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Ubisoft / Apr 1, 2008 / Action
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Enter the world of cinematic stealth action with Splinter Cell, the game that propelled the genre to cult status. You are Sam Fisher, an elite covert agent in the NSA's top-secret division: Third Echelon.
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Very Positive
88% positive, 2,467 reviews
A stealth masterpiece that still shines (thanks to the community) I played it back in the day on GameCube and loved it, so I decided to buy it again on PC to relive the experience. Years have passed, but the lighting and shadow work done by the original development team is still absolutely mind-blowing. It's incredible how such a pioneering lighting system still looks great and forms the foundation of such perfect...
14 found this helpful, 2026-08-27
Splinter Cell is a great stealth game with awful shooting. Its primary game mechanic is hiding in the dark, and the main way the player makes the environment dark is to shoot out the lights, but Sam Fisher aims and shoots like both his arms are made of pasta noodles. Sam will consistently miss shots on watermelon-sized targets within 10 feet of him. I’ve seen Sam draw a bullet hole outline of a guy’s head like...
4 found this helpful, 2026-09-19
Time has not treated Splinter Cell kindly, nor has Ubisoft. It's depressing, lighting is a large part of this games core system, and all complex lighting systems (unbaked lighting basically) is nonfunctional now. That's a BIG deal in a stealth game. I just finished a playthrough on hard and got about half way into the game before I fully realized just how broken the games lighting system really was. The game has a...
2 found this helpful, 2026-09-22
came out in 2002 but so far has been my favorite stealth game. does require some polish to play in modern systems though, like the enhanced mod pack made by Joshhhuaaa. the game has crazy mechanics that i haven't seen in a lot of modern games. lightings, and the gameplay dynamics affected by it are great. soundtrack is amazing. level designs are splendid. story is nice enough. overall a great experience that still...
1 found this helpful, 2026-09-09
A classic! Look, it's an old game by now, it's clunky and not always really clear what you need to do but that's fine. If you haven't played games from this era you probably won't really enjoy it and I'd recommend the last Hitman games. But if you have a certain tolerance for older games and slow pacing, and let's be honest if you are a little nostalgic for this series, it's great to go back to it.
1 found this helpful, 2026-08-28
honestly i hate this game, but i still recommend it, the chinese embassy mission has a special place in hell, whoever made that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mission i wish his pillow is always warm and his water always boiling, i hate the dogs in this game, this may just be a skill issue but idc, this game is so annoying sometimes istg, but its a good game
1 found this helpful, 2026-09-01
A very pretty 2002 game. Good stealth-action, but it does have some problems with the lighting: you can't see the dynamic light sources, so you can be detected out of nowhere (fortnately, you can fix this bug). But in general, if you are lit, it seems that NPCs can outright see you through the walls, so shooting all the shootable light sources is the only option to stay undetected. But it is satisfying to move...
0 found this helpful, 2026-09-21
A peek back into what old stealth games used to be. The game itself is good, but the port is horrible.
0 found this helpful, 2026-09-13
Really enjoyed it, deffinity a product of its time on some bits but it was still really well made. Now i gotta get used to a more modern gamelayout as a go to my name next game, no more using shift to jump for me!
0 found this helpful, 2026-09-12
great game. played them a long time ago saw them for sale got them again. when games were just games. great times. it can be buggy from time to time. npcs can see you through walls. doesnt happen often so its not game breaking. great game overall.
0 found this helpful, 2026-09-03