#5 Hitman
- Developer: IO Interactive
- Publisher: Square Enix
- Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO
- Release: March 11, 2016
Hitman is a return to the series’ roots. Players once again step back in the polished shoes of Agent 47 as he scopes out his designated targets and kills them with flair. Sneak around undetected and kill your targets by making use of your surroundings. The best kills are those made without setting off any suspicion.
#4 Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Developer: Crystal Dynamics
- Publisher: Square Enix
- Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO, X360,
- Release: November 10, 2015
Set as the sequel to the reboot Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider tells the story of Lara Croft who has become labeled insane with the organization Trinity covering up the events that took place in Yamatai. Now to prove she’s not insane, Lara Croft must make her way into the ancient city of Kitezh.
What the city contains may prove to be something of use in order to prove to those who’ve doubted her. Unlike Tomb Raider, this latest installment has Lara Croft with a few well tuned skills in which she can put to use. Much like past installments of this beloved franchise, there is a bit more emphasis on using stealth towards Lara’s advantage. While that’s not necessarily required to go through the game, you’ll find better use sticking to the shadows of killing off your targets one by one.
#3 Dishonored 2
- Developer: IO Interactive
- Publisher: Square Enix
- Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO
- Release: March 11, 2016
In the sequel to the critically acclaimed Dishonored, players can now play the role of Emily Kaldwin in addition to Corvo Attano and experience the game through two different lenses. Like the first game, you can take an entirely stealth approach and not harm or kill any of your opponents–or you can use the characters’ rich assortment of supernatural abilities, weapons and gadgets to inflict massive violence.
#2 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Developer: Konami
- Publisher: Konami
- Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO
- Release: September 1, 2015
Kojima Productions continues its Metal Gear Solid franchise with the latest chapter, The Phantom Pain, whish ushers in a new era for the franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine. The game is the first in the series to take stealth into an open-world setting, offering more tactical freedom than ever before. Set nine years after the events of Ground Zeroes, the game resumes its story in 1984 with the Cold War still as the backdrop.
#1 The Last of Us Remastered
- Developer: Naughty Dog
- Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
- Platforms: PS3, PS4
- Release: June 14, 2013
The Last of Us is a game that offers a surprising amount of freedom. While it’s possible to play it as a shooter, it’s a lot better to approach the game’s challenges with the use of stealth. The game provides you with many different angles of attack and plays very much like a survival horror game. Every resource counts, and the best way to save what you have on-hand is to play it intelligently—through stealth.
Thankfully, the game is designed with precisely this sort of play in mind. You can distract and stun enemies with bricks and bottles, lay traps for them, and brutally strangle them before they make a sound. And on top of that, it feels entirely cinematic to boot. The Last of Us is, in all, one of the best stealth titles around.
