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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® cover art

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®

Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft · 2009-08-27

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Action

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

Releases: Apr 14, 2005 (Nintendo GameCube), Apr 01, 2005 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 28, 2005 (PlayStation 2), Apr 01, 2005 (Xbox)

Experience one of the most critically acclaimed stealth-action games of all time. Uncover a conspiracy that hits close to home and stop World War III.

35
playing now
93%
positive of 5.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (355 ratings)
17h
to beat · rushed 15h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

35 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is a 2005 action-adventure stealth game co-developed by Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Milan, and published by Ubisoft. The game was released for GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows and Xbox in March 2005. Handheld versions for the Nintendo DS, mobile, and N-Gage were also released.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 35 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 364 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~46/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 232k–464k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,797 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$2.25-77%
Humble Store$2.49-75%
Uplay$2.50-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.75 at GamesPlanet DE (2017-11-22) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 111 of 112 observed days · $13.24 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
808020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

54142026-08-06 22:00 — 23 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 24 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 27 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 23 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 30 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 37 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 40 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 30 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 19 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 30 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 44 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 28 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 37 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 30 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 26 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 34 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 39 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 25 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 31 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 32 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 27 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 24 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 52 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 32 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 20 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 32 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 35 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.752015-01-012026-08-272015-01-01 — best price $5.992015-04-13 — best price $9.992015-10-16 — best price $9.992016-05-24 — best price $2.492016-12-15 — best price $3.382017-09-01 — best price $9.992018-02-19 — best price $3.392018-08-13 — best price $10.942019-01-28 — best price $9.992019-06-10 — best price $3.392019-09-09 — best price $3.392019-12-20 — best price $3.192020-02-25 — best price $3.362020-04-23 — best price $3.392020-06-28 — best price $3.402020-08-31 — best price $9.992020-10-31 — best price $9.992021-01-11 — best price $9.992021-03-15 — best price $8.912021-06-17 — best price $9.992021-09-23 — best price $9.992021-12-04 — best price $8.912022-02-15 — best price $2.222022-05-10 — best price $2.492022-08-01 — best price $2.152022-10-24 — best price $8.992023-01-06 — best price $9.992023-04-01 — best price $9.992023-06-19 — best price $8.272023-09-19 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $2.492024-04-01 — best price $8.592024-08-02 — best price $2.142024-12-12 — best price $2.492025-04-08 — best price $9.992025-08-07 — best price $2.502025-11-20 — best price $2.492026-03-09 — best price $8.592026-06-19 — best price $2.252026-08-27 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3901922026-05-30 — 257 pageviews2026-06-02 — 360 pageviews2026-06-05 — 311 pageviews2026-06-08 — 242 pageviews2026-06-11 — 266 pageviews2026-06-14 — 255 pageviews2026-06-17 — 286 pageviews2026-06-20 — 219 pageviews2026-06-23 — 192 pageviews2026-06-26 — 239 pageviews2026-06-29 — 221 pageviews2026-07-02 — 225 pageviews2026-07-05 — 244 pageviews2026-07-08 — 203 pageviews2026-07-11 — 268 pageviews2026-07-14 — 235 pageviews2026-07-17 — 250 pageviews2026-07-20 — 251 pageviews2026-07-23 — 245 pageviews2026-07-26 — 276 pageviews2026-07-29 — 233 pageviews2026-08-01 — 257 pageviews2026-08-04 — 270 pageviews2026-08-07 — 301 pageviews2026-08-10 — 261 pageviews2026-08-13 — 245 pageviews2026-08-16 — 237 pageviews2026-08-19 — 327 pageviews2026-08-22 — 300 pageviews2026-08-25 — 269 pageviews2026-08-27 — 228 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian

Player tags

Co-opActionClassicShooterStealthTacticalImmersiveControllerStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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