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Jordan Gerblick

Indie dev sees Ubisoft fail to bring back Splinter Cell for 13 years, says fine, I'll do it myself with a "short, focused stealth" game "inspired by classic PS2-era games"

Stealth operative sneaks up behind unsuspecting victim.

It's been 13 years since the last mainline Splinter Cell game, 2013's Blacklist, and although Ubisoft insists the Splinter Cell remake is still happening despite its ongoing "major reset" and downsizings, one indie developer isn't holding his breath.

Lizard State is a new stealth action game from solo developer Benjamin Rose "inspired by the classics." Nothing in any of the game's official press materials mentions Splinter Cell by name, but one look at the game's reveal trailer is all you need to see to know Lizard State is a spiritual successor. See for yourself:

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