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11 indie games in this list, released 2015–2025, from developers such as ULTRA ULTRA, Pinokl Games, Kverta, ColePowered Games. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By ULTRA ULTRA · Denmark
ECHO is a 2017 stealth game from Ultra Ultra, an independent studio in Denmark, built in Unreal Engine 4 and released for Windows that September. Drawing on stealth, action-adventure and science fiction genres, it centres on careful, sneaking play rather than open confrontation. The game was received positively by critics, but it did not succeed commercially, and it ended up being the only title Ultra Ultra shipped before the studio closed its doors.
By Pinokl Games, Kverta · Ukraine
Party Hard casts the player as a serial killer who slips into a series of parties with one goal: eliminate every guest without being caught. Each level becomes a stealth puzzle of picking the right moment to strike and making sure nobody sees what happened. The game was developed by the Ukrainian team Pinokl Games alongside Kverta, published by tinyBuild, and released in 2015 for Windows, OS X and Linux, with later console versions.
By ColePowered Games · United Kingdom
Shadows of Doubt is a first-person detective game with stealth elements from British developer ColePowered Games, published by Fireshine Games. Its genre labels include immersive sim, cyberpunk and neo-noir, and critics praised its open-ended design while pointing to repetitive stretches and bugs. It entered early access on Windows in April 2023 and left it in September 2024, arriving on Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 at the same time.
By Noble Muffins · Poland
Thief Simulator is an open-world stealth game about working as a burglar. Players scout targets to learn their routines, break into homes to take valuables, fence the loot and reinvest the money in better equipment for tougher jobs. It was developed by Noble Muffins from Poland, published by PlayWay, and released on Windows in November 2018 before arriving on Switch, PlayStation 4 and Quest 2.
By Game-Labs · Ukraine
This Land Is My Land is a stealth action game set on the American frontier of the 1800s, where a Native American protagonist leads resistance against encroaching settlers. Players roam a large open landscape of hostile people and wildlife, and their choices shape how the story unfolds. Ukrainian studio Game-Labs developed and published it, releasing it in early access in 2019 before a full launch in 2021; it drew criticism over stereotyping and a lack of Native American involvement.
By @unepic_fran · Spain
UnMetal is a stealth action-adventure that parodies Konami's Metal Gear series, starring Jesse Fox, a wrongly accused inmate trying to break out of a military prison while exposing a nuclear plot. Its play recalls the early Metal Gear games, updated with crafting, mostly non-lethal weapons and moments where narration and player choices shape events. It was made by Spanish developer Francisco Téllez de Meneses and released for PC and consoles in September 2021.
By Ash Games Studio · Saudi Arabia
Azooma Escape is a comedy stealth game in which the danger is family hospitality. At your uncle's village gathering you try to slip out unnoticed, dodging aunts asking about grades, hosts pushing more food and a family djinn, while a small errand grows into a village mystery. It was made by Ash Games Studio, an indie team founded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2022.
By Rasheed Abueideh · Palestine
Dreams on a Pillow is an upcoming stealth-puzzle adventure based on a Palestinian folk tale and the real events of the 1948 Nakba. Players follow Khadra, a young mother fleeing a massacre, on a journey from Palestine to Lebanon marked by invasion and distorted perception. It is being made by Palestinian developer Rasheed Abueideh, creator of Liyla and the Shadows of War, and was partly crowdfunded.
By Evlnu GameWorks · Saudi Arabia
Mall Heist is a stealth game in which you play a security tester breaking into a shopping mall. You sneak past and confront guards, hack systems and use whatever each store offers, from bananas in the supermarket to boots in a clothing shop, as tools for the job. It was released by Evlnu GameWorks, an independent studio founded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2023.
By Jana Games · Algeria
Shadowstalk is a top-down multiplayer stealth tactics game in which players are mythological figures summoned into a death game. Each character uses shadows and unique abilities to outwit rivals in real-time battles, aiming to be the last survivor. It is being developed in Unity by Jana Game Studios, an Algerian studio founded in 2014 by Seifeddine Wassim Haddar.
By Mad Hook · Jordan
Thieves Party is an upcoming four-player co-op stealth game about broke characters who turn to burglary to pay their rent. Players sneak into buildings, carry off whatever they can and escape before the police arrive, with the fun coming from coordinating a clumsy team. It is developed and self-published on Steam by Mad Hook, an independent game studio based in Amman, Jordan.