Bonanza Bros
Gunpoint
Various Metroid games (especially Dread, but also Fusion and Zero Mission)
Various cinematic platformers like Flashback
Mark of the Ninja is really very good… top marks from me
Does Elevator Action count?
Is N a stealth game? It isn’t marketed as one. It has stealth-adjacent elements:
But it lacks a broadcasting mechanic where alerted enemies can alert other enemies or raise a global alarm. Is communicatable alertness essential for stealth proper?
Rail Heist from UFO50 looks Bonanza Bros/Elevator Action-y but is pretty much a little side scrolling Metal Gear machine of chaotic emergent interactions
outside bonanza bros i am only familiar with trilby art of theft, which made playing art of theft feel like yahtzee made a puzzle version of bonanza bros
Castle Wolfenstein, for posterity.
other than in asethetics i think it’s far more a mario descendant. laser drones are arguably an evolution of venus fire traps
hard agree, that and gunpoint out of the games listed I actually played are top stuff. the swindle i wasnt a fan of, and neighbours from hell is just doing adventure game inventory puzzles while avoiding people and isn’t a good game but i had fun with it . oh and bonanza bros rules
I’m not sure if i would count N and Elevator Action, but cool if other people do!
haven’t heard of this one, looks cool!
eh that’s more top down, isn’t it?
Hard to tell from screenshots. Pretty basic looking, could probably make an argument either way.
writing in the game is done by cyboyardee, though I can’t say it’s really like his other work
Master Spy is like an almost 2d precision platformer take on the stealth genre, but it is still definitely a stealth game. It also had tremendous pixel work on its backgrounds.
I remember liking Exit on PSP when I played it in 2005 but it looks more like a rescue game than a stealth thieving game. getting old sucks my mind is playing tricks.
I mean, I think it still counts if you rescue using stealth mechanics? Stealth doesn’t necessarily mean stealing or assassinating!
Oddworld: Abe’s Odyssee and its direct sequel are both built around stealth and sneaking
Rescue: The Embassy Mission
