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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

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.

46
playing now
79%
positive of 22k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
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)
$19.99
steam price (US)

46 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 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
  • · 46 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 7% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 864k–1.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 21,612 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$4.50-77%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
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 90 of 98 observed days · $15.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

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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

90282026-08-06 21:00 — 51 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 28 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 55 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 71 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 60 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 68 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 68 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 55 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 75 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 76 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 37 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 66 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 62 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 38 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 63 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 70 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 39 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 62 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 87 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 48 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 45 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 77 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 57 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 73 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 78 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 48 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 33 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 68 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 46 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$4.282015-01-012026-08-272015-01-01 — 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 $4.502026-08-27 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4222112026-05-29 — 346 pageviews2026-06-01 — 385 pageviews2026-06-04 — 308 pageviews2026-06-07 — 354 pageviews2026-06-10 — 291 pageviews2026-06-13 — 280 pageviews2026-06-16 — 299 pageviews2026-06-19 — 271 pageviews2026-06-22 — 283 pageviews2026-06-25 — 279 pageviews2026-06-28 — 344 pageviews2026-07-01 — 326 pageviews2026-07-04 — 326 pageviews2026-07-07 — 336 pageviews2026-07-10 — 247 pageviews2026-07-13 — 330 pageviews2026-07-16 — 231 pageviews2026-07-19 — 288 pageviews2026-07-22 — 262 pageviews2026-07-25 — 254 pageviews2026-07-28 — 267 pageviews2026-07-31 — 248 pageviews2026-08-03 — 256 pageviews2026-08-06 — 319 pageviews2026-08-09 — 300 pageviews2026-08-12 — 286 pageviews2026-08-15 — 273 pageviews2026-08-18 — 257 pageviews2026-08-21 — 279 pageviews2026-08-24 — 301 pageviews2026-08-26 — 259 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…

Player tags

FPSCo-opActionParkourShooterStealthTacticalAdventureControllerStory Rich

Census log

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

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