11 Stealth games like BioShock that you should try

It shares the essentials of what BioShock does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and horror setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in progression — its own ground is survival mechanics and magic-based combat.

It shares the essentials of what BioShock does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and ranged combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is progression and game mode: post-apocalyptic world and multiplayer gameplay.

If BioShock worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and tone: a cyberpunk setting.

What brings it close to BioShock is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting: a space setting.

What brings it close to BioShock is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds a first-person view and horror setting. They part company on progression and combat: this one brings survival mechanics and a third-person camera.

It shares the essentials of what BioShock does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics. The common ground extends to a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression and setting: a cyberpunk setting.

What brings it close to BioShock is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds a first-person view and a sci-fi setting. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings magic-based combat.

The genre is the same as BioShock’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world and a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as BioShock’s, and with it stealth mechanics, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: a third-person camera.

What carries over from BioShock is stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where they diverge is combat.

What carries over from BioShock is stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on combat.