The stealth genre has progressed by leaps and bounds, with many gamers loving the idea of sneaking up on their foes and taking them out. The genre took some time to get going, but developers were hard at work enhancing the level design to fit with this style of gameplay and giving players more options for every emergent scenario that can unfold. Getting spotted is quite unsatisfying, but there are ways to punish players without leaving them helpless in such a scenario.