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

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.

What defines Velvet Assassin:

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

The closest matches for Velvet Assassin are Manhunt, Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth and Alekhine's Gun. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Velvet Assassin special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Manhunt

93 %

2003 PCPlayStationXbox 👍 70 % Mostly positive, 7,088 reviews on Steam

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Pure single-player experience

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.

Alekhine's Gun

Dark, serious atmosphere

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.

Siren: Blood Curse

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A Japanese survival horror game set in a cursed 1970s village where an American film crew fights to survive the undead Shibito. Told in episodes with many playable characters, it relies on stealth, scarce resources and oppressive atmosphere.

Manhunt 2

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As a traumatized asylum escapee you sneak through grim environments and dispatch enemies with brutal executions. This stealth horror game is notorious for its extreme violence and oppressive atmosphere.

Batman Begins

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The tie-in game to Batman Begins has you play Bruce Wayne and Batman, sneaking through Gotham and taking down enemies with fear tactics and melee combat. It follows the Dark Knight's origin story across linear levels.

Cohen 1939

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A top-down shooter set in 1939 Birmingham where you play a widow avenging her murdered gangster husband, fighting through the British criminal underworld of the 1930s.

Shellshock: Nam '67

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A gritty third-person shooter set in the Vietnam War of 1967, following a rookie soldier through jungle firefights, fear and atrocities. Its tone is bleak and unflinching in depicting the war.

Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven

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As a ninja in 16th-century feudal Japan, you creep through shadows and take down enemies with silent stealth kills. Missions reward patience, careful positioning and picking the perfect moment to strike.

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