Stealth action template
One guard, a cone you can see, and an exit on the far side of that cone. Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment, 2012) makes the cone the puzzle. Hitman 3 (IO Interactive, 2021) is the large version of the same wait. Change the cone before you add a gadget that turns the lights off. The AI stealth game maker is this wait.
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What makes a stealth action
Stealth action: you avoid being seen, using sight lines, sound and timing.
The games that set the standard are Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions, 2015), Hitman 3 (IO Interactive, 2021) and Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment, 2012).
What the template starts with
The stealth action template starts with one guard with a view cone and one exit to reach. That is the smallest version of the loop that defines the genre: watch the guards, move, hide, take the opening.
What to change first
Cross once while the guard looks away, and once by hiding when they turn. If both routes feel identical, the cone is decoration. A silenced weapon is how you stop learning the cone.
2D or 3D
The stealth action template starts in 2D.
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