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

Reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 5,826
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 47 in 30 days
Playing now: 33; peak 24h 45
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

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

93% of 5,826 reviews are positive · 93% of 47 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.

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® system requirements

As published by the developer.

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