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.
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.
201 Games
Online has stealth missions that will fail you if you get spotted
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Added Minish Cap, thanks!
I'm curious to see if Fire Emblem Path Of Radiance would count. It's only for one mission and isn't at all required, but trying to do the stealth route does give you a big bonus
Considering it's only for one mission, I'll allow it. Thanks for the suggestion!
Gravity Rush 2 (and it’s the worst thing about it imo)
path of radiance was already here :) Mega Man Battle Network 4 has a scenario with stealth
Added both Gravity Rush 2 and Mega Man Battle Network 4!
the sheer abundance of zelda games that fall under this is actually insane holy shit
Hmm, Oblivion I feel falls under "optional core strategy". I mean, you can sneak at anytime, sneaking is skill you level up, two major factions in the game are focused on stealth, you can pickpocket anyone in the game, etc. I mean, there are quests that permanently fail if you get caught, but I kind of feel that's fine when doing the quests designed around stealth, and it at least (if I remember right) never locks you out of the main ending from failing a stealth section.
Just noticed New Vegas too and I feel it's kind of the same situation, only I guess there aren't any stealth focused factions.
Just noticed New Vegas too and I feel it's kind of the same situation, only I guess there aren't any stealth focused factions.
Binary Domain follows up its tutorial immediately with a swimming stealth segment, swimming and stealth are far from core mechanics and I don't like it.
which San Andreas mission are you thinking about here?
I originally compiled the list from my own knowledge + friends as well as selectively from some TVTropes lists like this and San Andreas was part of the latter. Looking this up, I think Home Invasion appears to be the "obligatory stealth" part, as making too much noise inside the house will alert the home owner and cause a mission failure, but feel free to correct me if you don't think this is obligatory or if you think the game wouldn't fall under the listed conditions.
nope absolutely right, home invasion cannot be finished without stealth, in fact there's also another mission in SA that has obligatory stealth which is "madd dogg's rhymes", not all of it is stealth but the first few objectives are obligatory to be used with stealth or else you'll fail
Good to know, thanks for confirming!
dirge of cerberus
just remembered nmh2 as well, mb for the double post
Added both, thanks Josh
Magic Knight Rayearth (Sega Saturn)
Bright Memory Infinite
and also Assault Spy
and also Assault Spy
All three Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds World Championship games (2009-10-11) have a mandated stealth section
Astral Chain
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY FIRE EMBLEM GAMES
Added all of the latest suggestions, thanks everyone.
Eastward also has one
Shadow Hearts Covenant has a funny stealth section and it's an RPG.
not feeling this max payne pick at all, sure the normal way is to do it by stealth but you can still do it normally, you can get some of the enemies at the door and kill them taking their guns and wiping out the entire level all without stealth and the game wont fail you for it, not like san andreas where you have to or else you'll fail
Fair point, I'll leave it off for now.
Yakuza 4 has one
Sports Story has one
Omg did anyone say the Family Guy game on PS2? FUCK the Brian stealth section 😵💫
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