Velvet Assassin
Third-person World War II stealth framed by a spy's fever dreams
Replay Studios · Published by Missing Link Games · Released May 1, 2009
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 62% of 2,570
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 13 in 30 days
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 61/100 (critic reviews)
What is Velvet Assassin?
This single-player stealth action game follows British spy Violette Summer behind enemy lines in World War II as she relives her missions through fever dreams. From a third-person view, you avoid guards and searchlights by staying in shadow, then use silent takedowns or the environment to kill enemies.
For you if...
- +you like careful sneaking and silent takedowns
- +you appreciate bleak wartime settings and dreamlike visuals
Not for you if...
- −you expect open-ended stealth with many approaches
- −you prefer direct combat to staying hidden
What players say
62% of 2,570 reviews are positive · 92% of 13 in the last 30 days
Players praise the grim wartime atmosphere, mission settings, and stealth kill animations. They criticize the linear, repetitive stealth, and some report launch crashes or needing legacy PhysX drivers.
Screenshots and trailer
Velvet Assassin system requirements
Minimum: Pixel Shader 3 with 256 M…, 0.5 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows XP / Vista
- Processor
- Singlecore CPU with 3GHZ
- Graphics
- Pixel Shader 3 Graphics Card with 256 MB VRAM (Geforce 6800 or ATI X1600)
- Memory
- 512MB RAM
- Storage
- 5GB Free Hard Disk Space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP / Vista
- Processor
- Dual core CPU with 2Ghz
- Graphics
- Geforce7900gt or ATI X1900 xt
- Memory
- 1GB RAM
- Storage
- 5GB free Hard Disk Space
Does Velvet Assassin have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Velvet Assassin run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 17+
- Languages
- Text only: English, French.
Does Velvet Assassin use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
