Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 22k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Ubisoft Toronto · Stealth · Aug 20, 2013

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$4.99−75%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
28
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
16
Full audio8 of 16
Subtitles0 of 16

Should I buy Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 171 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Co-op: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 22k 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 praise300 helpful reviews58% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There’s also a huge variety of weapons available, moving far beyond the classic limited loadouts Sam used in the older games.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op campaign is great - one of the few games that I sought the co-op modes in.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Especially not when you play on Realistic difficulty (Recommend it!) Weapons are far more adjustable as well to your liking.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
At first glance, I thought the series had lost some quality, but they compensated by making the game much more accessible to different types of players, with multiple languages and difficulty settings available so anyone can have a balanced experience.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics actually hold up really well in 2026, despite being made with the ageing Unreal Engine 2,5, while heavily modified by Ubisoft Montreal to the standard it is.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay72 reviews
Story50 reviews
Combat12 reviews
Difficulty12 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Crashes
42% still recommend
Multiplayer
64% still recommend
Co-op
64% still recommend
Bugs
45% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
60% still recommend
Performance
78% still recommend
Controls
63% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$4.99$19.99−75%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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