Games Like 007 First Light - 12 Best Stealth and Spy Games

Quick Answer: HITMAN World of Assassination is the closest match because it comes from IO Interactive and shares the same clockwork infiltration sandbox DNA. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is the pick if you want classic Cold War spy craft with a slower, harsher edge. Splinter Cell: Blacklist is the cleanest fit for gadget-heavy black-ops stealth.

Why These Games #

007 First Light works because IO Interactive is bringing its Hitman design instincts to Bond. The appeal is not just stealth, and it is not just guns. It is about walking into a guarded space, reading the room, and using disguises, tools, timing, charm, and violence when the plan falls apart. So this list is not just “twelve stealth games, job done.” It is split by what part of Bond you actually want next: the same-studio sandbox, Cold War espionage, cinematic chases, immersive-sim problem solving, hacking, assassination, sniper scouting, and full spy RPG choice. Every game here is on Steam, so there is no old GoldenEye 007 and no console-only spy pick.

Top Picks #

1. HITMAN World of Assassination #

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IO Interactive’s 2021 collection folds the modern Hitman trilogy into one platform. You play Agent 47 across dense locations like Paris, Dubai, and Hokkaido, using disguises, social stealth, staged accidents, and patient observation to turn each level into a carefully planned kill zone.

• Similar because: It is the closest thing to 007 First Light’s IO-designed infiltration sandbox, built around disguising yourself, observing the target, improvising, and executing the plan.
• Different because: It is built around replaying levels for perfect assassinations, not Bond-style story momentum, car chases, and spy melodrama.
• Best for: Players who want the pure “get inside however you like” design core.

2. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater #

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Konami’s 2025 remake rebuilds Metal Gear Solid 3 with modern visuals while keeping the 1964 Cold War infiltration structure. You play Naked Snake in Soviet jungle territory, using camouflage, close-quarters combat, survival systems, and old-school spy patience.

• Similar because: It has a classic Bond-like Cold War mood, with enemy bases, strange villains, seduction, betrayal, and dangerous fieldwork.
• Different because: It is slower and more survival-minded, with stamina, injuries, camouflage, and a stricter stealth rhythm.
• Best for: Players who want classic espionage with more friction, strategy, and jungle grit.

3. Splinter Cell: Blacklist #

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Ubisoft’s 2013 stealth-action game puts Sam Fisher in charge of Fourth Echelon, chasing a global terror threat. It is built around night vision, shadows, suppressed weapons, sticky gadgets, and fast “mark and execute” takedowns when stealth turns sharp.

• Similar because: It nails the professional field-agent fantasy of breaching facilities, stealing intel, using gadgets, and leaving cleanly.
• Different because: It is colder and more military than Bond, with less charm, less social play, and more tactical pressure.
• Best for: Players who want 007’s gadgets and infiltration, but in a harder black-ops frame.

4. Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection #

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Naughty Dog’s PC collection brings together Uncharted 4 and The Lost Legacy. These are third-person adventure blockbusters about climbing ruins, trading gunfire, surviving collapsing set-pieces, and running through places that clearly were not built for insurance claims.

• Similar because: It shares 007 First Light’s cinematic third-person action shape, with chases, shootouts, crashes, escapes, and spectacle.
• Different because: It is a treasure-hunting adventure, not espionage, and stealth is seasoning rather than the main system.
• Best for: Players who want the playable action-movie side of Bond more than deep spycraft.

5. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided #

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Eidos Montréal’s 2016 cyberpunk immersive sim follows augmented agent Adam Jensen through a conspiracy in 2029 Prague. You can crack missions through stealth, hacking, vents, conversation, combat, upgraded powers, or some messy mix of all of them.

• Similar because: It gives you the agent fantasy of choosing your own route through secure spaces.
• Different because: It is slower, denser, more RPG-driven, and wrapped in cyberpunk politics rather than Bond glamour.
• Best for: Players who want 007’s multi-route infiltration with more systems, upgrades, and dialogue weight.

