On the cover of Splinter Cell, they actually label it stealth-action, so I agree with Bunny as well. for Sometimes there are counterparts of stealth games that aren't action oriented and primarily focus on the stealth. I think a game entirely based around stealth would end up being inevitably boring. Even games like Metal Gear Solid throw in some heavy action in there otherwise why would people want to keep playing something where you just tip toe around everything without any conflict?