Make some noise (or maybe don’t)
Steam has snuck out its latest week-long sales event. This time, it’s a celebration of all things silent and potentially deadly worth making some noise about in the Steam Stealth Fest. Among the highlights are some pretty steep savings on Hitman, Assassin’s Creed, A Plague Tale and SniperElite, along with some indiestealth gamegems to boot.
Steam’s Stealth fest runs from July 24th until 31st, and seems to be fairly generous in its definition of “stealth”, given that the fairly shooty-shoutyGhost Recon: Wildlands,Rainbow Six: Siegeand theFar Cryseries all make an appearance.
Even so, there are plenty of sneaky stealth classics in the mix, withHitman 3seeing a half-price discount to under £30,horror gameOutlastcut down by 85% to only a couple of quid andBatman: Arkham Knightsimilarly reduced by 80% to just a few pounds.
The many games in historical tourism-slash-stabby-face sim seriesAssassin’s Creedare variously reduced across the board, with recent highlights Origins and Odyssey down to under a tenner from their usual £50 price tag. Latest entry Valhalla sees most of its price knocked off at £12.49, while the older entries in the franchise will set you back from between a couple of pounds to just under £10 each.
If you prefer your brand of historical stealth game with lots and lots of flesh-eating rats,A Plague Tale: Innocenceis discounted to under £7 from its £35 price tag, with last year’s sequel half price at just under £22.
It’s not all fast-paced stealthery, with turn-based games likeMutant Year Zero: Road to Eden,Phantom Doctrineand Ronin all getting a decent chunk knocked off their labels.
There are somemultiplayer gamesin the list too, including this year’s competitive Deceive Inc. and the co-op creeping ofWatch Dogsand Sniper Elite.
As you’d expect, the sales page on Steam has a tab for Steam Deck-compatible games and those that can be played in VR, such as the pretty brilliantBudget Cuts 2andAlien: Isolation, a game that was plenty scary enough in reality-reality.
Alongside the many sales and discounts, the Stealth fest is also offering up a bunch of demos for games both old and new, including the comic book-styledLiberated, bothHello Neighborgames, and indieMetal Gear Solid-parodying UnMetal.
Head on over to Steamto check out the entire Stealth Fest, which will stick around until July 31st. You’ll be able to grab a free daily sticker during each day, too.
