Stealth Bastard or
Stealth Bastard: Tactical Espionage Arsehole is a
stealth-based platformer video game by
Curve Studios. It is distributed as
freeware.
The objective of this game is to avoid cameras, robots, laser beams, circular saws, and other deadly obstacles in order open up and reach each
Level Goal.
The game can be found
here
. It comes with a level editor, and the many levels created by its community can be downloaded through the game itself. An
Updated Rerelease with new levels and additional perks titled
Stealth Bastard Deluxe is available for purchase on
Steam.
Tropes:
- Confused Question Mark: Robots and cameras that noticed you when you were partly visible or just outside of their main detection range will have this. Don't let this become Alertness Blink exclamation points.
- Death Trap: There a lot of traps. They're often marked with a smiley face and/or blood and skulls.
- Force Field Door: Containment fields to be precise. These only contain the player.
- Frickin' Laser Beams: One of the obstacle types in the game. Enemies also fire these.
- Glowing Eyes: The main character has these. The eyes are either green, orange or red, depending on how visible he is to enemies.
- Glowing Mechanical Eyes: The robots and the pushable weights have these.
- Helpful Mook: Some of the robots help to hold down buttons or block laser beams.
- Level Editor: Comes with the game. Has resulted in several hundred user-generated levels, and counting.
- Ludicrous Gibs: When the main character dies.
- Malevolent Architecture: Who builds laser beams, crushing blocks and switches all over the building?
- Pressure Plate: Common puzzle elements. Weighed down by robots, blocks and player.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Enemies which notice the player, have red eyes.
- Shoot the Shaggy Dog: If you make it to the end of all 80 levels of Stealth Bastard Deluxe, you're treated to a grim (yet darkly humourous) ending that emphasises everything you've done is completely pointless. As a fresh human clone, you work your way through the complex of a huge corporation, dodging death at every turn. A sinister observer notes your progress and both encourages and goads you. The game keeps the pretence of a reward for your character up until right at the end, at which point you are senselessly executed moments after a machine delicately retrieves your Stealth Goggles....which are then revealed to be the company's latest product given away free with fast food meals. That's right - you died alongside thousands of other clones in order to safety-test a toy! Worse still, company memos make mention of "clone meat" and "Clone Juice" ads appear in-game, suggesting the burgers and soda that come with the new goggles may not be the standard beef and carbonated beverage after all...
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