Hello, dear subscribers. AppTime Media and mobile game lovers! This week I’m going to tell you about the 8 best smartphone games with stealth mechanics. That means you’ll be hiding in the shadows and blending in with the crowd to avoid a deadly threat. Get ready, the hunt has begun and they’re already looking for you.
Bullet Echo.
Bullet Echo is a tactical team shooter from ZeptoLab, creators of Cut the Rope and King of Thieves. This time, players will put themselves in the shoes of Operatives, leading PvP battles in narrow corridors and with the lights off. This means your best friend is a flashlight and ears, as characters die quickly. You can play alone or in a squad of 3. As in other battle royal, if your partner is knocked down you can still pick him up, but it costs the whole squad to lie down and it’s game over.
For less noisy shooting, and in general for a full-fledged stealth playthrough, the developers have added gimmicks like a silencer on the barrel and rare equipment. Pleased that the matches are fast despite the presence of reloads and first-aid kits, scattered across the map.
Mission Zero.
Now let’s talk about Mission Zero, a multiplayer stealth action game from NetEase Games. It’s modeled after Hitman, and one of the developers may have worked on the Agent 47 franchise. This time, the players will also have to hide from the guardians of order, only they are protecting the secret files of a corporation that cares about its image. At first it may seem that 4 agents and 2 hunters – unequal battle, but each character has its own role in the team and active abilities that help quickly get close to the victim or give buffs to allies. The gameplay in this game is done in 3rd person with the main mission to destroy all the agents or capture all the codes from special NPCs to intercept the secret data. Since this is a cell phone session game, expect quick matches and an emphasis on pumping up each hero. Now Mission Zero is undergoing a series of beta tests of the global version, and as the project already produces graphics and gameplay at the level of consoles, the release will not wait long; and for exact information read the AppTime website.
Stealth Inc. 2: Game of Clones
Stealth Inc. 2: Game of Clones is a stealth platformer with a futuristic design. You will play as one of the clones, which are tested and compete with each other in order for their creators to get the most points. The good thing about this game is that there is no mini-map (at least at first) and the interface is laconic. The developers have even added Russian localization, but the project can only go on devices with the Nvidia Tegra chipset. If all goes well, you will pass the trials of spy training, hiding from security cameras, solving puzzles and generally thinking “on your feet”, as the time is constantly ticking and it counts as your best at each stage. Special gadgets that expand the capabilities of your clone are not spared, but they are revealed gradually. Players have more than 60 levels with the need not only to hide from enemies, but also to fight with robots and bosses.
Playdead’s INSIDE.
LIMBO fans know that the developers of this game have released another one called INSIDE. You will again take on the role of a boy who is constantly being harassed and forced to be as faceless as the crowd around him. In general the game brings up a lot of anti-utopian themes, but we’re here for stealth mechanics, so expect hiding from people with flashlights and interacting with objects to solve simple riddles. The key to not being exposed is to bide your time and only come out of hiding when you’re ready to run away from dogs and other pursuers. As in LIMBO, the plot is explained through the environment, and gameplay can be interrupted by a single shot in your direction. I note that your character cannot respond forcefully to an offender, so the only solution is to hide in this gray world.
Republique
Republique is a breath of fresh air among stealth games, where the emphasis is not on catching another person, but on console-level story and cutscenes. Even though this project is 100 years old, it continues to hold its own and is on par with Heavy Rain in terms of facial animation. The game begins with a small cutscene where a girl named Hope tells her that she is about to be removed. In general, Republique is steeped in Orwellian themes like government surveillance and how to live with it. But we play not for Hope, but for a certain hacker, who can spy on her through a smartphone and cameras, as in the same Watch Dogs. The main goal is to help the girl escape from an institution called Metamorphosis. This is possible by manipulating the environment through cameras. Well, and if you want to learn more about the local world, there are always audio logs and notes scattered throughout the locations. In this respect, the game follows in the footsteps of such giants as Deus Ex and System Shock.
Robbery Madness: Classic Thief Game
Let’s get away from complicated and confusing story games and talk about Robbery Madness. It’s a game with simple graphics and the same gameplay. Your task is to rob a store in the middle of the night with security guards walking around and cameras placed on every corner. You won’t have to sneak around and sit for long periods in the shadows. Instead the cameras will always have a blind spot where you can pass quietly, or a ventilation shaft for discreet passage between parts of the supermarket. To pass a level, you have to find a certain number of loot and hidden coins. Despite the arcade nature of Robbery Madness, you won’t be highlighted with items across the map or even given a mini-map, plus the character only has 3 lives. Of course, since this is a mobile project, you can always get speed bumps for advertising, but you still have to look for keys and access cards to open this or that door.
Hello Neighbor Hide and Seek
“Hello Neighbor” is already a real franchise, as there are many games based on it, also ported to smartphones. So, Hide and Seek is a multiplayer version where some players take on the role of a neighbor and other players take on the role of naughty children, just like climbing into his house to get all the keys and open the door leading to the basement. The gameplay is first-person with a great emphasis on interaction, for example, you can save another child while his neighbor strangles him, as well as stun the enemy and even send him to a special button to sit and watch you through the camera. Since the action of Hide and Seek takes place strictly in one house, each session changes the location of the keys, and the neighbor starts the round in the same room with the victims, and in the guise of a child.
War Of Stealth
Towards the end I left War Of Stealth, an isometric action game in which you have to hide from the soldiers of the future and strike them with a surprise shot. In this respect the project gravitates toward Metal Gear Solid type games. According to the story the protagonist is under experimentation, and now he is trying to get away from scientific institution, hiding from the enemies and making asphyxiation. After that you still need to hide the body of your enemy, so he won’t be noticed by others, and many doors are opened only after the hacking puzzle is solved. It is nice that the developers took care of the player’s time, so when you stand still and wait for the moment, the time can be accelerated. Also, the enemy’s area of view is always indicated, but this does not mean that everything is easy – if you are spotted, then the tracking mode will start with calling for reinforcements and shooting.
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