Stealth-based game

A stealth-based game, unlike an action game, revolves around patience, avoiding combat, and using stealth and cunning to complete your objectives. It is not a genre unto itself (though it is usually found in shooter games), but instead a focus the game can have.

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Action game - Shooter game

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The first successful game in this genre was Metal Gear. Others followed this approach, notably the PC games ' and Deus Ex. During the development of Wolfenstein 3D, developer id Software experimented with many stealth features, such as sneaking behind the guards or dressing in enemy uniform, but none of these features made it into the final game.

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Metal Gear - PC - Deus Ex - Wolfenstein 3D - Id Software

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Stealth-based games did not gain mass popularity until the 1998 release of Metal Gear Solid. Since then, there have been many more games in this genre, most notably Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. Many action games, such as Medal of Honor and Syphon Filter, include stealth-based levels. Some survival horror games implement aspects of this genre, as well as platformers such as Sly Cooper.

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1998 - Metal Gear Solid - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell - Medal of Honor - Syphon Filter - Survival horror game - Platformers - Sly Cooper

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In recent times, stealth games have grown even further in popularity, so much so that some mainstream action games, such as Halo 2, have included stealth and spying elements in their gameplay.

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