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Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist

Ubisoft Toronto · Ubisoft · 2013-08-20

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Tom Clancy’s · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 20, 2013 (Wii U), Aug 20, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Aug 20, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 20, 2013 (Xbox 360)

In this stealth-action thriller, a terrorist group known as the Engineers launches the Blacklist, a series of escalating attacks on US interests. Only one man can stop them: legendary covert agent Sam Fisher.

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist is an Action, Adventure game released in 2013, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Mostly Positive (79% of 21660 reviews) sentiment.

48
playing now
79%
positive of 22k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (339 ratings)
22h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 148h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

48 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist is a 2013 action-adventure stealth game developed by Ubisoft Toronto and published by Ubisoft. The game is the sequel to Splinter Cell: Conviction and the seventh installment of the Splinter Cell series. Players control Sam Fisher, a highly trained operative working for the Fourth Echelon, in a mission to stop the Engineers, a group of terrorists which is trying to coerce the United States into recalling all of its troops stationed abroad. The gameplay is similar to its predecessors, with players tasked with completing objectives and defeating enemies. Blacklist marks the return of the asymmetrical multiplayer mode Spies vs. Mercs, which was introduced in Pandora Tomorrow.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 48 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,026 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~128/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 866k–1.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 21,660 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.19 at GreenManGaming (2022-11-18) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 101 of 107 observed days · $15.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
20220220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 37 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

207362026-09-15 12:00 — 37 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 44 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 64 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 145 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 207 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 102 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 103 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 155 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 106 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 141 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 131 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 93 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 80 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 125 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 119 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 57 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 86 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 116 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 69 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 106 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 87 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 62 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 60 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 48 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.8k0Mar 2013Aug 2026Mar 2013 — avg 0 · peak 0Aug 2013 — avg 1,171 · peak 6,146Jan 2014 — avg 526 · peak 2,551Jun 2014 — avg 1,169 · peak 4,530Nov 2014 — avg 249 · peak 544Apr 2015 — avg 356 · peak 870Sep 2015 — avg 260 · peak 573Feb 2016 — avg 247 · peak 524Jul 2016 — avg 256 · peak 514Dec 2016 — avg 272 · peak 606May 2017 — avg 154 · peak 316Oct 2017 — avg 144 · peak 306Mar 2018 — avg 215 · peak 759Aug 2018 — avg 130 · peak 249Jan 2019 — avg 128 · peak 291Jun 2019 — avg 124 · peak 262Nov 2019 — avg 89 · peak 204Apr 2020 — avg 158 · peak 293Sep 2020 — avg 170 · peak 481Feb 2021 — avg 121 · peak 293Jul 2021 — avg 106 · peak 308Dec 2021 — avg 142 · peak 294May 2022 — avg 82 · peak 158Oct 2022 — avg 54 · peak 153Mar 2023 — avg 52 · peak 155Aug 2023 — avg 99 · peak 259Jan 2024 — avg 85 · peak 190Jun 2024 — avg 60 · peak 132Nov 2024 — avg 54 · peak 123Apr 2025 — avg 45 · peak 159Sep 2025 — avg 56 · peak 109Feb 2026 — avg 59 · peak 225Jul 2026 — avg 74 · peak 171Aug 2026 — avg 56 · peak 110
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$4.282015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $17.992015-03-07 — best price $26.122015-05-12 — best price $26.142015-07-27 — best price $17.562016-01-03 — best price $29.992016-04-23 — best price $7.492016-07-29 — best price $4.862017-02-17 — best price $8.672017-07-24 — best price $16.992018-01-04 — best price $29.992018-06-05 — best price $17.042018-09-29 — best price $24.992018-10-31 — best price $24.992018-12-01 — best price $24.992019-01-03 — best price $24.992019-02-03 — best price $24.992019-03-08 — best price $24.992019-04-09 — best price $24.992019-05-09 — best price $24.992019-07-15 — best price $10.182019-10-10 — best price $10.192020-01-09 — best price $10.192020-03-09 — best price $10.202020-05-06 — best price $26.692020-07-21 — best price $8.572021-05-21 — best price $7.502022-04-04 — best price $7.502023-01-06 — best price $19.952023-06-12 — best price $6.452023-11-16 — best price $7.502024-03-14 — best price $7.492024-07-30 — best price $7.492024-12-17 — best price $7.502025-04-27 — best price $7.492025-09-01 — best price $4.502026-01-01 — best price $19.992026-04-29 — best price $4.992026-08-18 — best price $4.502026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4222112026-05-29 — 346 pageviews2026-06-02 — 398 pageviews2026-06-06 — 330 pageviews2026-06-10 — 291 pageviews2026-06-14 — 325 pageviews2026-06-18 — 341 pageviews2026-06-22 — 283 pageviews2026-06-26 — 324 pageviews2026-06-30 — 323 pageviews2026-07-04 — 326 pageviews2026-07-08 — 234 pageviews2026-07-12 — 369 pageviews2026-07-16 — 231 pageviews2026-07-20 — 278 pageviews2026-07-24 — 264 pageviews2026-07-28 — 267 pageviews2026-08-01 — 289 pageviews2026-08-05 — 257 pageviews2026-08-09 — 300 pageviews2026-08-13 — 287 pageviews2026-08-17 — 302 pageviews2026-08-21 — 279 pageviews2026-08-25 — 270 pageviews2026-08-29 — 277 pageviews2026-09-02 — 300 pageviews2026-09-06 — 257 pageviews2026-09-10 — 291 pageviews2026-09-14 — 354 pageviews2026-09-18 — 309 pageviews2026-09-22 — 250 pageviews2026-09-26 — 282 pageviews2026-09-30 — 278 pageviews2026-10-04 — 285 pageviews2026-10-07 — 236 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
9.5%
earned "Distraction Tactician"
3.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam Achievements

15 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian…

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FPSCo-opActionParkourShooterStealthTacticalAdventureControllerStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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