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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®

Third-person stealth action across open-ended missions with gadgets and takedowns

Ubisoft Montreal · Published by Ubisoft · Released Aug 27, 2009

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Reviews
Very Positive
92% of 5,953
Recent reviews
Very Positive
95% of 48 in 30 days
Players
22
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
0.3 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 92/100 (critic reviews)

What is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®?

In this third-person stealth-action game, you play Sam Fisher, a Third Echelon operative on an international espionage mission. You move through open-ended levels, including a Pacific cargo ship and a Tokyo bathhouse, using gadgets, takedowns, and weapons to avoid or confront enemies.

For you if...

  • +you like careful stealth with room to choose your approach
  • +you enjoy planning how to use gadgets and takedowns

Not for you if...

  • −you want constant combat rather than careful sneaking
  • −you want working online co-op or competitive multiplayer

What players say

92% of 5,953 reviews are positive · 95% of 48 in the last 30 days

Players praise the flexible stealth mechanics and level design. Many report crashes, broken night vision, and display problems on modern PCs, sometimes requiring external fixes.

Players over time

▼ -33% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 56 players on Sep 27, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.3 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

Processor
Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon, 1.4 GHz (Pentium IV or Athlon 2.2 GHz recommended)
Graphics
64 MB DirectX 9.0c compliant graphics card (128 MB recommended)
Memory
256 MB of RAM or above (512 MB recommended)
Storage
4 GB available hard disk space
DirectX
DirectX® version 9.0c or higher

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

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

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

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Age rating
17+
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian.

Does Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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