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Best Stealth Games

Ranking of the stealth games sorted by iRank score — a 0-100 metric blending Steam, IGDB, OpenCritic, Metacritic reviews and the iRankGames community. Mark of the Ninja, Assassin's Creed II and Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun lead the chart. Top-25 average iRank: 84/100. Total catalogued: 32 games.

Top 3

The best stealth games game is Mark of the Ninja (89.8/100). Close behind: Assassin's Creed II and Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.

#1Mark of the Ninja90#2Assassin's Creed II89#3Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun88#4Hitman: Blood Money87#5Gunpoint89

Full ranking

32 games cataloguedUpdated May 2026

Ranked by iRank Score

#1Mark of the Ninja
iRank90
Mark of the Ninja
ActionStealth
SoloStealthMelee2D
Steam👍 97%· 16KRAWG👍 81%· 768MC91IGDB91· 7
Year 2012Dev Klei Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh
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SteamGOGXbox
#5Gunpoint
iRank89
Gunpoint
ActionStealth
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDark
Steam👍 98%· 13KRAWG👍 85%· 293MC83IGDB88· 5
Year 2013Dev Suspicious DevelopmentsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
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Steam
#6Desperados III
iRank89
Desperados III
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeHardcore
Steam👍 97%· 16KRAWG👍 90%· 218MC84IGDB86· 9OC85· 118
Year 2020Dev Mimimi Productions · THQ NordicPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
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SteamGOGXbox
#20Hitman
iRank81
Hitman
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 83%· 37KIGDB79· 29
Year 2016Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · PC
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SteamPS

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best stealth game?
According to the iRankGames ranking, Mark of the Ninja (89.8/100) tops the list. Close behind are Assassin's Creed II and Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each game receives an iRank score (0-100) blending several weighted sources: Steam reviews, IGDB community + critic ratings, Metacritic, OpenCritic and the iRankGames community votes. The sort order additionally applies a Bayesian shrinkage adjustment: games with few reviews get pulled toward the genre average so small samples can't game the top of the chart.
How many stealth games are in this ranking?
32 games appear in this list (filtered by minimum popularity, excluding DLC, expansions and unclassified shovelware).
What makes a good stealth game?
The highest-rated entries in this genre tend to share design coherent with subgenre conventions, tight controls, balanced challenge-and-reward loops, and an active player base that sustains their reception across multiple platforms. Examples in this ranking: Mark of the Ninja, Assassin's Creed II and Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.