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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®

Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft · 2009-08-27

SteamEpic Games StoreXboxMicrosoft Store

Action

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

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.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® is a 2009 Action game priced at $9.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and Very Positive reviews (93% of 5812 reviews).

23
playing now
93%
positive of 5.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$9.99
steam price (US)

23 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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
  • · 23 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 6% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 232k–465k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,812 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$2.49-75%
Microsoft Store$5.99-60%

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 119 of 122 observed days (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

69142026-09-15 13:00 — 21 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 28 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 29 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 39 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 56 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 44 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 32 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 53 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 44 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 44 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 56 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 39 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 25 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 48 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 53 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 27 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 39 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 45 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 26 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 42 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 51 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 23 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 23 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
12412Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 41 · peak 89Dec 2012 — avg 28 · peak 151May 2013 — avg 17 · peak 45Oct 2013 — avg 16 · peak 45Mar 2014 — avg 41 · peak 148Aug 2014 — avg 21 · peak 53Jan 2015 — avg 22 · peak 55Jun 2015 — avg 29 · peak 126Nov 2015 — avg 24 · peak 70Apr 2016 — avg 20 · peak 49Sep 2016 — avg 15 · peak 37Feb 2017 — avg 18 · peak 47Jul 2017 — avg 23 · peak 63Dec 2017 — avg 25 · peak 62May 2018 — avg 23 · peak 47Oct 2018 — avg 21 · peak 79Mar 2019 — avg 24 · peak 86Aug 2019 — avg 19 · peak 45Jan 2020 — avg 21 · peak 64Jun 2020 — avg 27 · peak 65Nov 2020 — avg 27 · peak 84Apr 2021 — avg 28 · peak 64Sep 2021 — avg 26 · peak 53Feb 2022 — avg 27 · peak 62Jul 2022 — avg 28 · peak 63Dec 2022 — avg 36 · peak 95May 2023 — avg 33 · peak 92Oct 2023 — avg 33 · peak 78Mar 2024 — avg 40 · peak 86Aug 2024 — avg 39 · peak 92Jan 2025 — avg 36 · peak 74Jun 2025 — avg 34 · peak 73Nov 2025 — avg 42 · peak 104Apr 2026 — avg 33 · peak 78Aug 2026 — avg 30 · peak 56
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.752015-01-012026-10-082015-01-01 — best price $5.992015-05-12 — best price $8.172016-01-21 — best price $2.492016-10-14 — best price $2.492017-06-26 — best price $2.992018-02-19 — best price $3.392018-10-01 — best price $11.212019-03-26 — best price $9.992019-07-30 — best price $9.992019-12-04 — best price $9.992020-02-25 — best price $3.362020-05-06 — best price $8.892020-07-21 — best price $2.852020-10-06 — best price $9.992020-12-28 — best price $9.992021-03-15 — best price $8.912021-07-02 — best price $9.992021-11-11 — best price $2.102022-01-24 — best price $8.992022-04-24 — best price $9.992022-08-01 — best price $2.152022-11-11 — best price $2.212023-02-14 — best price $8.912023-05-18 — best price $2.492023-08-29 — best price $2.292023-12-21 — best price $2.492024-04-29 — best price $8.592024-09-30 — best price $8.592025-02-24 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-11-20 — best price $2.492026-03-30 — best price $2.492026-08-10 — best price $8.592026-09-29 — best price $2.252026-10-08 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3471892026-05-30 — 257 pageviews2026-06-03 — 301 pageviews2026-06-07 — 271 pageviews2026-06-11 — 266 pageviews2026-06-15 — 227 pageviews2026-06-19 — 198 pageviews2026-06-23 — 192 pageviews2026-06-27 — 217 pageviews2026-07-01 — 245 pageviews2026-07-05 — 244 pageviews2026-07-09 — 242 pageviews2026-07-13 — 308 pageviews2026-07-17 — 250 pageviews2026-07-21 — 233 pageviews2026-07-25 — 299 pageviews2026-07-29 — 233 pageviews2026-08-02 — 253 pageviews2026-08-06 — 283 pageviews2026-08-10 — 261 pageviews2026-08-14 — 243 pageviews2026-08-18 — 266 pageviews2026-08-22 — 300 pageviews2026-08-26 — 249 pageviews2026-08-30 — 241 pageviews2026-09-03 — 267 pageviews2026-09-07 — 245 pageviews2026-09-11 — 244 pageviews2026-09-15 — 189 pageviews2026-09-19 — 275 pageviews2026-09-23 — 255 pageviews2026-09-27 — 265 pageviews2026-10-01 — 256 pageviews2026-10-05 — 262 pageviews2026-10-09 — 212 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

Co-opActionClassicShooterStealthTacticalImmersiveControllerStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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