Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Stealth Games of All Time
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#1 Metal Gear Solid (1998) (#25)
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | WIN, PS | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~11h | 70 lists
#2 Deus Ex (2000) (#37)
Ion Storm | MAC, WIN | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~23h | 64 lists
#3 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (#42)
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | PS2 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~16h | 48 lists
#4 Assassin's Creed 2 (2009) (#110)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~19h | 33 lists
#5 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) (#117)
Kojima Productions | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~46h | 57 lists
#6 Dishonored 2 (2016) (#138)
Arkane Studios | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~13h | 40 lists
#7 Dishonored (2012) (#147)
Arkane Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~12h | 49 lists
#8 Hitman 3 / World of Assassination (2021) (#148)
IO Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Stealth | ~8h | 30 lists
#9 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) (#155)
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~13h | 23 lists
#10 Thief II: The Metal Age (2000) (#183)
Looking Glass Studios | WIN | Stealth | ~20h | 22 lists
#11 Thief: The Dark Project (1998) (#185)
Looking Glass Studios | WIN | Stealth | ~20h | 22 lists
#12 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013) (#189)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, WiiU | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~24h | 42 lists
#13 Hitman: Blood Money (2006) (#229)
IO Interactive | WIN, PS2, Xbox, X360 | Stealth | ~12h | 16 lists
#14 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005) (#244)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~13h | 17 lists
#15 Alien: Isolation (2014) (#272)
The Creative Assembly | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Horror / Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~18h | 24 lists
#16 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (2004) (#296)
Starbreeze Studios, Tigon Studios, Virtual Programming | WIN, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~8h | 15 lists
#17 Hitman (2016) (#322)
IO Interactive | 3, XB1, PS4 | Stealth | ~11h | 27 lists
#18 Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011) (#325)
Eidos Montréal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~21h | 28 lists
#19 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) (#373)
Kojima Productions | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~18h | 16 lists
#20 Perfect Dark (2000) (#384)
Rare | N64 | First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~8h | 15 lists
#21 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010) (#388)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~15h | 20 lists
#22 Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002) (#414)
IO Interactive | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Stealth | ~14h | 9 lists
#23 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) (#431)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~12h | 13 lists
#24 Untitled Goose Game (2019) (#451)
House House | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Role-Playing / Puzzle / Stealth | ~3h | 31 lists
#25 Crysis (2007) (#452)
Crytek Frankfurt | WIN | First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~9h | 12 lists
#26 Hitman 2 (2018) (#484)
IO Interactive | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Stealth | ~10h | 19 lists
#27 Mark of the Ninja (2012) (#559)
Klei Entertainment | 3, X360 | Stealth / Platform | ~8h | 14 lists
#28 The Operative: No One Lives Forever (2000) (#591)
Monolith Productions | MAC, WIN, PS2 | First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~13h | 7 lists
#29 No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way (2002) (#596)
Monolith Productions | MAC, WIN | First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~12h | 5 lists
#30 A Plague Tale: Innocence (2019) (#598)
Asobo Studio | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~11h | 14 lists
#31 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010) (#651)
Kojima Productions | PSP | Stealth | ~18h | 7 lists
#32 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024) (#677)
MachineGames | WIN, XBXS | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~16h | 23 lists
#33 Manhunt (2003) (#699)
Rockstar North | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Stealth | ~11h | 4 lists
#34 Thief: Deadly Shadows (2004) (#758)
Ion Storm | WIN, Xbox | Stealth | ~16h | 5 lists
#35 Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004) (#893)
Silicon Knights | GC | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~10h | 4 lists
#36 Hitman: Codename 47 (2000) (#919)
IO Interactive | WIN | Stealth | ~11h | 4 lists
#37 Assassin's Creed (2007) (#954)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~15h | 5 lists
#38 Assassin's Creed 3 (2012) (#957)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, Wii, PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~16h | 11 lists
#39 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (2004) (#974)
Ubisoft Shanghai | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~10h | 4 lists
#40 Invisible, Inc. (2015) (#984)
Klei Entertainment | 3 | Turn-Based Tactics / Stealth | ~7h | 7 lists
#1
#25
Metal Gear Solid
1998
#2
#37
Deus Ex
2000
#3
#42
#4
#110
Assassin's Creed 2
2009
#5
#117
#6
#138
Dishonored 2
2016
#7
#147
Dishonored
2012
#8
#148
#9
#155
#10
#183
#11
#185
#12
#189
#13
#229
Hitman: Blood Money
2006
#14
#244
#15
#272
Alien: Isolation
2014
#16
#296
#17
#322
Hitman
2016
#18
#325
#19
#373
#20
#384
Perfect Dark
2000
#21
#388
#22
#414
#23
#431
#24
#451
Untitled Goose Game
2019
#25
#452
Crysis
2007
#26
#484
Hitman 2
2018
#27
#559
Mark of the Ninja
2012
#28
#591
#29
#596
#30
#598
#31
#651
#32
#677
#33
#699
Manhunt
2003
#34
#758
#35
#893
#36
#919
Hitman: Codename 47
2000
#37
#954
Assassin's Creed
2007
#38
#957
Assassin's Creed 3
2012
#39
#974
#40
#984
Invisible, Inc.
2015
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