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{{Infobox video game | title = Stealth Bastard | image = Stealth Inc logo.png | caption = Logo | developer = Curve Studios | publisher = Curve Studios | designer = Jonathan Biddle | composer = Ricky Honmong | engine = GameMaker Studio | platforms = Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, iOS, PlayStation 4 | released = '''Windows'''{{Video game release|WW|4 November 2011}} ''Deluxe''<br />'''Windows'''{{Video game release|WW|28 November 2012}}'''OS X''', '''Linux'''{{Video game release|WW|29 April 2013}}'''Android'''{{Video game release|WW|18 June 2013}} ''A Clone in the Dark''<br />'''PS3''', '''PS Vita'''{{Video game release|NA|23 July 2013|EU|24 July 2013|JP|26 August 2014}}'''iOS'''{{Video game release|WW|14 November 2013}} ''Ultimate Edition''<br />'''PlayStation 4'''{{Video game release|NA|18 March 2014|EU|19 March 2014|JP|26 August 2014}} | genre = Platform, stealth | modes = Single-player }}
'''''Stealth Bastard: Tactical Espionage Arsehole''''' is a 2011 platform video game developed and published by Curve Studios. Its mechanics revolve around stealth, and the gameplay has been likened to that of ''Metal Gear Solid'' and ''Super Meat Boy''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/stealth-bastard/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Stealth Bastard|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=20 April 2025|archive-date=20 April 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250420141713/https://www.metacritic.com/game/stealth-bastard/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-12-07-stealth-bastard-deluxe-review|title=Stealth Bastard Deluxe review|date=6 December 2012|work=Eurogamer.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/review/stealth-bastard-review/|title=Stealth Bastard|work=PC Gamer|date=24 December 2012|access-date=29 April 2013|archive-date=4 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504132457/http://www.pcgamer.com/review/stealth-bastard-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>
A sequel, ''Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones'', was released in 2014.
== Gameplay == {{Expand section|date=August 2024}} The player controls a goggle-wearing clone who must make his way through a testing facility filled with hazards and robot sentries by staying in the shadows, risking instant death if he is spotted by an enemy.
== Release == The game was released on 4 November 2011 as ''Stealth Bastard'' as a free download for Microsoft Windows. An expanded version, ''Stealth Bastard Deluxe'', was released for Windows via Steam the following November. It subsequently became available for OS X and Linux in April 2013 along with ''The Teleporter Chambers'' downloadable content released the previous month.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.curve-studios.com/lets-do-the-clone-warp-again/ |publisher=Curve Studios |access-date=2013-06-16 |date=2013-03-14 |title=Let's Do The Clone Warp Again! |archive-date=24 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024130217/http://www.curve-studios.com/lets-do-the-clone-warp-again/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.curve-studios.com/stealth-bastard-deluxe-now-available-for-mac-and-linux/ |publisher=Curve Studios |access-date=2013-06-16 |date=2013-04-29 |title=Stealth Bastard Deluxe now available for Mac and Linux |archive-date=25 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025072313/http://www.curve-studios.com/stealth-bastard-deluxe-now-available-for-mac-and-linux/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 2013, it was released for Android as part of the Humble Bundle with Android 6, including DRM-free versions for Windows, Mac OS and Linux and its soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blog.humblebundle.com/post/53290555868/hungry-for-more-games-feast-on-humble-bundle-with |publisher=Humble Mumble |access-date=2013-06-26 |date=2013-06-18 |title=Hungry for more games? Feast on Humble Bundle with Android 6! |archive-date=22 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622130743/http://blog.humblebundle.com/post/53290555868/hungry-for-more-games-feast-on-humble-bundle-with |url-status=dead }}</ref> Versions for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita were also released in July 2013 under the name '''''Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark'''''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/04/25/stealth-btard-is-now-stealth-inc-a-clone-in-time-coming-to-psn/ |publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment America |date=2013-04-25 |title=Stealth B**tard is now Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark, Coming to PSN – PlayStation Blog |access-date=13 May 2013 |archive-date=28 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428101125/http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/04/25/stealth-btard-is-now-stealth-inc-a-clone-in-time-coming-to-psn/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Curve have also announced plans to release the game for iPad and iPhone.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.curve-studios.com/stealth-bastard-deluxe-joins-the-humble-bundle-with-android-6/ |publisher=Curve Studios |access-date=2013-06-26 |date=2013-06-18 |title=Stealth Bastard Deluxe Joins the Humble Bundle with Android 6 |archive-date=21 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721042117/http://www.curve-studios.com/stealth-bastard-deluxe-joins-the-humble-bundle-with-android-6/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In February 2014 a PlayStation 4 version of the game titled the ''Ultimate Edition'' was announced. It contains two DLC expansions ''The Teleporter Chambers'' and ''The Lost Clones'' and was released in March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/05/stealth-inc-ultimate-edition-announced-for-ps4|title=Stealth Inc. Ultimate Edition Announced for PS4|last=Karmali|first=Luke|publisher=IGN|date=5 February 2014|access-date=5 February 2014|archive-date=5 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205162737/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/05/stealth-inc-ultimate-edition-announced-for-ps4|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Sequel == On 1 May 2014, a sequel, ''Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones'', was announced for the Wii U.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-05-01-theres-a-new-wii-u-exclusive-coming-this-year|title=There's a new Wii U exclusive coming this year|last=Robinson|first=Martin|date=1 May 2014|work=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> It was released on 30 October 2014. The Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One version was also announced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-03-02-wii-u-exclusive-stealth-inc-2-headed-to-pc-ps4-xbox-one|title=Wii U exclusive Stealth Inc 2 slinks to PC, PS4, Xbox One|author=Tom Phillips|work=Eurogamer|date=2015-02-03|access-date=2015-02-03|archive-date=4 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304193027/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-03-02-wii-u-exclusive-stealth-inc-2-headed-to-pc-ps4-xbox-one|url-status=live}}</ref> The sequel, ''Stealth Inc. 2'', was released in April 2015 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madeforgaming.com/stealth-inc-2-release-dates-confirmed/|title=Stealth Inc 2 release dates confirmed|publisher=Made For Gaming|date=2 April 2015|access-date=20 April 2025|archive-date=1 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601144358/http://www.madeforgaming.com/stealth-inc-2-release-dates-confirmed/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Portal|Video games}} *{{official website|http://www.stealthbastard.com/}} *[http://curve-studios.com/stealth-inc/ Developer website]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429122139/http://curve-studios.com/stealth-inc/ |date=29 April 2014 }} – Curve Digital.
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