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[The_hunter]

Mgs1-3 are the best, nothing even comes close to them.

 

[violence]

Metal gear games would dominate an actual best of list.

 

[EverydayBeast]

The beloved stealth genre how about assassins creed?

 

[itshutton]

No Deus Ex, not a real list!

 

[Cyberpunkd]

The beloved stealth genre how about assassins creed?

It never was a stealth game?

 

[March Climber]

I know this thread was bumped by an odd response, but it would be cool to see someone make a top ten "Best incidental stealth games" with games that aren't primarily developed around stealth but incidentally ended up having great stealth mechanics.

On that second list I'd nominate games like Skyrim and Hogwarts Legacy, both of which I had more fun performing stealth in than some actual stealth games.

 

[Hemingwayoffbase]

Solid list. I prefer Desperados 3, though.

 

[vodka-bull]

No Plague Tale? IGN, why don't you play some stealth games before ranking them???

 

[Durin]

List is surprisingly decent, even if I'm not sure about Hitman being number 1, and I think they limited 1 game per series.

Most of these games are good, and I'm shocked they picked the objectively correct Thief entry out of the series to put in.

Glad MGSV is the only Metal Gear game in this list. Game was unfinished, but it's the only great stealth sandbox in the series, with truly excellent mechanics/systems, and solid controls. The older entries have some fun tools, some cool level design moments...but I've never thought their stealth gameplay were ever top-tier, and they are more memorable for their cinematic aspects.

 

[TheKratos]

MGS1 should be number 1, literally defined the genre.

 

[TintoConCasera]

MGS1 should be number 1, literally defined the genre.

Nah. Thief's way better in all ways.

 

[TheKratos]

Nah. Thief's way better in all ways.

Never heard of that game, probably had zero impact in the gaming industry.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Nontraditional stealth game

 

[Alexios]

Dodgy list. Speaking of stealth shit, saw a tweet about this one cos of its anniversary, never heard of it before, looks kinda rad. PS2 era Metal Gear Solid by Swery65 instead of Kojima. Seems like a pretty damn impressive clone for 2003 too (after MGS2 but before MGS3, likely made after MGS).

Spy Fiction - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Alexios]

I just played Spy Fiction for a bit to check it out and it's pretty rad. I've started the first mission after its prologue stuff. Everything is much more simplistic and rigid than MGS2+, from its animations and controls to AI behaviors and everything, but at the same time it works fine as a whole and feels pretty good, with unique stuff of its own like the central disguise feature and all sorts of other gadgets and possibilities with them (not that it's a sandbox or anything like new-Hitman, again, it's pretty rigid). Lol, I didn't really expect a reply from Swery (I asked him for a Spy Fiction sequel/successor).​

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Never heard of that game, probably had zero impact in the gaming industry.

It only defined the genre.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Ok. One more.

 

[xanaum]

IGN is full idiots, seriously, what kind of fucking list is this?

At the very top it should be every Metal Gear game, and then maybe around 6th or 7th you could put something like that isometric Commandos game, which is more stealth than most of the shit on that list.

 

[trikster40]

Came in to make sure Tenchu made the list, leaving pleased.

 

[Codes 208]

Needs more skyrim

(Kidding of course. Well mostly)

 

[awwr999999]

The top games on IGN's list have stealth as an optional or a temporary condition (MGSV, Hitman).
Rockstar's Manhunt (PS2) is the one of the few AAA games built around a complex stealth mechanic with relatively few non-stealth events.

 

[Escape Goat]

I think its am going to play Dishonored 2 again if its not too expensive.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

I think its am going to play Dishonored 2 again if its not too expensive.

I should really get around to playing through Dishonored 2. I REALLY loved the first one but started the second one and I fell off an hour or so in for whatever reason and I've never finished it.

 

[Plague Doctor]

If you like stealth imsims, I highly suggest this game

 

[Juza]

Thief and Thief 2 are the most authentic "stealth-sim" experiences out there, nothing else even comes close.