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Sniper Elite 5

Rebellion · 2022-05-25

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Sniper Elite · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: May 26, 2022 (PlayStation 5), May 26, 2022 (PlayStation 4), May 25, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 26, 2022 (Xbox One), May 26, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Q1 2026 (Mac)

The award-winning series returns as Karl Fairburne fights to uncover Project Kraken in 1944 France. The genre-defining authentic sniping, with enhanced kill cam, has never looked or felt better as you fight across immersive maps to stop the Nazi war machine in its tracks.

Sniper Elite 5 is an Action, Adventure game released in 2022, priced at $49.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 30345 reviews).

1,319
playing now
84%
positive of 31k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
7
twitch viewers (latest)
1.4
viewers/channel (concentration)
81/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (61 ratings)
16
Nexus mods (15k downloads)
4.26★
PlayStation Store rating (15,404 ratings)
78/100
opencritic · strong · 74% recommend · from 115 critics
14h
to beat · rushed 8h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

1,319 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Sniper Elite 5 is a 2022 third-person tactical shooter stealth video game developed and published by Rebellion Developments. It is the sequel to Sniper Elite 4. It was released on 26 May 2022 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. It takes place in France during World War II. A sequel, Sniper Elite: Resistance was released on 30 January 2025.

Trailer

Sniper Elite 5 trailer thumbnail

Sniper Elite 5 - Official Cinematic Trailer

≈646,794 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,319 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,809 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~476/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,701 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 622k–1.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 31,097 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
Fanatical$3.74-93%
GamersGate$5.00-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.49 at Fanatical (2026-04-29) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 88 of 91 observed days · $0.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.5k1.5k20222026Week of 2022-05-01: 1,350 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 564 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,480 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 484 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 540 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 487 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 431 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 529 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 664 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 162 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 540 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 556 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 447 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 401 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,069 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 237 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 719 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 731 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 475 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 335 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 23 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3.9k9392026-09-15 11:00 — 3,342 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 3,618 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 1,931 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 3,190 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 3,882 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 1,484 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 1,522 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 2,706 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 1,406 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 1,957 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 2,481 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 1,152 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 1,017 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 2,271 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 1,951 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 1,174 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 2,130 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 1,578 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 1,002 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 2,087 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 2,256 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 939 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 1,319 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4.5k1.0kJun 2022Aug 2026Jun 2022 — avg 4,485 · peak 11,295Aug 2022 — avg 1,847 · peak 3,518Oct 2022 — avg 1,228 · peak 2,491Dec 2022 — avg 1,890 · peak 3,637Feb 2023 — avg 1,351 · peak 2,659Apr 2023 — avg 1,433 · peak 3,107Jun 2023 — avg 2,044 · peak 5,023Aug 2023 — avg 1,917 · peak 4,216Oct 2023 — avg 1,480 · peak 2,952Dec 2023 — avg 2,031 · peak 4,056Feb 2024 — avg 1,485 · peak 2,974Apr 2024 — avg 1,434 · peak 2,928Jun 2024 — avg 1,975 · peak 5,012Aug 2024 — avg 1,405 · peak 2,657Oct 2024 — avg 1,396 · peak 2,724Dec 2024 — avg 1,875 · peak 3,764Feb 2025 — avg 1,387 · peak 2,931Apr 2025 — avg 1,045 · peak 2,018Jun 2025 — avg 1,566 · peak 4,582Aug 2025 — avg 1,319 · peak 4,164Oct 2025 — avg 3,386 · peak 9,344Dec 2025 — avg 2,350 · peak 5,481Feb 2026 — avg 2,011 · peak 4,836Apr 2026 — avg 1,344 · peak 2,588Jun 2026 — avg 1,323 · peak 2,849Aug 2026 — avg 1,172 · peak 2,192
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
