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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
Enter the world of cinematic stealth action with Splinter Cell, the game that propelled the genre to cult status. You are Sam Fisher, an elite covert agent in the NSA's top-secret division: Third Echelon.
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
53 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Metal gear solid is my favourite series of all time so I felt like I needed to play Splinter Cell and this is proper stealth I really enjoyed it a lot.”
“Even after all these years, Splinter Cell still holds up as an engaging stealth adventure. There’s a lot to appreciate: - The visuals remain striking, even if they’re undeniably low-poly by today’s standards. -…”
“[Before the review, I will note that I played this with the Enhanced mod, which includes better supports and bug fixes. I highly recommend you use this as well.] Splinter Cell is a masterclass in stealth-action,…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Even after all these years, Splinter Cell still holds up as an engaging stealth adventure. There’s a lot to appreciate: - The visuals remain striking, even if they’re undeniably low-poly by today’s standards. -…”
“i did not expect to hear a Crystal Method track in the end credits then again this is a game from the early 2000s and The Thing's original release had Saliva in the end credits so this doesn't surprise me in the…”
“The first game in the mainline Splinter Cell series, and honestly it makes me question how the hell they got the greenlight to make sequels to this. Graphically and audio-wise, this game is quite good for the time, and…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Even after all these years, Splinter Cell still holds up as an engaging stealth adventure. There’s a lot to appreciate: - The visuals remain striking, even if they’re undeniably low-poly by today’s standards. -…”
“Gran juego con una gran atmósfera. Tiene únicamente un pico muy bajo (la plataforma petrolífera) pero después todos los niveles tienen un muy buen diseño”
“The first game in the mainline Splinter Cell series, and honestly it makes me question how the hell they got the greenlight to make sequels to this. Graphically and audio-wise, this game is quite good for the time, and…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“+ Works just fine + NO UBi launcher needed”
“It's amazing how well this game has held up over the years. The controls are different but once you're used to them they make perfect sense and I can't imagine playing this any other way. The accuracy of weapons in this…”
“Use the excellent 'Enchanced SC' mod to enable lighting/shadow fixes and resolutions for modern PC & Steam Deck.”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Splinter cell made me want to headbutt my keyboard and go barbaric at certain times, but I still absolutely loved the gameplay and the story of nameless, random enemies from pendrive emails. The game is amazing and…”
“Great game, the one that started it all for a game released in Feb 2003 it still holds up today, intro music slaps, can be a bit janky with having to reload saves after beiong soft locked, etc. cool story and fun…”
“9/10 Game i love the Humor and the Gameplay still holds up to this day i love it”
20 of the 104 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Gran juego con una gran atmósfera. Tiene únicamente un pico muy bajo (la plataforma petrolífera) pero después todos los niveles tienen un muy buen diseño”
“A very bad trial and error game. It sure was cool when it was released but thats it.”
“Wow did this game age poorly. I am surprised Ubishart released more games after this one. Because this was one ♥♥♥♥ ass game.”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Played Blacklist ages ago, love splinter cell, just never got to play the originals, saw the sale, so far the OG game holds up, a little dated but it's good in 2026. Will review the rest. POST GAME COMPLETION EDIT:…”
“It's amazing how well this game has held up over the years. The controls are different but once you're used to them they make perfect sense and I can't imagine playing this any other way. The accuracy of weapons in this…”
“Although the game is outdated and needs a remake ASAP. Its really solid! At first its hard, but once you get used to the mechanics and stealth it becomes easy. Defantly worth a try. Also you'd need type into the lauch…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“One of the best stealth games out there. I was happy to download the game after so long. I hope a proper controller setup will be available soon, as I suck at WASD. This is a nostalgic game for me. I had played the…”
“Is Splinter Cell absolutely dated, and sometimes borderline frustratingly janky to play? Yeah. is Splinter Cell also one of the most iconic stealth games ever made and still incredibly cool to this day? Also yes. The…”
“classic game! Only minus here is this dont support xbox controller.”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“[Before the review, I will note that I played this with the Enhanced mod, which includes better supports and bug fixes. I highly recommend you use this as well.] Splinter Cell is a masterclass in stealth-action,…”
“While Splinter Cell is dated and hasn't really stood the test of time, it can still be a fun experience from beginning to end. The actual story isn't that interesting but where it takes you, and the places you get to…”
“One of the best stealth games i've touched, little janky but what game from this time wasn't? The lighting is still holds up (Once you fix it), The tension of enemies walking past you as your hugging against a wall…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“cant even get the game to launch on windows 11”
“More than 20 years old and still great. Few games have offered Splinter Cell's style of gameplay in all those years. Of course it's not perfect and it's needs a few adjustments to run on 4k screens, but I had no issues…”
“Splinter Cell is an excellent stealth game that still surpasses many of today’s so-called “stealth” titles. Back in the day, it introduced new possibilities to the genre; unfortunately, over the years, the stealth game…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I understand now why people love this game and call it one of the greats when it comes to the Stealth Genre. Please if you enjoy stealth games at all this is a must play. You will need the patch to play this and its super easy to download! Its called EnhancedSC on github!!!”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“One of the two best stealth Characters in history, Sam Fisher's legacy is one of the best experiences you'll ever have, reguardless of time, these games are basically timeless classics that nothing has been able to compete against since the turn of this century.”
— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played“whenever ubisoft finally decides to remember that this ip exists outside of their other franchises i will ♥♥♥♥ bricks”
— a player, Steam review · 5 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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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 | Stealth · Action · Third Person · Singleplayer · Classic · Shooter · Third-Person Shooter · Multiplayer · Adventure · Atmospheric · Difficult · Controller (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French |
| Official site | http://splintercell.us.ubi.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Supported OS: Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS Processor: Pentium® III or AMD Athlon™ 800 MHz System Memory: 256 MB of RAM or above Video Card: 32 MB 3D video card (64 Sound Card: Direct X 8.1 compliant sound card ( DirectX Version: DirectX® version 8.1 or higher Hard Disk: 1.5 GB available hard disk space Multiplayer: Broadband Internet connection