6. Dishonored 2 #

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Arkane Studios’ 2016 immersive-sim stealth game lets you play as Emily or Corvo in the strange city of Karnaca. You can blink across rooftops, possess enemies, avoid killing entirely, or turn every room into a supernatural assassination puzzle.

• Similar because: Its maps are exquisite infiltration boxes where planning, movement, and timing matter more than raw stats.
• Different because: It is first-person, supernatural, darker, and far weirder than modern spy fiction.
• Best for: Players who want the freest version of sneaking in, striking, and getting out.

7. Watch Dogs 2 #

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Ubisoft’s 2016 open-world hacking game turns the San Francisco Bay Area into a connected playground. As Marcus Holloway, you use phones, drones, cameras, vehicles, and remote gadgets to scout compounds and complete jobs without stepping through the front door.

• Similar because: It leans hard into the high-tech infiltration fantasy, letting you hack cameras, open doors, distract guards, and control the space.
• Different because: You are a hacker, not a state-backed spy, and the tone is lighter and more anarchic.
• Best for: Players who want Bond gadgets expanded into a whole open-world hacking toolkit.

8. Assassin's Creed Mirage #

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Ubisoft’s 2023 Assassin’s Creed entry strips the series back toward stealth. Set in ninth-century Baghdad, it follows Basim through rooftop routes, crowd blending, pickpocketing, hidden-blade kills, and compact assassination contracts.

• Similar because: The loop of scouting, blending in, reaching the target, and vanishing cleanly fits Bond’s silent-kill side.
• Different because: It is historical parkour and blade work, with no guns, cars, or modern spy tech.
• Best for: Players who want clean infiltration and assassination over explosions and gadgets.

9. Sniper Elite 5 #

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Rebellion’s 2022 World War II stealth shooter sends Karl Fairburne into occupied France. The real hook is patient sandbox sniping: scout patrols, set traps, mask your shots, and watch the series’ famous X-ray kill cam do its nasty work.

• Similar because: It shares the spy-like discipline of infiltration, target reading, and making one precise move at the right moment.
• Different because: It is built around long-range shooting and ballistics, not close social stealth or Bond-style set-pieces.
• Best for: Players who want slower, more tactical assassination from a distance.

10. Shadow of the Tomb Raider #

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Eidos Montréal and Crystal Dynamics’ 2018 finale to the reboot trilogy sends Lara Croft through Central and South American jungles. It mixes climbing, tomb puzzles, cinematic action, firefights, and mud-smeared jungle stealth built around ambushes.

• Similar because: It has the third-person action-adventure rhythm of traversal, stealth, gunfights, escapes, and huge scripted danger.
• Different because: It is archaeology and survival adventure, not espionage, and puzzle exploration carries more weight.
• Best for: Players who want Bond’s cinematic adventure energy with more tombs, climbing, and jungle stalking.

11. Alpha Protocol #

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Obsidian’s 2010 spy RPG, recently made available again, casts you as agent Michael Thorton inside a global conspiracy. The shooting and stealth are rough, but the dialogue choices, reputation systems, betrayals, and branching outcomes are the point.

• Similar because: It understands that being a spy also means talking, lying, flirting, choosing sides, and living with the consequences.
• Different because: Its action systems feel old and clunky beside modern stealth-action games.
• Best for: Players who care more about spy role-playing and choice than polished combat feel.

12. Thief #

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Eidos Montréal’s 2014 reboot brings Garrett back to a grim, Victorian-flavored city of guards, shadows, locks, and valuables. It is first-person stealth focused on staying unseen, using quiet tools, stealing cleanly, and avoiding straight fights.

• Similar because: It distills infiltration down to the basics: darkness, timing, patrols, routes, and getting out unseen.
• Different because: You are a thief, not a spy, and the game heavily discourages open combat.
• Best for: Players who want the purest “do not get spotted” version of the 007 stealth fantasy.

