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Best spy/thriller games ?
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RagnarokIV
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The Getaway
Max Payne
Max Payne
JimmyRustler
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Syphon Filter 1+2 back in the days.
a multicultural team of v
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428: Shibuya Scramble
Nankatsu
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I would very much love a remaster for this.
Also Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy. A damn good hidden gem.
And don't forget Deus Ex.
Arachnid
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Deus Ex and Splinter Cell
Hitman gives some solid spy-type espionage but I wouldn't really call it a thriller. EDIT: I guess it is a thriller actually. It just mixes in a ton of camp which kind of kills the serious tone (which is a strength IMO). The above take themselves more seriously.
Hitman gives some solid spy-type espionage but I wouldn't really call it a thriller. EDIT: I guess it is a thriller actually. It just mixes in a ton of camp which kind of kills the serious tone (which is a strength IMO). The above take themselves more seriously.
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theHFIC
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If you have a friend to play it with, Operation: Tango (Steam link, also on PS4/PS5 and Xbox) was a good one. One of those games where two people work to accomplish an espionage goal but each person sees / does something different. Requires communication and some synchronized activity. It takes place in a more future / fantasy world but there is plenty of spy and espionage. But again... only play with someone you know, this is next to impossible to enjoy with strangers.
German Hops
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Raven117
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Or someone to just make a new one. With all of its warts, it was a superb game.
Grildon Tundy
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The newest Hitman trilogy!
I really hope IO is able to keep their singular weirdness and depth they showed with Hitman now that they're working on a James Bond licensed game.
I really hope IO is able to keep their singular weirdness and depth they showed with Hitman now that they're working on a James Bond licensed game.
Fools idol
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Hitman 3 is fucking amazing.
I was totally engrossed for months.
I was totally engrossed for months.
KGB, extremely old point and click adventure, if you can handle, found by luck it was great
www.abandonwaredos.com
KGB - Abandonware DOS
KGB (also known as Conspiracy) is an abandoned adventure game set in Russia designed by Johan K. Robson, developed by Cryo Interactive Entertainment and released by Virgin
www.abandonwaredos.com
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LavitzSlambert
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James Bond: Agent Under Fire solely the greatest, because it makes James Bond into Spiderman.
fart town usa
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It's such a cool game. Melee/Stealth kind of breaks the game in a good way but it's good fun all around. Nolan North plays a great role too in the supporting cast.
fart town usa
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Shadows of the Empire should be considered too.
Hemingwayoffbase
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Ya’ll gonna fight me but…
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
That game is so fucking underrated. If it had Ironside it would be considered an all timer.
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
That game is so fucking underrated. If it had Ironside it would be considered an all timer.
yet_another_alt
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The way I played it, Alpha Protocol was a spy comedy instead of a thriller.
abstract alien
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MGSV: Phantom Pain is incredible in every way. That game nearly made me feel like I did when I first played the MGS2 demo.
Kupfer
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If it's about presentation, involve ice-cold killers and be gritty, then Kane & Lynch Dead Men and Kane & Lynch 2 Dog Days might be something.
They are not necessarily polished spy thrillers, but they are gritty, dirty, cold and deliver a nice story.
Also quiete fun playing with a buddy in coop from start to finish.
The games are far from being AAA polished cinematic mainstream games like you're used to today. They feel different, rougher, but when it clicks you stick with it.
I really liked the atmosphere in both games, you don't play heroes, you don't save the world you don't feel good doing what you do.
No high tech, no frills, sometimes you're just naked with a rancid revolver.
The games used to be overlooked, partly for a reason, partly because they were too disturbing for some, but for me they are 2 good games of their time that I could call guilty pleasure.
On top of that, they cost nothing today.
They are not necessarily polished spy thrillers, but they are gritty, dirty, cold and deliver a nice story.
Also quiete fun playing with a buddy in coop from start to finish.
The games are far from being AAA polished cinematic mainstream games like you're used to today. They feel different, rougher, but when it clicks you stick with it.
I really liked the atmosphere in both games, you don't play heroes, you don't save the world you don't feel good doing what you do.
No high tech, no frills, sometimes you're just naked with a rancid revolver.
The games used to be overlooked, partly for a reason, partly because they were too disturbing for some, but for me they are 2 good games of their time that I could call guilty pleasure.
On top of that, they cost nothing today.
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EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
Mgs4 back in 08’ is tough to beat as best spy thriller of all time.
Punished Miku
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It's easily the best.
Rayven_king
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ghost recon:breakpoint
Heisenberg007
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Splinter Cell series.
I wouldn't call Sicario a spy movie but it is a thriller.
Alpha Protocol and Splinter Cell series are probably what your after.
Now a proper spy game is 1992's KGB or 1996 SpyCraft, dosbox emulator required for those.
Alpha Protocol and Splinter Cell series are probably what your after.
Now a proper spy game is 1992's KGB or 1996 SpyCraft, dosbox emulator required for those.
The Cockatrice
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This thread reminded me that devs just stopped making spy stuff for some stupid reason. I guess devs are too lazy these days to craft AI that can adapt to stealth mechanics. Ubisoft just copy pastes the AI from previous games. I suppose Hitman trilogy is the only modern spy stuff that does everything amazingly well. Stealth, immersive, variety, amazing locations. I need to replay it but I would like something new. Maybe their new James Bond game will be good, assuming that project aint dead.
anthraticus
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Death To Spies and especially its awesome follow-up, Death To Spies: Moment of Truth
Covert Action
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Covert Action
Floor 13
Dazraell
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Splinter Cell series, especially Splinter Cell Chaos Theory and Splinter Cell Conviction
Alpha Protocol
No One Lives Forever
If you don't mind cyberpunk setting, I would also recommend Deus Ex series. Apparently the upcoming Phantom Liberty expansion to Cyberpunk is also labeled as "spy thriller"
Alpha Protocol
No One Lives Forever
If you don't mind cyberpunk setting, I would also recommend Deus Ex series. Apparently the upcoming Phantom Liberty expansion to Cyberpunk is also labeled as "spy thriller"
UltimaKilo
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Go back and play Splinter Cell and Hitman.