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
Playing now: 0; right now
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

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.

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Velvet Assassin system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

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