Action element developed by Sucker Punch Productions. Sly Cooper and the Thievius is the first title in the series of Slay Cooper, released in 2002. The series centers on the protagonist named as Slay Cooper, who is an anthropomorphic raccoon and a professional thief. The story follows the struggle of the protagonist and his friends named as Murray and Bentley, who are pursued by the love of the protagonist. The game is played from a third-person perspective, and the player has to fulfill the requirements of each level while interacting with the environment and completing tasks. The series comprises multiple games such as Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Sly 2: Band of Thieves, Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time. Each title offers its unique gameplay, a set of missions, and bonuses. Sly Cooper, Bentley, Murray, Inspector Carmelita Fox, Dimitri Lousteau, etc. are prominent characters in the game. Sly Cooper is the superb series of adventure and stealth genres of simulate.

#7 Mission: Impossible Operation Surma

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Mission: Impossible Operation Surma is a 2003 Action-Adventure, and Single-player video game created by M4 Limited and published by Atari. According to the story, the IMF (Impossible Mission Force) and Ethan Hunt are captured and brought into an investigation of a criminal organization called Surma, that is threatened by a highly advanced virus called Ice Worm. It is capable of hacking or breaking through any security system and could steal any data, ranging from the intelligence of any government to nuclear weapons specs. When all operations are failed, the IMF and Ethan discover that their database has been hacked and enemies stole their dark and deepest secrets. The game is a mix of stealth, shooting and exploration elements and puts you in the role of the protagonist named as Ethan Hunt, who is a part of a top-secret government agency. There are a variety of missions, and you must complete each one to find clues and save the top secrets and nuclear weapon specs from enemies. With superb mechanics, action-packed gameplay, and fantastic visuals, Mission: Impossible Operation Surma is the best game to play.

#8 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a Single-player and Third-person Shooter video game created by Remedy Entertainment and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sequel to the Max Payne game and it takes place in the fictional world. The game puts the player in the role of the protagonist named as Max Payne, who is detective in the NYPD (New York City Police Department). After the previous events, the protagonist team up with Mona Sax, and set out on an adventure to resolve a conspiracy of betrayal and death. There are two different protagonists such as Mona Sax and Max Payne. You can assume the role of Max Payne, but also play as Mona Sax in some levels. In the beginning, the primary weapon is 9mm Pistol, as the game progress, you access other weapons including submachine gun, handguns, assault rifles, hand thrown weapons and more. There are a variety of missions and each mission needs a completion of certain tasks. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, and superb visuals, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is the best game to play and enjoy.

#9 Sniper Elite

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Sniper Elite is an Action-Adventure, Stealth, Tactical, Single and Multiplayer Shooting video game developed Rebellion Developments. It is the first marvelous entry in the series of Sniper Elite and revolves around the main protagonist named as Karl Fairburne. The game puts you into the massive battle of Berlin in 1995 during the end of WWII, where it takes place. It has both First and Third-person perspective, and the game combines the elements of Stealth, Military, and Shooting. There are different WWII weapons available including a light machine gun, submachine gun, a silenced pistol, military vehicles and more. The primary objective is to control the protagonist Karl Fairburn and struggle to fend off the Soviet Union by taking over the Nuclear Weapons of Germany. You can show off your shooting abilities in different modes such as Team Deathmatch, Assassination, Deathmatch, Sniper Battle and more. Non-Linear Gameplay, 3rd person Perspective, Single-player Campaign, lots of Weapons, etc. are the prominent features in the game. Try it out.

#10 True Crime: Streets of LA

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True Crime: Streets of LA is an Action-Adventure, Exploration, Third-person Perspective, Online, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by Luxoflux and published by Activision. The game takes place in an open world environment and focuses on Los Angeles. The story of the game revolves around the protagonist named Nicholas Kang who is a police officer and his efforts to investigating a team of bombing in a fictional town called Chinatown. He comes to known about the disappearance of his father twenty years earlier as the protagonist progress into the case. The game casts the player in the role of the protagonist, who is a detective of the EOD (Elite Operations Division). The player can move freely without any restriction and can explore the game world either on foot or by vehicle. There are four different sorts of missions and each mission represents its unique set of gameplay such as Stealth, shooting, fighting and driving. The player has to earn money by completing objectives and missions and use them to purchase weapons, tools, items and equipment. The game offers the similar gameplay like GTA. With detailed environment, prominent features, superb mechanics, customizable controls, and superb graphics, True Crime Streets of LA is the best game to play and enjoy.

