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Sniper Elite cover art

Sniper Elite

Rebellion · 2009-07-16

SteamGOG

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Sep 30, 2005 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 30, 2005 (PlayStation 2), Dec 07, 2010 (Wii), Oct 07, 2005 (Xbox), Apr 23, 2013 (Mac)

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.

13
playing now
76%
positive of 4.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (82 ratings)
8.6h
to beat · rushed 6.3h · completionist 18h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Sniper Elite is a 2005 third-person tactical shooter stealth video game developed by Rebellion Developments and published by MC2 France in Europe and by Namco Hometek in North America, in 2005. In 2012, to coincide with the release of Sniper Elite V2, it was re-issued through Steam by Rebellion itself.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 13 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 210 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~26/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 167k–335k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,185 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.95 at Steam (2024-06-27) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 28 of 29 observed days · $9.04 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
565620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3062026-08-06 22:00 — 15 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 25 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 19 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 24 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 15 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 22 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 23 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 19 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 12 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 21 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 11 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 20 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 18 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 13 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 18 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 28 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 20 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 27 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 28 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 10 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 27 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 17 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.13$0.952015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-03-13 — best price $3.682015-05-21 — best price $11.112015-11-02 — best price $9.992016-02-16 — best price $7.792016-07-07 — best price $7.202017-01-20 — best price $9.992017-11-06 — best price $3.392018-05-06 — best price $9.992018-11-27 — best price $7.992019-11-21 — best price $1.992020-03-23 — best price $7.992020-06-08 — best price $7.992020-08-04 — best price $7.992020-09-04 — best price $7.092020-10-07 — best price $7.092020-11-06 — best price $7.992020-12-10 — best price $6.692021-01-30 — best price $5.732021-03-03 — best price $7.992021-04-17 — best price $6.692021-05-22 — best price $6.692021-08-22 — best price $5.872021-12-13 — best price $1.592022-05-06 — best price $1.592022-08-19 — best price $1.592023-01-06 — best price $5.872023-06-29 — best price $1.592023-11-17 — best price $1.252024-03-22 — best price $5.872024-07-09 — best price $6.282025-01-11 — best price $6.282025-08-27 — best price $7.992026-03-19 — best price $3.192026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

170632026-06-01 — 81 pageviews2026-06-04 — 77 pageviews2026-06-07 — 93 pageviews2026-06-10 — 77 pageviews2026-06-13 — 80 pageviews2026-06-16 — 68 pageviews2026-06-19 — 114 pageviews2026-06-22 — 94 pageviews2026-06-25 — 77 pageviews2026-06-28 — 118 pageviews2026-07-01 — 75 pageviews2026-07-04 — 107 pageviews2026-07-07 — 98 pageviews2026-07-10 — 87 pageviews2026-07-13 — 99 pageviews2026-07-16 — 63 pageviews2026-07-19 — 90 pageviews2026-07-22 — 97 pageviews2026-07-25 — 88 pageviews2026-07-28 — 91 pageviews2026-07-31 — 76 pageviews2026-08-03 — 81 pageviews2026-08-06 — 102 pageviews2026-08-09 — 86 pageviews2026-08-12 — 75 pageviews2026-08-15 — 82 pageviews2026-08-18 — 109 pageviews2026-08-21 — 85 pageviews2026-08-24 — 103 pageviews2026-08-27 — 127 pageviews2026-08-29 — 107 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

FPSWarCo-opActionSniperClassicShooterStealthTacticalController

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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