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2008 PlayStation

A stealth action game set in feudal Japan where you play ninjas Rikimaru or Ayame and eliminate enemies silently. Originally built for the Wii with motion controls, it offers main missions and side quests.

The closest matches for Tenchu: Shadow Assassins are Velvet Assassin, Death to Spies and Alekhine's Gun. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Tenchu: Shadow Assassins special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Velvet Assassin

91 %

2009 PCXbox 👍 62 % Mixed, 2,490 reviews on Steam

  • Pure single-player experience
  • Linear, curated structure

A third-person WWII stealth game where you play spy Violette Summer, silently eliminating enemies behind enemy lines. Dark morphine-dream flashbacks and a light-and-shadow system shape its moody atmosphere.

Death to Spies

Pure single-player experience

A punishing World War II stealth game where you play a Soviet counterintelligence agent, relying on disguises, careful planning and patience. Mistakes are punished harshly.

Alekhine's Gun

Pure single-player experience

A Cold War stealth action game where you play an agent uncovering conspiracies, betrayal and nuclear threats. It follows the Death to Spies series and favors careful sneaking and disguises over open firefights.

Manhunt

Linear, curated structure

Rockstar's notoriously brutal stealth thriller casts you as a death-row convict forced to star in a snuff film, stalking gangs through a decaying city. Lurking in shadows and executing hunters creates a grim, deeply unsettling atmosphere.

Medal of Honor: Underground

Linear, curated structure

A linear WWII shooter on PlayStation where you play French Resistance fighter Manon Batiste across seven missions against the German occupiers. Historical weapons, vehicle and tank encounters, and occasional stealth sections add variety.

Medal of Honor

Linear, curated structure

An early WWII shooter on PlayStation where you play OSS agent Jimmy Patterson carrying out missions behind enemy lines against the Nazis. Its cinematic setting and memorable score helped shape the genre.

Medal of Honor

Linear, curated structure

A classic World War II shooter on PlayStation where you play OSS agent Jimmy Patterson, infiltrating Nazi installations in linear missions mixing sabotage and gunfights. It stands out for its cinematic presentation and famous orchestral score.

Sniper Elite

A third-person shooter set in 1945 Berlin where patience, positioning and precise long-range shots matter more than run-and-gun action. As an OSS sniper you work to keep Germany's nuclear research out of Soviet hands.

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