Updated September 2026
This is the ranking of the best Stealth Games, sorted by NextGameLike Score: a 0-100 metric blending Steam reviews, IGDB ratings (community and critic), Metacritic, OpenCritic and the NextGameLike community votes into a single number. Unlike opinion-based editorial lists, this order is computed from real data and applies a Bayesian shrinkage adjustment so games with few reviews can't inflate the top of the chart. Mark of the Ninja, Assassin's Creed II and Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun lead the chart — the highest-rated titles in the genre according to our data. The top-25 average NextGameLike Score is 84/100, out of 32 games catalogued. The ranking updates continuously as new reviews and votes come in.
Top 3
Top of “The 20 Best Stealth Games (2026)”: Mark of the Ninja (89.8/100). Close behind: Assassin's Creed II and Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Ranked by NextGameLike Score · 32 games catalogued
Players and critics agree on Mark of the Ninja, which is rarer than it sounds in Stealth Games. That is why it tops the ranking.
Critics were lukewarm on Assassin's Creed II; players were not. Enough for the podium: number 2.
Players and critics agree on Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, which is rarer than it sounds in Stealth Games. That puts it at number 3.
No argument here: Hitman: Blood Money wins over players and critics alike. Number 4, inside the top 10.
Players and critics agree on Gunpoint, which is rarer than it sounds in Stealth Games. No other entry of the 20 has a higher share of positive reviews: 98%. That gets it into the top 10, at number 5.
Players and critics agree on Desperados III, which is rarer than it sounds in Stealth Games. That gets it into the top 10, at number 6.
Players and critics agree on Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, which is rarer than it sounds in Stealth Games. It holds the best critic score on the whole list, 92/100. Number 7, inside the top 10.
Players and critics agree on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which is rarer than it sounds in Stealth Games. It is the most reviewed of the 20: 106,549 Steam reviews. Number 8, inside the top 10.
Critics were lukewarm on Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines; players were not. It is the oldest game in the ranking (1998) and still here. Number 9, inside the top 10.
No argument here: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell wins over players and critics alike. That gets it into the top 10, at number 10.
Critics were lukewarm on Assassin's Creed Brotherhood; players were not. It lands at 11 of 20.
Critics were lukewarm on Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice; players were not. It is the newest on the list (2021), and has already earned its place. It lands at 12 of 20.
Players and critics agree on Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, which is rarer than it sounds in Stealth Games. It sits at 13 of 20.
Players and critics agree on Untitled Goose Game, which is rarer than it sounds in Stealth Games. It sits at 14 of 20.
Critics were lukewarm on Hitman: Absolution; players were not. It sits at 16 of 20.
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty is carried by its players more than by its reviews. It lands at 17 of 20.
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is one of the few Stealth Games where players and critics say the same thing. It sits at 18 of 20.
No argument here: Assassin's Creed Revelations wins over players and critics alike. It lands at 19 of 20.
No argument here: Hitman wins over players and critics alike. It lands at 20 of 20.
