These games allow you to hide your identity.

The ability to disguise yourself has been a feature in gaming for many years. It's usually seen in the stealth genre where you dress up, so most people don't recognize you. There are typically a few individuals who are able to see through your facade, and avoiding their gaze is a key part of these sorts of gameplay sections.

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However, the act of pretending to be someone else isn't just in stealth games. Other titles include the function, too, either as a way to avoid getting attacked or for story reasons. That being said, there's still not a litany of games that offer disguises. Thankfully, though, several great games do offer you the chance to hide your identity. And these are a few of the most notable ones.

Liberation might not be the most beloved Assassin's Creed game, but it presents a few interesting ideas. For example, the main character Aveline is able to don different personas. Like traditional disguises, they alter the character's appearance, and people react differently to her as a result.

When she's in her assassin persona, her notoriety will increase quicker than if she's in her lady or slave disguises. To even things out, her moveability in the lady persona is very limited, and she has no weapons. So, it's about choosing the right one for the right situation.

Traditionally, Metal Gear isn't a series about disguise-based stealth. Instead, you often hide in boxes, lockers, and behind corners. However, MGS3 includes a few disguises. Using the camouflage system, you can dress up as a scientist, maintenance worker, or a GRU Major.

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While you can wear them at any time with varying degrees of success, they are designed to be used in certain areas during specific parts of the game. Their purpose is to give you an additional sneaking option while inside buildings. You've got plenty of camo options to help you blend into the environment when you're outside, but your options for inside are limited. After all, looking like a leaf would hardly keep you hidden inside a high-tech research facility.

The main protagonist of Judgment and Lost Judgment is Takayuki Yagami, who is a private detective that often investigates murders. Occasionally, during a case, the character has to go undercover by donning a disguise.

It doesn't impact gameplay too much, but it's nice to see the protagonist wearing something other than his black jacket, white shirt, and blue jeans combination. Plus, some of the costumes are pretty wacky. Yet, if you want to keep things more serious, there are some ordinary and even stylish ones. All the attires do their job of hiding Yagami's identity.

In Watch Dogs Legion, you can recruit all sorts of different operatives into DedSec. Just walk up to someone in the open world, and you can start a recruitment quest to bring them into the fold. So, a lot of regular people can join your crew, including those that have regular jobs.

This can come in handy if said job involves a uniform of some sort. For instance, a construction worker will join up with a hard hat and a hi-vis vest. These uniformed recruits can enter certain areas without attracting as much attention as long as they're dressed the part. Therefore, having people like this on your team can add a bit of variety to your stealth missions.

Throughout Fallout New Vegas, you interact with several different factions. And their opinion of you fluctuates based on your actions. If things get really bad, they attack you on sight. Yet, they will keep their guns holstered if you're dressed like them. As soon as you're wearing their clothes, their strong hatred for you temporarily disappears because they don't recognize you.

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It doesn't always make much sense since some outfits don't cover your face, so it's unclear how they no longer know that you're their most hated enemy. But it means faction outfits work as great disguises when you're in that group's territory.

As The Outer Worlds is a sci-fi RPG, its version of disguises is a lot more high-tech. They're called Holographic Shrouds, which project a hologram around the wearer that changes their face, clothes, and even fingerprints. It's really an incredible piece of equipment.

However, the device does have some drawbacks as it only lasts a limited amount of time, you need ID cartridges for it to work, and it only activates in certain restricted areas. Therefore, you can't spend the entire game masquerading as someone else. But in the moments you have the chance to use it, the device is brilliant.

No video game series in history is as synonymous with disguises as Hitman. Donning someone else's clothes has long been a major part of these games. After all, it's Agent 47's main way of infiltrating restricted areas and getting close to his targets.

He can often do other things, like climbing over walls or picking the lock of back doors. But usually he gets to his designed location by wearing another person's outfit. And he doesn't just disguise himself as standard guards, either. The games usually allow you to take any man's clothing as long as you knock out or kill them first. As a result, the world's deadliest assassin has worn many wacky getups over the years.

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Ben Jessey spends all his time playing video games, watching TV, watching movies, watching football aka soccer (which I guess counts as watching TV) or writing about those things. He has a degree in Film and Television studies and is now a freelance writer.