Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Controls: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Combat: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 4k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
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.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There's the decent story but I keep coming back for the satisfying sneak-kill-navigate-sneak gameplay loop.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance with the default graphics configuration is considered suitable, and the game can run successfully on SteamOS.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting is excellent for the main characters of Sam, Lambert, and Grimsdottir, but everyone else simply does the job.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The original Splinter Cell still defines stealth 23 later - and it runs beautifully on the Steam Deck OLED.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay86 reviews
Story58 reviews
Graphics58 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance100% still recommend
Optimization100% still recommend
Players complain
Controls90% still recommend
Combat100% still recommend
Difficulty92% still recommend
Bugs86% still recommend
Crashes50% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$2.49$9.99−75%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
5 points recordedtoday · $2.49
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