#11 Total Overdose

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Total Overdose is an Action-Adventure, Third-person Perspective, and Single-player Shooter video game created by Deadline Games and published by SCi Games Ltd. Grand Theft Auto series inspires the game, and it is the first entry in the series of Total Overdose. The game takes place in the open environment known as Maya Jungle. According to the story, Ernesto Cruz, an undercover agent in DEA. DEA army attacks the military to stolen some information about Papa Muerte. After the attack and thrown Ernesto from the plane and is finished. The player can get into the role of the protagonist named Ramiro, most of the game the player control the Ramiro, while in starting two missions the player assists different characters such as Tommy and Ernesto Cruz. There is a variety of challenging missions filled with different objectives, and puzzles. The player uses third-person perspective to navigate the environment and can explore the world either on foot or by vehicles. Interact with NPCs to get missions and earn money when the mission accomplished. Use his money to buy vehicles, weapons, armors and more. With superb mechanics, open environment, and brilliant gameplay, Total Overdose is the best alternative to GTA.

#12 Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

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Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus combines the elements of Platform, Action, and Stealth created by Sucker Punch Productions. Sly Cooper movie inspires the game follows the protagonist named Sly Cooper and his efforts to seek Fiendish Five to rescue his family. The game offers exciting story, in which Master thief the protagonist breaks into the offices of Interpol police in order obtain a file of five most wanted criminals with the help of his gang comprises his two fellows such as Murray (gateway driver of the gang) and Bentley (a hacker and technician). The story turns when the Fiendish Five killed the parents of the protagonist in front of him and stole the book. They tore the book into five pieces and escape their separate ways. The main goal is to explore the detailed environment, hunt the enemies, fight against them and take the revenge of your parent’s murder. It is a third-person game that includes stealth elements. The game character wields with a cane to attack enemies and can kill the foes with the single hit. Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus includes core features such as Stunning Graphics, Earn Points, Unlock Content, and more. Try it out.

#13 Onimusha 3: Demon Siege

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Onimusha 3: Demon Siege is an Action-Adventure and Single-player video game created and published by Capcom. It is the third entry in the series of Onimusha. The game takes place in the fantasy-based world and lets you take control of the protagonist named Hidemitsu Samanosuke Akechi. According to the story, the game world is threatened by the antagonist and his evil armies who wants to conquer Japan. It embarks you on an epic adventure to save the world by fighting against enemies using weapons, spells, and other items. There are two different protagonists, and you can control both protagonists in various scenarios. Explore the game world, solve complex puzzles and task for NPCs. Maintain your heath, and battle against the antagonist, destroy his plans and save the world. The game lets you a chance to become a hero and take an opportunity to show your skills. It offers the similar gameplay to its earlier entries. With the detailed environment, addictive and quite immersive gameplay, and exciting story, Onimusha 3: Demon Siege is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.

#14 Second Sight

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Second Sight combines the elements of Action-Adventure, Shooter, Combat and Stealth. The game supports single-player mode and takes place in various locations such as Siberia, the United States, Germany and more. It offers breathtaking story follows an accident where hundreds of people were killed in the Osiris Facility. You can assume the role of the protagonist named John Vatic who is responsible for the death of innocent people as the researcher thinks. After awaken the protagonist completely loses his memory and has powerful psychic abilities. The ultimate task is to explore the game world, unearth the mystery, search computer records, and find the answer for what happen occurred with you. The game takes place in the fictional world consists of different location. Navigate hurdles, complete your tasks, earn points and experience a flashbacks to find your identity. Use different weapons, items and stealth elements to fight against foes and slaughter them all. Second Sight is the best game as compared to other Stealth games.

