Games with obligatory stealth sections that are not core stealth games

Exactly what the title says.

Suggestions will gladly be taken into consideration. Not including hardcore stealth games (Metal Gear Solid, Dishonored, Assassin's Creed, etc) or games that utilize stealth as a core mechanic (Deus Ex, Sly Cooper, Beyond Good & Evil, etc) or as an optional core strategy (modern Tomb Raider games, Wolfenstein: The New Order, etc). Also see TVtropes lists here, here, and here, with examples selectively taken.

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Life is Strange
Life is Strange
Limbo
Limbo
Lost Ark
Lost Ark
Lost Odyssey
Lost Odyssey
Lunar Knights
Lunar Knights
Magic Knight Rayearth
Magic Knight Rayearth
Marvel's Spider-Man
Marvel's Spider-Man
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Mega Man Battle Network 4
Mega Man Battle Network 4
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun
Metroid Dread
Metroid Dread
Metroid: Zero Mission
Metroid: Zero Mission
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
MySims Agents
MySims Agents
Night in the Woods
Night in the Woods
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Observer
Observer
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
The Order: 1886
The Order: 1886
Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds
Both the base game and the DLC
Overlord II
Overlord II
Paper Mario
Paper Mario
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
The Pathless
The Pathless
The Pathless
The Pathless
Persona 5 Strikers
Persona 5 Strikers
Pikmin 3
Pikmin 3
Pokémon Clover
Pokémon Clover
Pokémon Ranger
Pokémon Ranger
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Rain on Your Parade
Rain on Your Parade
Ratchet & Clank
Ratchet & Clank
Rayman Legends
Rayman Legends
Red Faction
Red Faction
Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
RuneScape
RuneScape
The Saboteur
The Saboteur
Saints Row IV
Saints Row IV
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Scarf
Scarf
Secret Agent Barbie
Secret Agent Barbie
Shadow Complex
Shadow Complex
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Shadow of Rome
Shadow of Rome
Shadowrun: Hong Kong
Shadowrun: Hong Kong
Shakedown: Hawaii
Shakedown: Hawaii
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Shenmue
Shenmue
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
Soma
Soma
Song of the Deep
Song of the Deep
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Lost World
Sonic Lost World
Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion
Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion
Sports Story
Sports Story
Star Fox Adventures
Star Fox Adventures
Star Wars: DroidWorks
Star Wars: DroidWorks
Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader
SteamWorld Dig 2
SteamWorld Dig 2
Stray
Stray
Summoner
Summoner
Tales of Phantasia
Tales of Phantasia
Tales of the Abyss
Tales of the Abyss
Terranigma
Terranigma
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
TimeSplitters 2
TimeSplitters 2
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Tony Hawk's Underground
Tony Hawk's Underground
True Crime: Streets of LA
True Crime: Streets of LA
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Valkyria Chronicles
Valkyria Chronicles
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Vietcong
Vietcong
Warframe
Warframe
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
World's End Club
World's End Club
XIII
XIII
Yakuza 0
Yakuza 0
Yakuza 4
Yakuza 4
Ys: Memories of Celceta
Ys: Memories of Celceta
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2009: Stardust Accelerator
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2009: Stardust Accelerator
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010: Reverse of Arcadia
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010: Reverse of Arcadia
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011: Over the Nexus
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011: Over the Nexus
Yume Nikki: Dream Diary
Yume Nikki: Dream Diary

50 Comments


11 months ago

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Shenmue yet!! That stealth section is genuinely the single reason I gave that game 4.5 stars instead of the full 5. Without it that is a 100% flawless game, but they just couldn't help themselves...

11 months ago

There's also a case to put fire emblem fates conquest on this list. In Chapter 9 there's a character that's been taken prisoner in a fort that Corrin's army is trying to rescue, so on the left side of the map is a traditional fire emblem level but on the right side is the character that's been taken prisoner, who has to stealth around guards to meet up with Corrin's army on the left side of the map, or stealth around them long enough for Corrin's army to reach her and kill the guards.

The stealth mechanics of it are identical to the other fire emblem games on this list, and the character will be killed by the guards if you aren't actively stealthing around them, but the entire level isn't dedicated to it, since you're also doing traditional fire emblem gameplay in the left side of the level, so it's up to you if you wanna count it or not.

11 months ago

@Ninjabunny: I'll accept Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest as an example for the list since you have to resort to stealth mechanics to save that character and I've already included a couple of examples where optional sidequests are the only parts with forced stealth sections (but since you can't complete the sidequests without getting through a forced stealth section, it essentially makes it "mandatory" for full completion).

@Funbil & @Dalaamclouds: Added original Shenmue and Family Guy PS2 as suggested, thanks!

11 months ago

As I recall Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast has an infuriating one

11 months ago

Gollum lol

11 months ago

nevermind ive been informed that gollum is actually supposed to be partly stealth. I couldnt tell. My new pick is splat 2 octo expansion... theres a few levels where you dont have weapons and youre required to stealth for a bit, i believe

11 months ago

The Dragon God boss fight in Demon Souls could also techinically count as stealth, since if he sees you you are basically dead (if Demon Souls is already here my bad, I just didn't see it XD)

11 months ago

Marvel's Spider-man: Miles Morales too

11 months ago

@DeemonAndGames: Looked at the footage and you're right, it's basically an extended forced stealth sequence "gimmick" fight. Added!

I added everyone else's suggestions too, thanks!

11 months ago

Did you mean to put Daemon Summoner or does Daemon X Machina actually have a stealth section O.O

11 months ago

@BasilMuse: Yeah, there are stealth missions unfortunately...

11 months ago

Blue Reflection Second Light has some though only like one in the beginning is mandatory, the rest are for sidequests.

11 months ago

Blue Reflection: Second Light

11 months ago

↑ I am blind, sorry

11 months ago

Trails in the Sky FC?? Yikes, I really didn't remember that in this game

11 months ago

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch has one

11 months ago

I remember as a kid when I was playing Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on Xbox, I was having such a hard time trying to grab that book from that shop. Even when I walked really slowly and quietly to grab it, the shop owner always caught me and kicked me out of his store and I have to get the book all over again. So frustrating XD Haven't played it in a while, so I wonder if getting the book is a lot easier than what I remembered.

11 months ago

Just finished Humanity and I wasn't expecting a couple of all-out stealth missions plonked in the middle of the story levels

11 months ago

@tangysphere: Added Humanity, thanks!

7 months ago

Incredible.
It's now one of my (minor) goals in life to get a sports game on here one way or another.


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