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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

Thief: Deadly Shadows (Xbox)
Thief: Deadly Shadows
XBOX 2004-05-25
Velvet Assassin (Xbox 360)
Velvet Assassin
X360 2009-04
Haunting Ground (PlayStation 2)
Haunting Ground
PS2 2005-04-21
Alien: Isolation (Windows)
Alien: Isolation
WIN 2014-10-06
Manhunt (Xbox)
Manhunt
XBOX 2004-04-20
Dynamite Jack (Windows)
Dynamite Jack
WIN 2012-05-10
Alien: Isolation (Xbox 360)
Alien: Isolation
X360 2014-10-07
Green Beret (MSX)
Green Beret
MSX 1986
Thief: The Dark Project (Windows)
Thief: The Dark Project
WIN 1998-11-30
Dead Block (Xbox 360)
Dead Block
X360 2011-07-06
Velvet Assassin (Windows)
Velvet Assassin
WIN 2009-03-31
Alien: Isolation (PlayStation 3)
Alien: Isolation
PS3 2014-10-07
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 in 1983.

SEGA, Eidos and Hassey Enterprises published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 12
X360 5
PS3 4
Linux 2
Xbox 2
PS2 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