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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®

Third-person stealth action built around light and shadow

Ubisoft · Released Apr 1, 2008

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Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 4,257
Recent reviews
Very Positive
97% of 44 in 30 days
Players
18
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
32 MB 3D (64
0.3 GB RAM · 1.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 91/100 (critic reviews)

What is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®?

A third-person, single-player stealth action game set amid cyberterrorism and rising international tensions. Across missions in different parts of the world, you infiltrate secure sites, hide in shadows, climb, interrogate people, and gather intelligence to uncover a conspiracy.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy planning your way past guards and lights
  • +you like choosing between lethal and nonlethal approaches
  • +you prefer solo espionage missions with tactical gear

Not for you if...

  • −you want firefights to take priority over stealth
  • −you prefer open-world exploration to structured missions

What players say

87% of 4,257 reviews are positive · 97% of 44 in the last 30 days

Players praise the stealth gameplay built around light and shadow. They report launch failures, broken lighting, and controller problems, and several recommend community fixes. Some also criticize inaccurate shooting and uneven level design.

Players over time

▼ -59% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 57 players on Oct 4, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell® system requirements

Minimum: 32 MB 3D (64, 0.3 GB RAM, 1.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

Processor
Pentium® III or AMD Athlon™ 800 MHz
Graphics
32 MB 3D video card (64
Memory
256 MB of RAM or above
Storage
1.5 GB available hard disk space
DirectX
DirectX® version 8.1 or higher

Recommended

Processor
Pentium® III or AMD Athlon™ 1.0 GHz
Graphics
64 MB 3D video card/
Memory
256 MB of RAM or above
Storage
2.1 GB available hard disk space
DirectX
Direct X 8.1

Does Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell® have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell® run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Minor audio issues on Steam Deck
  • Native resolution not supported
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French.

Does Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell® use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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