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1990PC91 % positive6.99 €

As super-spy Max Remington you chase terrorists and crime syndicates around the globe, gathering clues, tailing suspects and cracking codes and locks in short action and puzzle sequences. Its blend of investigation, stealth and minigames was quite unusual for 1990.

Sneaking and hiding
Puzzles and brain teasers
Tactical depth
Challenging difficulty

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The closest matches for Sid Meier's Covert Action are Legion Was Here, Shadows of Doubt and The Escapists. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Sid Meier's Covert Action special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Legion Was Here

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2026PC95 % positive10.25 €

You play Legion, a secret agent who can change his appearance at will, investigating and infiltrating enemy ranks through disguise. It appears to mix puzzle and RPG elements, though the available information is sparse.

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Shadows of Doubt

Sneaking and hiding

You play a private investigator in a fully simulated neo-noir 1980s city, solving procedurally generated murder cases by piecing together clues, fingerprints and witness statements yourself. The game never holds your hand, leaving deduction, break-ins and tailing suspects up to you.

The Escapists

Sneaking and hiding

You live out a pixel-art prison routine of schedules, trading and crafting while plotting the perfect breakout. Outwitting guards and timetables with inventive escape plans is the heart of the game.

Uplink

Sneaking and hiding

As a freelance hacker agent, you take shady corporate jobs through a simulated computer desktop, breaking into systems and covering your tracks. You spend your earnings on better hardware and software while the risk of getting caught keeps rising.

Thief Simulator

Realistic visuals

You play a burglar casing suburban houses, picking locks, stealing valuables and selling loot to fund better gear. The appeal lies in careful planning and quiet, methodical stealth.

Thief II: The Metal Age

Challenging difficulty

Master thief Garrett sneaks through a steampunk-tinged city across large, open-ended missions full of guards, shadows and loot. Stealth is the core mechanic: light, noise and clever gadgets decide whether you succeed.

Party Hard

Sneaking and hiding

You play a fed-up neighbor who sneaks into parties and quietly eliminates every guest by setting traps, dodging witnesses and outwitting the police. Pixel art and dark humor meet tricky stealth-puzzle levels.

Filcher

Pure single-player experience

As master thief Sporey, you sneak into guarded buildings in a first-person 2.5D stealth game. You rely on gadgets, observation and wits to rob the rich and corrupt.

Heat Signature

Sneaking and hiding

You dock a tiny pod onto enemy spaceships and infiltrate them with improvised plans to take out guards, steal loot, or hijack the whole vessel. It thrives on pausable top-down tactics and chaotic, emergent stories.

Party Hard 2

Focus on a single character

You play a killer crashing parties, quietly eliminating every guest before the police arrive. Traps, environmental tricks and dark humor make for a stylish pixel-art stealth puzzle.

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