Stealth games haven’t exactly disappeared, but they’re not quite what they used to be. The genre has changed a lot since its inception, with recent hits like Hitman: World of Assassination and Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew taking a very different form from the stealth games of the 1990s and early 2000s. But a few more recent titles still call back to the good old days of stealth action in the vein of Tenchu, and one is now free to play with Amazon Prime.
Sticking to the shadows is good advice in any stealth game, and Lince Works’ Aragami takes that maxim to its logical conclusion. You play as a vengeful spirit with shadow-powered magic who’s summoned to help a mysterious girl escape captivity. Aragami clearly divides its environments into segments of light and shadow, and while in the shadows, you’ll recharge the energy that powers your abilities and be virtually invisible if you stay still. But in the light, your magical energy will quickly drain, and enemies can spot you in a second if they look your way.
