Dishonored (2012)

Dunwall transforms vertical navigation into a core spatial puzzle through Corvo's Blink ability and meticulously layered Victorian architecture. An impassable checkpoint gate can be rewired to vaporise guards, bypassed by possessing a rat through subterranean piping, or circumnavigated entirely across rooftops and open balcony windows. Viktor Antonov and Arkane crafted a world where physical barriers merely invite the player to reconsider their altitude and methodology.