#15 Splinter Cell

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Splinter Cell or also known as “Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell” is an award-winning series of Action, RPG, Shooter and Stealth video games. The series offers a number of popular titles and keeps on with the standards that every game in the series offers. The Splinter Cell series offers biggest hits such as Blacklist and Conviction packed with all the blasting action, unique mechanics, and countless new elements. Throughout the series, Splinter Cell offers versatility in gameplay, new stories, new characters and offers plenty of room for the gameplay. The games in Splinter Cell series tend to provide with all kinds of futuristic environments, gadgets, and weapons as well as various types of enemies and stories related to them. Providing with both single and multiplayer games, Splinter Cell offers loads of cool upgrades, and co-op modes as well. The series provides with the character of Sam Fisher as the protagonist who works for the Black-ops Subdivision known as “Third Echelon.” The players are allowed to control Fisher and help him sabotage the plans of his enemies. With a tag of Critically Acclaimed and Commercially Successful Action and Stealth series, Splinter Cell focuses on providing with the quality gaming that every diehard fan of Action and Stealth gaming seeks. A new game of the series is in development phases. Hopefully, it would be as great as the previous titles and would offer loads of hours of unlimited entertainment.

#16 Manhunt

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Manhunt is a Hardcore Action filled Third-person Shooter, Horror-Survival and Stealth video game. The game features the protagonist Earl Cash a death row prisoner recently executed by the lethal injection but he wakes up and finds out that the injection was just a Sedative. With second chance on life, cash gets trapped into serving The Director who orders him to complete some really challenging and hardcore tasks to eliminate the gang members of The Hoods by using firearms, sharp-edged weapons and stealth techniques. Manhunt offers a fantastic Storyline along with an immersive gameplay and quite brilliant visual details. With a number of character customization options, multiple game missions, equally equipped enemies and hardcore action and thrill filled gameplay, Manhunt is one amazing Action, Third-person Shooting and Stealth video game to play. Do try it out if you haven’t yet.

#17 Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven

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Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven is an Action-Adventure, RPG and a 3rd person Shooter video game developed by 2k Czech and published by Gathering of Developers for PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2. The game is set in the fictitious city of Lost Heaven and features a Mafioso named as Tommy, as the protagonist who is a taxi driver by profession but accomplishes different missions assigned to him by Don Ennio Salieri. The protagonist drives vehicles, runs, walks on foot, and kills the targets in order to advance in the game by engaging in combats with the enemies. In close combats, the protagonist uses melee tactics and attacks the enemies with different melee weapons. Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven offers vivid graphics, an amazing storyline and a thrillingly addicting game-play. Trying this game will surely be one of your best choices.

#18 Half Life

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Half-Life is a Super Thrilling Sci-Fi FPS (First person Shooter) video game by Valve Corporation. This brilliant game is one of the trend setters in FPS genre and it provided with a wonderful FPS series of games that actually ruled over the world. With a huge following and a worldwide acclaim, Half-Life was one of the best game of its time. Sci-Fi and FPS characteristics, great mechanics and an engaging game-play made the players love this game. The game is set in a Remote Desert situated in the City of New Mexico and it takes you to the premises of Black mesa Research Facility, a Secret Complex that resembles greatly to the Area 51. Half Life lets you be a skilled Scientist and a Theoretical Physicist and tells the story of the events and aftermath of a Black Mesa Experiment gone wrong. The Experiment goes horribly wrong and as a result an undefinable Phenomenon happens that opens up portals in the facility and the Aliens swarm down.No your task is to survive by killing the alien enemies at sight because they have no mercy for humans at all. on the other hand HECU (Hazardous Environment Combat Unit) keeps on struggling against the aliens. In order to stop the widespread chaos and panic HECU tries to suppress the matter by confiscating all of the data and Scientists related to the Incident. Freeman gets barred to but soon with the help of fellow scientists he reaches down to the other end of the portal, in the Xen territory in order to eliminate the Nihilanth, who is keeping the portal opened. Half Life offers a strong and fantastic narrative, great story amazing gameplay as well as loads of fantastic perks, cool weapons etc.