Stealth Bastard

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Stealth Bastard
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Developer(s) Curve Studios
Publisher(s) Curve Digital
Designer(s) Jonathan Biddle
Composer(s) Ricky Honmong
Engine GameMaker: Studio
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Android, iOS
ReleaseWindows
  • WW: 4 November 2011
Deluxe
Windows
  • WW: 28 November 2012
OS X, Linux
  • WW: 29 April 2013
Android
  • WW: 18 June 2013
A Clone in the Dark
PS3, PS Vita
  • NA: 23 July 2013
  • EU: 24 July 2013
  • JP: 26 August 2014
iOS
  • WW: 14 November 2013
Ultimate Edition
PlayStation 4
  • NA: 18 March 2014
  • EU: 19 March 2014
  • JP: 26 August 2014
Genre(s) Platform, stealth
Mode(s) Single-player

Stealth Bastard: Tactical Espionage Arsehole is a 2D platform video game developed by Curve Studios and published by Curve Digital. Its mechanics revolve around stealth, and the gameplay has been likened to that of Metal Gear Solid and Super Meat Boy . [1] [2] [3]

Contents

A sequel, Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones , was released in 2014.

Gameplay

The player controls a goggle-wearing clone who must make his way through a testing facility filled with hazards and robot sentries by staying in the shadows, risking instant death if he is spotted by an enemy.

Release

The game was released on 4 November 2011 as Stealth Bastard as a free download for Microsoft Windows. An expanded version, Stealth Bastard Deluxe, was released for Windows via Steam the following November. It subsequently became available for OS X and Linux in April 2013 along with The Teleporter Chambers downloadable content released the previous month. [4] [5] In June 2013, it was released for Android as part of the Humble Bundle with Android 6, including DRM-free versions for Windows, Mac OS and Linux and its soundtrack. [6] Versions for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita were also released in July 2013 under the name Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark. [7] Curve have also announced plans to release the game for iPad and iPhone. [8] In February 2014 a PlayStation 4 version of the game titled the Ultimate Edition was announced. It contains two DLC expansions The Teleporter Chambers and The Lost Clones and was released in March 2014. [9]

Sequel

On 1 May 2014, a sequel, Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones , was announced for the Wii U. [10] It was released on 30 October 2014. The Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One version was also announced. [11] The sequel, Stealth Inc. 2, was released in April 2015 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. [12]

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