Comparison Table #

Game	Similar because	Different because	Best for
HITMAN World of Assassination	It has the same IO sandbox DNA, with disguises, social stealth, observation, and improvisation.	It is more about repeatable perfect assassinations than Bond-style story spectacle.	It is best for players who want freeform infiltration above everything.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater	It has a classic Cold War spy mood, enemy infiltration, and larger-than-life villains.	It is slower, more survival-heavy, and more demanding.	It is best for players who want old-school espionage with teeth.
Splinter Cell: Blacklist	It offers gadget-led black-ops stealth and secure-site infiltration.	It is more military and tactical, and less suave and cinematic.	It is best for players who want hard-edged field-agent stealth.
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection	It delivers big third-person action set-pieces, chases, gunfights, and escapes.	It is a treasure adventure, not spy fiction, and stealth is secondary.	It is best for players who want playable blockbuster energy.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided	It gives you multi-path agent work through hacking, stealth, conversation, or combat.	It is a cyberpunk RPG with slower pacing and heavier worldbuilding.	It is best for players who want deeper systems and choices.
Dishonored 2	It has open-ended infiltration maps built for creative entry, kills, and exits.	It is supernatural first-person stealth, not modern espionage.	It is best for players who chase no-kill, ghost-style mastery.
Watch Dogs 2	It focuses on high-tech scouting, hacking, drones, cameras, and remote infiltration.	It is a hacker open world with a lighter tone, not a spy-service fantasy.	It is best for players who want gadgets as the whole game.
Assassin's Creed Mirage	It is built around scouting, blending in, reaching the target, and clean assassination.	It is historical blades and parkour, with no modern guns or spy tech.	It is best for players who want stealth assassination with everything else stripped back.
Sniper Elite 5	It emphasizes patient infiltration and target elimination in open maps.	It makes long-range sniping and ballistics the main event.	It is best for players who like planning and precision from afar.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	It has cinematic third-person action with stealth, traversal, and danger.	Its exploration and tomb puzzles matter more than spycraft.	It is best for players who want adventure spectacle with jungle stealth.
Alpha Protocol	It focuses on spy conversations, betrayals, choices, and branching consequences.	It has an older action feel, and the RPG writing is stronger than the shooting.	It is best for players who want to role-play the agent.
Thief	It is pure infiltration through shadows, timing, tools, and patience.	It is first-person thievery, not espionage or assassination.	It is best for players who want stealth with almost no safety net.

Filters #

If you want...	Play these
Same-studio infiltration sandbox	HITMAN World of Assassination
Classic espionage and Cold War spies	Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Cinematic action-adventure spectacle	Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Immersive-sim multi-path infiltration	Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Dishonored 2
Hacking and high-tech infiltration	Watch Dogs 2
Stealth assassination	Assassin's Creed Mirage
Sniper infiltration	Sniper Elite 5
Spy RPG with choices	Alpha Protocol
Purest stealth	Thief

FAQ #

Which games are most like 007 First Light? #

Start with HITMAN World of Assassination. It is the obvious number one because IO Interactive already proved it knows how to build spaces you can infiltrate, study, and bend to your plan. If you want the spy-movie flavor more than the sandbox structure, go for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. For modern gadgets, night ops, and harder stealth, Splinter Cell: Blacklist is the strongest fit.

Why aren't GoldenEye 007 or console-exclusive spy games on this list? #

This list is built around games you can buy and play on Steam. The old GoldenEye 007 is tied to console and handheld history, not Steam. Some other big spy games are also locked to console platforms. If you want the closest Steam-friendly substitute for Bond-style infiltration, HITMAN World of Assassination is the cleanest answer. Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Alpha Protocol cover different sides of the spy fantasy.

Which ones are cinematic action rather than hardcore stealth? #

Pick Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection if you want the big action-movie rhythm: climbing, shooting, chasing, watching buildings collapse, and barely surviving every scene. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is also strong if you want third-person adventure with jungle stealth and exploration. They are much less about perfect infiltration than HITMAN World of Assassination, but they get closer to the Bond blockbuster feel.

Which ones are more hardcore and stealth-heavy? #

For strict stealth craft, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is the pick because camouflage, survival pressure, and careful movement matter. If you want more freedom in how you solve spaces, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Dishonored 2 are better immersive-sim choices. For the pure “do not be seen” version, Thief strips the fantasy down to shadows, patrols, tools, and nerve.