Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®

So the pros would be the graphics (simple yet gorgeous even for today), the stealth-action gameplay, the level design feels open yet easy to navigate and you'll never feel bored in the locations.

Graphically and audio-wise, this game is quite good for the time, and the story is the usual Tom Clancy affair; for everything else gameplay-wise, the spiral into frustration begins, begins quickly, and will not end until the end credits roll.

After all, its visuals remain suitably iconic, with an incredible and dramatic use of very deep contrasts of shadows and lighting, in very well-detailed environments, selling an immersive realism to the places you visit, while enveloping everything in a very original atmosphere.

There is no native controller support, however community controller layouts handle movement well, though you’ll need Steam + X a few times for the on-screen keyboard.

While some of the plot points can feel like standard Clancy fare—rogue states, data theft, black ops—it’s elevated by strong voice acting, particularly Michael Ironside’s iconic performance as Sam Fisher.

It plays perfectly on the Steam Deck.