Tabletop, DnD, board games, and minecraft. Also Animal Crossing.
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If you want actual stealth I love the Dishonored series and I think Dishonored 2 has some anazing leveldesign. There are 3 games and they are all worth playing if you like the first you will like the second and so on.
With that said its VERY different from Elden Ring.
hm yeah dishonored looks pretty interesting, and I can probably overlook the 1st person camera if it's good enough
I had a lot of fun with it back in the day
Yeah I dont think any game realizes the magical assassins fantasy in a steampunk world quite like the Dishonored series.
May I recommend deathloop. It's dishonored but more difficult and with a very soulslike take on multiplayer.
I think there's some dlc guns that break the game in half, but I never has those so.
It's a 2D platformer and isn't something that you're going to spend a hundred hours on but I really enjoyed Mark of the Ninja.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/214560/Mark_of_the_Ninja/
Oh I love me some Klei games. Invisible Inc is also incredible
Sekiro was originally conceived as a sequel to the Tenchu games, so you could definitely play one of those. I think Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven for PS2 or the Xbox port Return from Darkness would be good choices. Much more stealth-focused than Sekiro, though.
For something more modern, the Dishonored games are pretty highly-regarded first-person stealth games with great stories.
i used to play Tenchu: Stealth Assasssins as a kid, one of my favorite games to just beat over and over.
Wrath of heaven I liked too, but something about the ps1 was more satisfying idk 🧐 just personal preference I think
Shadow of Mordor/War are pretty awesome and sound like just what you're looking for. Less focus on stealth but its more there than Elden Ring for sure.
Also seconding the Dishonored recommendations for sure - they have the same fluid movement and fast-paced stealth Cyberpunk does so well, and I'd add Prey because it's also awesome.
Less exactly what you want, the newer Tomb Raider games are decent, though they're mostly action-stealth gunplay vs (I assume you want) swords. Same with Control.
NieR Replicant and Automata will scratch the 3rd person action RPG itch but they have no stealth.
Lies of P is awesome, but it has no stealth. It has several unique mechanics that put it way above other souls-likes for me (the parrying and single recharge of healing to name a specific few).
Shadow of Mordor
The steam community page for this game is an absolute time capsule
For stealth, I had a lot of fun with MGSV and Hitman: WOA. I realize a lot of people want to upgrade their character, but I really enjoy upgrading my kit instead. I guess it’s all about how you role play 🤷♂️
Both run great on the Steam Deck (using controller). Not sure about Steam Machine.
I matched my specs to slightly better than the deck, so anything that runs on the deck will run on my homebrew rig
Awesome. Then I’m using Proton experimental for MGSV and the latest ge-Proton for Hitman. 60fps all day long.
Not that you asked but I also agree with others… Dishonored is a great stealth series but I’ve never tried them on SteamOS.
The Sly Cooper series is pretty Pog
Prey is a banger, stealth isn't the biggest focus compared to something like Dishonored but still there
Dying Light is great too
Batman Arkham series?
I'm having fun with gloomwood
How about Kingdom Come: Deliverance? The first game and its sequel are both some of the best RPGs in this generation.
Baldur's Gate 3 is also a must if you haven't already. It's just like playing D&D 5e
If you want more souls-like combat (kinda) I'd say ghost of tsushima or ghost of yotei if you have a ps5.
Lies of P is excellent, I've beaten it and really enjoyed it but you're correct that there's basically no stealth, or if there is it's not viable. The game is a bit easier if you're used to games like elden ring or sekiro, I was breezing past bosses. But I hear the DLC is a lot harder.
Ghost of Tsushima is loads of fun, the combat is right up there with Sekiro. Not gonna drop 800 for a PS5 tho lol.
I should try BG3 again, I got distracted and kind of bounced off of it the first time. I'd prefer something a little more action oriented too.
CK:D isn't a bad idea, though I think I avoided because it gave me Big Chud Energy vibes, not sure
CK:D isn't a bad idea, though I think I avoided because it gave me Big Chud Energy vibes, not sure
IIRC it felt to me that it avoids it through being heavy on actual character writing - so when Henry is prejudiced, say, it doesn't so much seem as if that's being presented as correct, but that things have happened in his life that have shaped the attitudes of a hot-headed young killing machine. Bit like if Geralt was more of a golden retriever than a white wolf (thinking about it, Henry drinks just as many potions and is constantly getting killed by peasants with pitchforks...).
KCD2 I liked more, because they finessed the realistic (i.e. annoying) combat juuuust enough that I could get into it, and there's a notable questline where he runs into a group from a country he despises (having been fighting them for most of KCD1)... except the whole arc is him actually working past that from the perspective he's gained over the years since then.
that's good to know about combat. I have very little patience for bad combat
is KCD2 approachable without having played the first?
Yes, it stands on its own even if you didn't play the first
CK:D isn't a bad idea, though I think I avoided because it gave me Big Chud Energy vibes, not sure
KCD2 is the one where the chud dev added a Gay Romance Plotline But Like Not In A Woke Way You Guys I'm Serious and his chud fans got really mad at him anyway
to be clear idk anything about its actual quality as a game, i just think that's really fucking funny
Ghost is available on PC, you can pirate it
I'll wait for Yotei. I do have a PS4
Try to return to the roots, install the very first Fallout.
Skyrim stealth archer for the 100th time
Skyrim is so annoying to me, lol never again The combat is total ass
That's why you do stealth archer and play FPS while crouching and hide from line of sight.
been there lol
Thief series. Hitman. Cyberpunk 2077.
Rise of the Ronin I know it has stealth like sekiro/ASSin's creed and maybe Wo Long has too.
They run like shit on PC, at least when I tried Rise of the Ronin on Linux.
yeah, proton compatibility is a must, i run bazzite on my couch PC
They are proton compatible, they are just really poorly optimized for PC.
I'll trust your judgement. I'd prefer something that's advertised on steam as deck compatible just to avoid faffing about with settings
Assassin's Creed Odyss--
or assassin's creed without being an ubisoft collectathon
I had loads of fun with Valhalla
The Alcibiades romance simulator
We're gonna need a bigger goat.
i liked lies of p, no stealth really but there is backstabbing, but i did find certain bosses to be way harder than others. gave up at one of the gank fights they have, maybe could have summoned idk
always with the gank flights in these games lol
I'll check it out
Cyberpunk did a pretty good job of scratching the itch, but I'm kinda over it with that game for now
Rail Heist (in UFO 50) is the best stealth game I've played.
The horizon games have some decent stealth but its deffo more combat oriented
But if you want really really good stealth action try out the Intravenous games, its a top down indie game but its so fucking good
Lies of P have no stealth but it is absolutely incredible, easily the best souls like not made by From Software. I haven't played the DLC because it is expensive, but I heard it is great too.
Theif might work but I just know about it. Haven't tried it myself.
considering cyberpunk was in I'd give the reboot Tomb Raider series a go. They're not mind blowing but they are competently made games and you can stealth most of them if you want, allthough "shoot everyone in the head with the starter pistol" also works fine
Styx: Master Of Shadows/Shards Of Darkness games, maybe. Although I really recommend as others have the Dishonoured games first if you care more about stealth and especially fun stealth over the RPG aspects.