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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

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.

2,021
playing now
84%
positive of 30k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
5
twitch viewers (latest)
81/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (61 ratings)
14h
to beat · rushed 8h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$49.99
steam price (US)

2,021 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,021 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 5% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 603k–1.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 30,143 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
Humble Store$9.99-80%
GamersGate$10.00-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.49 at Fanatical (2026-04-29) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 69 of 72 observed days · at its 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

2.0k6532026-08-06 21:00 — 1,152 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 655 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 1,434 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,258 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 845 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,702 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 1,453 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 966 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,911 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 1,379 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 705 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 1,530 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 1,106 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 671 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 1,489 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,122 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 653 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 1,597 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 1,632 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 680 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 1,143 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 1,495 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 824 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 1,455 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 1,586 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 771 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 977 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 1,547 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 917 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 2,021 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$0.002022-03-122026-08-282022-03-12 — best price $37.992022-05-20 — best price $37.492022-06-24 — best price $36.992022-08-08 — best price $36.992022-11-15 — best price $29.992022-12-02 — best price $36.992022-12-26 — best price $29.992023-02-06 — best price $49.992023-04-06 — best price $35.992023-05-12 — best price $19.992023-06-08 — best price $49.992023-07-18 — best price $36.992023-08-18 — best price $15.492023-09-11 — best price $16.992023-11-06 — best price $10.992023-11-28 — best price $49.992024-01-03 — best price $59.992024-02-13 — best price $12.492024-03-25 — best price $49.992024-05-19 — best price $36.742024-06-27 — best price $14.992024-08-03 — best price $36.992024-09-16 — best price $9.492024-11-14 — best price $17.992024-12-13 — best price $11.252025-01-28 — best price $49.992025-04-17 — best price $11.252025-05-24 — best price $49.992025-07-08 — best price $14.992025-08-09 — best price $36.992025-09-18 — best price $9.002025-10-27 — best price $9.002025-12-08 — best price $49.992026-01-27 — best price $4.992026-03-05 — best price $49.992026-04-06 — best price $49.992026-05-20 — best price $3.492026-07-12 — best price $59.992026-08-18 — best price $9.992026-08-28 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3701132026-05-30 — 143 pageviews2026-06-02 — 175 pageviews2026-06-05 — 160 pageviews2026-06-08 — 165 pageviews2026-06-11 — 123 pageviews2026-06-14 — 140 pageviews2026-06-17 — 135 pageviews2026-06-20 — 194 pageviews2026-06-23 — 173 pageviews2026-06-26 — 194 pageviews2026-06-29 — 178 pageviews2026-07-02 — 173 pageviews2026-07-05 — 198 pageviews2026-07-08 — 163 pageviews2026-07-11 — 182 pageviews2026-07-14 — 144 pageviews2026-07-17 — 113 pageviews2026-07-20 — 176 pageviews2026-07-23 — 143 pageviews2026-07-26 — 168 pageviews2026-07-29 — 137 pageviews2026-08-01 — 152 pageviews2026-08-04 — 141 pageviews2026-08-07 — 123 pageviews2026-08-10 — 135 pageviews2026-08-13 — 129 pageviews2026-08-16 — 162 pageviews2026-08-19 — 141 pageviews2026-08-22 — 123 pageviews2026-08-25 — 231 pageviews2026-08-27 — 295 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

4002026-08-28 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 40 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 5 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

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.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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