The player has to complete a variety of objectives without being detected by any foe. The primary gameplay elements of the advanced Stealth games are to minimize making noise, avoid combat, and strike foes from shadows. Unlike most Action video games, Stealth video games challenge the player to overcome altering enemies. Some games have mixed stealth elements with other popular genres like FPS (First-person Shooter) and Platforms. The Stealth genre has employed rogue-theme, counter-terrorism, espionage, with the protagonists who are spies, Special Forces operatives, assassins, ninjas, or thieves.
Some Stealth-based video games let the player select between directly attacking enemies or stealthy approach and rewarding the player for massive use of stealth element. The genre enables the player to remain undetected by sneaking, hiding, or using disguises.
Stealth is a type of video game, where the player uses Stealth element to overcome or avoid antagonists.