Great game!

its alright, if the price were to be around 50% less it would be a pretty good deal
some of the puzzles can be a bit confusing but overall most should enjoy it, it has quite an impressive amount of content

Pretty cool
Stealth Bastard Deluxe 7/10
Heisen

While I personally prefer the sequel, Stealth Bastard is still a great game in its own right. This is a high pace stealth game that constantly evolves, with every sector introducing new a set of new gimmicks and enemies to dodge. While I'm not a fan of the pixel art, the game still feel appropriately oppressive, not just in the metal corridors and "set dressing", but also in the commentary that follows you. Rather than pointing out the obvious, or even just providing out of universe tutorials, the commentary contributes to the sadistic atmosphere, and gives you the opportunity to laugh at your own mistakes. The trial-and-error difficulty is softened by the knowledge that the devs were well aware of where players would fail, and you aren't alone. This is also supported by frequent checkpoints allowing you to fail fast and succeed faster.
But the best part about this game is the music. I've probably listened to the soundtrack for longer than I've played the game. A perfect match for the game's tone and gameplay. Why Ricky Honmong hasn't been hired as a sound artist outside of this series is beyond me.
My main problem, aside from the pixel art and short length, is that a good chunk of content is restricted behind S ranking every level in a given sector. These S ranks require you to not die once, while completing the level within a tight time limit. Not a great fit for a trial and error game like this. Some of the sectors can feel a bit repetitive, pulling out too few mechanics for too long, and its for these reason I prefer the more dense and lax sequel, on top of it having a better story, soundtrack and emotional variance.

Great take on the puzzle genre.

I am 32 years old.

My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old.

When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand I desperately needed to ensure I could continue providing.

Upon learning the severity of the self-inflicted damage, I became almost suicidal. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man, with no history of depression or anxiety. I had never experienced anger outbursts, nor was I the type to break down and cry, but I was in a tough situation that truly prevented me from seeing the light on the other side.

With nothing better to do, I looked for a game I could play WITH ONE HAND while recovering. Somehow, I stumbled upon this game and read some of the comments. I decided it was worth a try... I must admit I didn't beat the game, nor did I play as much as some of you. In fact, I may have played this game for only a day or two. That being said, after doing so, I had a new joy and hope for life. I managed to leave behind the pain and suffering that had been thrust upon me. I could experience the joy and happiness of other people. I relaxed for 5 ♥♥♥♥ minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.

After realizing this, I turned off the game and went back to work. My hand hurt a lot, but I was motivated. I stopped feeling so sorry for myself and became the father I needed to be at that moment, not the weak boy I was behaving like.

Today, I am close friends with the mother of my children. We don't fight, argue, or say hurtful things to each other. We are parents and friends.

Now I have 3 children. My third child is, wait, ALSO 4 YEARS OLD. The woman I am with was going through a very similar situation at the time of my separation, and we just unexpectedly stumbled into each other's lives. We have been dating for a year and are very happy together.

Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today. This silly little game helped me realize that.

Thank you.

I love this game! I typically hate puzzle games that rely on execution, rather than just logic to solve the puzzle, but I love the Stealth Inc series, even though the puzzles are primarily execution based! The game mechanics and level design are great, blending together to make a wonderful puzzler experience. It usually has a checkpoint after difficult parts, so I usually don't have to restart the entire level on every failure. There are some levels that do have a long section that you have to retry on failure, but luckily there weren't a lot of those.

Took me 6.8 hours to beat the game, completing each test chamber once. Now to replay with gadgets, and The Teleporter Chambers!

I originally played this as "Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark" on the PlayStation, so I was excited to recently find it on Steam with a different name, with extra test chambers involving teleporters, all on sale for less than $2?! Best Christmas gift this year.


2d Puzzler games that I recommend:

Stealth Inc 1 & 2 (A Clone in the Dark / A Game of Clones)
The Swapper
Fez
Baba is You
Limbo
Braid

fun

I got this game on sell in a bundle. Dont really like side scrolling games that much but 3 games for like $1 is a steal. Now starting out i didnt care much for this game but once it started getting a little more challenging i started to get a certain pride when i beat a level. it got to a point where i was playing like 2 hours at a time. If i had to sum up this game in a few words it would be "Really?" "Damn" "HELL YEA". At many different points i felt the emotions behind those word. But every Really? and Damn. was worth it when i got that HELL YEA!!

a huge yes