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- $1.99 (Price checked Oct 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2012
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Velvet Assassin
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- 1Hitman: Absolution™
Also Assassin and Third-Person Shooter, like Velvet Assassin.
- 88% of 13,668 reviews
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- 87% of 2,630 reviews
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- Released: 2009
- Developer: Replay Studios
- Price: $0.77−87%checked Oct 3
- 57% of 936 reviews
- Genres: Action
- Metacritic 61
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Dreamlike cutscenes enhance immersion
- Historical war tragedy grounds the story
- Shadow based stealth feels unique
- Atmospheric
- Bleak
- Dark
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About Velvet Assassin
The closest matches to Velvet Assassin: Hitman: Absolution™, Death to Spies, Sniper Elite V2, Alekhine's Gun, and Enemy Front.
If Velvet Assassin is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hitman: Absolution™, Death to Spies and Sniper Elite V2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, bleak and dark, and single out its backstabbing assassination and checkpoint based saves. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Velvet Assassin: Inspired by the fascinating story and unbreakable spirit of British secret agent Violette Szabo, players take control of Violette Summer, a beautiful World War II spy deep behind enemy lines with no support or official backing from the British Government.
Is Velvet Assassin worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 57% of 936 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 87% off, now $0.77 (checked Oct 3).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Dreamlike cutscenes enhance immersion
- Historical war tragedy grounds the story
- Shadow based stealth feels unique
- Violet summers character resonates deeply
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“A lonely, isolated gaming experience, easy to forget and move on with. One of the hardest things about the 'Velvet Assassin' experience is finding the will to finish it. The games efforts to engage audience with the haunting audio only…”
“A stealth game, except the shadows hide your character ambiguously sometimes revealing your position even when you thought for sure she's hidden. The last map is abhorrent because shooting in this game is so janky. The game is a bit…”
People who play it also play: Hitman: Absolution™, Death to Spies, Sniper Elite V2
Frequently asked about Velvet Assassin
Can I run it?
How much does Velvet Assassin cost?
Velvet Assassin is listed on Steam at 0.77 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Velvet Assassin?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Velvet Assassin are Hitman: Absolution™, Death to Spies, Sniper Elite V2.
Who developed Velvet Assassin?
Velvet Assassin was developed by Replay Studios and published by Missing Link Games.