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Overpowered

Video game concept

The enemies are too strong or numerous for the protagonist to handle, forcing them to sneak past them or otherwise avoid direct confrontations whenever possible.

36
games
15
platforms

Alternate names: Confrontations discouraged, Fighting discouraged

Rush'n Attack (MS-DOS)
Rush'n Attack
DOS 1989
Green Beret (Commodore 16/Plus 4)
Green Beret
C16 1986
Alien: Isolation (PlayStation 4)
Alien: Isolation
PS4 2014-10-07
Manhunt (PlayStation 2)
Manhunt
PS2 2003-11-18
Manhunt (Xbox)
Manhunt
XBOX 2004-04-20
Dead Block (PlayStation 3)
Dead Block
PS3 2011-07-19
Thief Gold (Windows)
Thief Gold
WIN 1999-10-29
Vampire Rain (Xbox 360)
Vampire Rain
X360 2007-01-25
Manhunt (Windows)
Manhunt
WIN 2004-04-20
Dead Block (Xbox 360)
Dead Block
X360 2011-07-06
Haunting Ground (PlayStation 2)
Haunting Ground
PS2 2005-04-21
I Am Alive (Windows)
I Am Alive
WIN 2012-09-06
Often the player is required to employ dirty fighting, face only singular opponents or generally avoid conflict.
Related:
* Defenseless
* Stealth
* No combat

Popular tags

manhunt-series metroidvania stealthgame thief-series

Parent group

Hardcore elements

Games by year

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The first Overpowered video game was released on June 1984.

SEGA, Eidos and Imagine published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 12
X360 5
PS3 4
Xbox 2
PS2 2
Linux 2
Xbox One 1
PS4 1
MS-DOS 1
Arcade 1
MSX 1
C16/Plus4 1
Amstrad CPC 1
Atari 400/800 1
Mac OS X 1

Most common companies

SEGA6
Eidos5
Imagine3
Rockstar Games3
Electronic Arts3
Hassey Enterprises3
Konami2