33332026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 19 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new negative2026-09-23: 24 new positive2026-09-23: 2 new negative2026-09-24: 11 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 12 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 16 new positive2026-09-26: 4 new negative2026-09-27: 20 new positive2026-09-27: 4 new negative2026-09-28: 26 new positive2026-09-28: 6 new negative2026-09-29: 11 new positive2026-09-29: 5 new negative2026-09-30: 8 new positive2026-09-30: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 13 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 17 new positive2026-10-03: 4 new negative2026-10-04: 20 new positive2026-10-04: 3 new negative2026-10-06: 8 new positive2026-10-06: 2 new negative2026-10-07: 16 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 11 new positive2026-10-08: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 13 new positive2026-10-09: 3 new negative2026-10-10: 11 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new negative2026-10-11: 15 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 18 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new negative2026-10-13: 33 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative2026-10-14: 12 new positive2026-10-14: 3 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$0.002022-03-122026-10-122022-03-12 — best price $37.992022-05-27 — best price $36.492022-07-18 — best price $49.992022-11-01 — best price $29.492022-12-02 — best price $36.992023-01-06 — best price $36.742023-03-16 — best price $24.992023-05-08 — best price $19.992023-06-08 — best price $49.992023-07-22 — best price $36.742023-08-25 — best price $36.742023-11-01 — best price $11.992023-11-28 — best price $49.992024-01-05 — best price $36.742024-03-07 — best price $14.992024-05-06 — best price $49.992024-06-27 — best price $14.992024-08-23 — best price $36.992024-10-08 — best price $36.992024-12-05 — best price $36.992025-01-28 — best price $49.992025-05-01 — best price $59.992025-06-19 — best price $7.502025-07-25 — best price $7.902025-09-18 — best price $9.002025-11-18 — best price $36.992026-01-10 — best price $49.992026-02-26 — best price $5.002026-04-06 — best price $49.992026-06-02 — best price $36.992026-08-13 — best price $9.992026-09-04 — best price $0.002026-09-15 — best price $4.992026-10-07 — best price $5.002026-10-12 — best price $3.74
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5421132026-05-30 — 143 pageviews2026-06-03 — 146 pageviews2026-06-07 — 182 pageviews2026-06-11 — 123 pageviews2026-06-15 — 121 pageviews2026-06-19 — 188 pageviews2026-06-23 — 173 pageviews2026-06-27 — 214 pageviews2026-07-01 — 147 pageviews2026-07-05 — 198 pageviews2026-07-09 — 166 pageviews2026-07-13 — 139 pageviews2026-07-17 — 113 pageviews2026-07-21 — 141 pageviews2026-07-25 — 147 pageviews2026-07-29 — 137 pageviews2026-08-02 — 129 pageviews2026-08-06 — 164 pageviews2026-08-10 — 135 pageviews2026-08-14 — 141 pageviews2026-08-18 — 146 pageviews2026-08-22 — 123 pageviews2026-08-26 — 370 pageviews2026-08-30 — 222 pageviews2026-09-03 — 287 pageviews2026-09-07 — 315 pageviews2026-09-11 — 542 pageviews2026-09-15 — 374 pageviews2026-09-19 — 269 pageviews2026-09-23 — 232 pageviews2026-09-27 — 218 pageviews2026-10-01 — 160 pageviews2026-10-05 — 204 pageviews2026-10-08 — 179 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

3902026-10-01 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 18:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-02 03:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-02 12:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-02 21:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-03 06:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-03 15:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-04 00:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-04 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 18:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-05 03:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-05 12:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-05 21:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-06 06:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-06 15:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-07 00:35 — 11 viewers2026-10-07 09:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-07 18:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-08 03:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-08 12:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-08 21:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-09 06:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-09 15:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-10 00:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-10 09:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-10 18:35 — 22 viewers2026-10-11 03:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-11 12:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-11 21:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-12 06:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-12 15:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-13 00:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-13 09:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-13 18:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-14 12:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-14 22:34 — 7 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
70.3%
earned "Meeting Resistance"
14.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsIn-App Purchases16 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 16 DLC released, first 2022-05-26, latest 2023-07-06 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)32,7661%71
PS5 (PlayStation)19,7045%72
Steam (Steam)13,3203%71
PS4 (PlayStation)10,8384%72

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

GoreCo-opActionSniperShooterStealthViolentAdventureOpen WorldMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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