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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®

Ubisoft · 2008-04-01

SteamGOGEpic Games StoreXbox

Action

Franchise: Tom Clancy’s · Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 28, 2003 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 29, 2002 (Xbox), Mar 28, 2003 (PlayStation 2), Q2 2004 (Mac)

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.

26
playing now
88%
positive of 4.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (419 ratings)
14h
to beat · completionist 17h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is a 2002 action-adventure stealth game developed by Ubi Soft Montreal and published by Ubi Soft. It is the first game in the Splinter Cell series. Endorsed by author Tom Clancy, it follows the activities of NSA black ops agent Sam Fisher. The game was inspired by both the Metal Gear series and games created by Looking Glass Studios, and was built using Unreal Engine 2.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 26 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 353 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~44/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 161k–322k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,022 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$2.25-77%
Humble Store$2.49-75%
Uplay$2.50-75%
GOG$4.99-50%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.07 at GreenManGaming (2022-09-29) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 91 of 132 observed days · $3.92 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

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757520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4272026-08-06 22:00 — 20 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 13 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 29 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 19 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 28 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 37 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 22 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 28 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 30 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 18 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 26 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 31 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 16 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 20 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 24 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 20 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 35 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 28 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 23 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 29 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 21 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 24 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 28 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 24 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 11 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 29 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 26 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$10.23$1.072015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $5.992015-05-05 — best price $8.102015-10-28 — best price $2.492016-07-04 — best price $9.992017-03-30 — best price $3.392017-11-28 — best price $4.992018-06-01 — best price $5.002018-11-16 — best price $3.402019-03-26 — best price $9.992019-07-11 — best price $3.392019-10-28 — best price $8.492020-01-23 — best price $3.392020-03-31 — best price $5.312020-06-15 — best price $3.392020-09-04 — best price $9.992020-11-27 — best price $2.492021-02-06 — best price $8.912021-04-27 — best price $8.892021-08-13 — best price $1.472021-11-20 — best price $9.992022-01-24 — best price $5.652022-04-17 — best price $9.992022-07-13 — best price $2.492022-09-28 — best price $4.992022-12-21 — best price $2.202023-03-17 — best price $2.152023-06-13 — best price $8.912023-09-17 — best price $9.992023-12-28 — best price $2.492024-04-24 — best price $2.502024-09-02 — best price $9.992025-01-09 — best price $9.992025-04-26 — best price $9.992025-08-25 — best price $2.492025-12-11 — best price $2.492026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-06-29 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4212672026-05-30 — 360 pageviews2026-06-02 — 311 pageviews2026-06-05 — 357 pageviews2026-06-08 — 339 pageviews2026-06-11 — 274 pageviews2026-06-14 — 366 pageviews2026-06-17 — 330 pageviews2026-06-20 — 323 pageviews2026-06-23 — 290 pageviews2026-06-26 — 413 pageviews2026-06-29 — 267 pageviews2026-07-02 — 287 pageviews2026-07-05 — 306 pageviews2026-07-08 — 304 pageviews2026-07-11 — 392 pageviews2026-07-14 — 318 pageviews2026-07-17 — 299 pageviews2026-07-20 — 301 pageviews2026-07-23 — 280 pageviews2026-07-26 — 297 pageviews2026-07-29 — 299 pageviews2026-08-01 — 307 pageviews2026-08-04 — 313 pageviews2026-08-07 — 369 pageviews2026-08-10 — 352 pageviews2026-08-13 — 288 pageviews2026-08-16 — 322 pageviews2026-08-19 — 328 pageviews2026-08-22 — 340 pageviews2026-08-25 — 328 pageviews2026-08-27 — 303 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, French

Player tags

Co-opActionClassicShooterStealthStrategyTacticalAdventureDifficultController

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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