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Sniper Elite
As World War II draws to a close, the first covert battles of the Cold War begin. Caught in the life and death struggle between Soviets and Germans in war-torn Berlin, you control the fate of a lone American OSS Sniper.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
37 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“One of my favorite games of all time Atmosphere: 9.5/10 It really feels like you're in ww2 as a sniper. Planes fly overhead, Russians fight the Germans, tanks role around, artillery fires in the distance. You even…”
7 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“One of my favorite games of all time Atmosphere: 9.5/10 It really feels like you're in ww2 as a sniper. Planes fly overhead, Russians fight the Germans, tanks role around, artillery fires in the distance. You even…”
“It runs junky on a modern system, but feels unique for a WW2-themed shooter from 2005. Good gameplay, nice looking Berlin levels. I like the plot idea - you confront two most cruel and evil factions in human history —…”
4 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“it can be made as easy as some may need to play or as hard as some prefer to have challenge to make it.”
“🎯 Sniper Elite (2005) Review 🎯 🕹 Length: 8–12 hours (main campaign), longer with side objectives 💰 Price vs. Content: Good value for a tactical sniper experience, especially for fans of stealth shooters ⚙ Optimization:…”
3 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“One of my favorite games of all time Atmosphere: 9.5/10 It really feels like you're in ww2 as a sniper. Planes fly overhead, Russians fight the Germans, tanks role around, artillery fires in the distance. You even…”
“I was curious on what the first Sniper Elite game was like and after playing the game I can say it was a pretty good experience. I love old school games like this. Idk why but it makes me feel nostalgic. I was taken…”
3 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“i haven't done a lot of missions (only 2 fully done so far), but i've played the 5th as my entry to the series and love the game. i'm buying this game to complete the whole base game pack and i'll say that it's worth my…”
“🎯 Sniper Elite (2005) Review 🎯 🕹 Length: 8–12 hours (main campaign), longer with side objectives 💰 Price vs. Content: Good value for a tactical sniper experience, especially for fans of stealth shooters ⚙ Optimization:…”
26 of the 75 reviews raise this · 18 of them still recommend the game.
“i think this one grew on me just a little bit as i progressed, but ngl those controls are pretty awful lol. if you grew up with this era of jank controls maybe you can live with it but probably best to skip to like…”
“This was almost a thumbs up, but there are just too many technical issues and gameplay issues to be able to tell you to spend your money on it. The character controls like a drunken elephant on a sheet of ice, most of…”
“IIRC, i got this game in a bundle Really wanted to get into the sniper elite series. This game though, I really don't recommend it unfortunately. It feels so slippery and the objectives are confusing. The tutorial pop…”
10 of the 75 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This was almost a thumbs up, but there are just too many technical issues and gameplay issues to be able to tell you to spend your money on it. The character controls like a drunken elephant on a sheet of ice, most of…”
“IIRC, i got this game in a bundle Really wanted to get into the sniper elite series. This game though, I really don't recommend it unfortunately. It feels so slippery and the objectives are confusing. The tutorial pop…”
“It’s hard to write a review for a game that was released 21 years ago, but here we go. I played it initial around a release date, but didn’t like stealth system so much as per today, after 268 games later I finishes it…”
9 of the 75 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This was almost a thumbs up, but there are just too many technical issues and gameplay issues to be able to tell you to spend your money on it. The character controls like a drunken elephant on a sheet of ice, most of…”
“It’s hard to write a review for a game that was released 21 years ago, but here we go. I played it initial around a release date, but didn’t like stealth system so much as per today, after 268 games later I finishes it…”
“This game is bad. The movement is floaty, the gun mechanics suck, the default key bindings are awkward and poorly designed. The map layouts suck. The enemy placement sucks. Nothing about this is balanced. I can get…”
4 of the 75 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“It runs junky on a modern system, but feels unique for a WW2-themed shooter from 2005. Good gameplay, nice looking Berlin levels. I like the plot idea - you confront two most cruel and evil factions in human history —…”
4 of the 75 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This was almost a thumbs up, but there are just too many technical issues and gameplay issues to be able to tell you to spend your money on it. The character controls like a drunken elephant on a sheet of ice, most of…”
“The french catedral is not rely working”
Counted across 75 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 75.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I decided to finally start playing through the Sniper Elite series as it's rotted away in my library for years, and of course you've got to start at the very beginning. This game is.. an experience. It's quite old now, and lets say it hasn't aged well at all in the year of our…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“Taking into account this is gonna be a 21 yr old game soon, you have to at least apply these fixes in order to have a playable experience, otherwise the Steam version of the game is going to be horrendous on modern systems:…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“I wanted to give it a shot since I love the series, but it's just too old...I think that unless you play it, you won't like it.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Ready Your Rifle | Sniper Elite: Resistance Will Launch On January 30th 2025
Attention snipers! Intel has been intercepted and we are excited to announce that Sniper Elite: Resistance will launch on January 30th 2025 and is now available to pre-order. Check out the new release
Vive la France! | Take The Fight Behind Enemy Lines In Sniper Elite: Resistance
New operative. New threat. New campaign. Heed the call back to the battlefield soldier. You may have vanquished many a foe on the French coastline, but your mission there will continue in Sniper Elite
Steam Spring Sale | Huge Discounts on Sniper Elite Titles
Snipers unite, The Steam Spring Sale is soon coming to a close so get yourself an incredible deal before it disappears. Check out all of the available discounts below: Sniper Elite 5 - 70% Sniper Elit
Christmas Stream 2019!
Come one, come all, to the Rebellion Xmas Stream! Festivities start at 4pm UK time! Join in and you might win a prize! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rebellion_official Mixer: https://mixer.com/rebelli
Twitch/Mixer Stream - Wednesday 14th August!
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/3952953/f0f310eef9bcbdb55b7cc02bc61d81956c4d544b.png Britain’s war time leader needs our help in Sniper Elite 3’s Save Churchill DLC!
Games like Sniper Elite
From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
Sniper Elite V2 Remastered
76.9% · 1,567 reviews
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Sniper Elite 3
77.3% · 9,625 reviews
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Sniper Elite V2
87.0% · 10,002 reviews
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Sniper Elite 5
83.6% · 13,170 reviews
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Sniper Elite 4
90.8% · 18,978 reviews
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Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
70.2% · 5,466 reviews
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Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army
87.6% · 2,154 reviews
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · Sniper · Stealth · World War II · Singleplayer · Third-Person Shooter · Shooter · Multiplayer · Third Person · War · FPS · Classic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows XP / Vista Processor: 1GHz Pentium CPU or equivalent Memory: 256Mb RAM Graphics: GeForce2 32Mb or equivalent DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c Hard Drive: 4Gb free hard disk space Sound: Windows compatible sound card