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Sniper Elite 3
Sniper Elite 3 is a tactical third-person shooter that combines stealth, gameplay choice and genre-defining ballistics with huge, open levels and the exotic terrain of World War 2 North Africa.
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
51 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The story is decent, the game is a bit poorly optimized for its graphics, however still a good experience overall, and the last mission was great. The coop experience however is terrible. We had to change firewall…”
“i dont think its my cup of tea but this is probably where the series starts to be 'good' for people who do like it. i will prob finish it at some point but at least for me as someone who is not quite a mega fan of the…”
“To be honest, I almost want to make a negative review because the game crashed during a level because of the in-game launcher, but let's not get on a tangent on how the game can randomly break because of the launcher…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Coming off of a second playthrough of Sniper Elite V2 and having played through Sniper Elite 4 and 5 on an Xbox Series X, I was very excited to play the game that was the start of the more open-map, sandbox-style…”
“good story, good mechanics, beautiful game environments”
“This game is a definite improvement upon the first 2 games of the series offering everything that was built up in the second game to be better and improved upon in this installment. Graphics are much better and overall…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“finding it a good game, great DLC got it sniper Elite so not easy”
“Default controls feel a little odd, but keys are re-bindable. You get to shoot people in the nuts. I like that they offer a 'Season Pass' that lets you buy all the DLC in a bundle.”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“shame it doesnt have xray in coop, all in all decent fun with a friend, havent tried playing solo”
“Sniper Elite 3 on Steam is a solid, satisfying co‑op sniping experience when played with a friend. The core gameplay revolves around long‑range shots, stealth, and careful planning, and it feels especially rewarding…”
“Shoot some nazis with friends. Cant go wrong there.”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“A mess, technical and gameplay wise... (2026 perspective) Saves drives me crazy, detection system is unpredictible and random, No shot masking sounds where it counts. It has became a spec-ops simulator you sneak araund…”
“I hate it. The NPCs have repititive movements, the gameplay is super repititive. Wouldn't suggest anyone to buy it, especially now.”
“[h1][b] TLDR: Satisfying sniping mechanics buried under brain-dead AI, mission-breaking bugs, and early 2000s jank. Good at one thing, bad at everything else. [/b] [/h1] [h1]PROS: [/h1] ➕Sniping mechanics - heart rate,…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“man if the controls weren't so freakin clunky it would be much more enjoyable. I kept fighting against myself just to stay prone, dude kept wanting to crouch instead. I would wait for a sale to buy this”
“[h1][b] TLDR: Satisfying sniping mechanics buried under brain-dead AI, mission-breaking bugs, and early 2000s jank. Good at one thing, bad at everything else. [/b] [/h1] [h1]PROS: [/h1] ➕Sniping mechanics - heart rate,…”
“Controls and audio is awful, gameplay was disappointing after playing 4”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“A mess, technical and gameplay wise... (2026 perspective) Saves drives me crazy, detection system is unpredictible and random, No shot masking sounds where it counts. It has became a spec-ops simulator you sneak araund…”
“man if the controls weren't so freakin clunky it would be much more enjoyable. I kept fighting against myself just to stay prone, dude kept wanting to crouch instead. I would wait for a sale to buy this”
“The story is decent, the game is a bit poorly optimized for its graphics, however still a good experience overall, and the last mission was great. The coop experience however is terrible. We had to change firewall…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“To be honest, I almost want to make a negative review because the game crashed during a level because of the in-game launcher, but let's not get on a tangent on how the game can randomly break because of the launcher…”
“[h1][b] TLDR: Satisfying sniping mechanics buried under brain-dead AI, mission-breaking bugs, and early 2000s jank. Good at one thing, bad at everything else. [/b] [/h1] [h1]PROS: [/h1] ➕Sniping mechanics - heart rate,…”
“Absolutely infuriating levels of jank. Love trying to track enemy movement as they completely lose their mind and break out into a dance choreography of moving two steps, freezing in place, then turning around 360…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1]Sniper Elite 3[/h1] [b]Rating:[/b] 7/10 — A Massive Step Forward for the Series [h1]The Short Version[/h1] [b]Verdict:[/b] Mechanically, this is a huge upgrade over Sniper Elite V2. While the story is a bit of a…”
“Sniper Elite 3 is fun mostly when you’re sniping from a distance. Pulling off long shots and watching the slow-motion kills is easily the best part of the game. Maps are okay — sometimes you get a lot of freedom,…”
“A decemt game that is clearly showing its age at this point. Set in the deserts of Africa Sniper Elite 3 places you in the role of Karl Fairborne a sniper that works alone but is good at what he does. The story here is…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“The best Sniper Elite game in my opinion. It's graphics still stand, even after 8 years (as of writing this review). A unique game, with a good "COD" vibe, delivering "realistic" mechanics, amazing camera angles and well-thought maps that make this experience unique.”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“Sniper Elite III is basically a “hold your breath while deciding an NPC’s fate from 300 meters away” simulator. The North Africa setting is great: open maps, lots of routes, and plenty of ways to approach each mission. You can go full stealth… or miss one shot and turn…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Broken on modern Nvidia drivers. If you're crashing and NvMemMapStorage.dll is the culprit, you literally have to rollback your drivers and risk bricking your pc for the game to work. Good game, but if you want to play a game exactly like this but with none of the driver issues,…”
— a player, Steam review · 49 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:00 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Sniper · Action · Stealth · Multiplayer · Co-op · World War II · Shooter · Adventure · Third-Person Shooter · Singleplayer · Tactical · War (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian * , Czech, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 77 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://sniperelitegames.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® Vista (Service Pack 2) or Windows® 7 (Service Pack 1) or Windows® 8 or Windows 8.1. Windows® XP is NOT supported. Processor: Dual-core CPU with SSE3 (Intel® Pentium® D 3GHz / AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4200) or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Microsoft® DirectX® 10.0 compatible graphics card with 256 MB of memory (NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 series / ATI Radeon™ HD 3870) or better DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 18 GB available space Sound Card: Microsoft® DirectX® 10.0 compatible sound card or better Additional Notes: Windows® XP is NO