The Sum of All Fears
First-person tactical shooter with close-quarters combat and squad commands
Red Storm Entertainment · Published by Ubisoft · Released Oct 10, 2008
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 76
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 2, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Sum of All Fears?
You lead a counterterrorism unit drawn from the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team in this mission-based action game, whose story parallels the novel and film. Across 11 missions worldwide, you fight terrorists, plant listening devices, destroy weapons caches, and rescue hostages while directing teammates in the field.
For you if...
- +you like lethal combat that rewards careful positioning
- +you prefer action without a pre-mission planning phase
Not for you if...
- −you want open-ended levels with many routes to objectives
- −you expect detailed weapon, armor, and attachment customization
What players say
76% of 76 reviews are positive
Players praise its resemblance to early Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon. Their most common complaint is that the game fails to launch without an unofficial executable fix, a problem recent reviews continue to report. Players also criticize the short campaign and unreliable teammate AI.
Screenshots and trailer
The Sum of All Fears system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 8 GPU, 0.1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Sum of All Fears?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- Processor
- Pentium II 450, AMD K6 III 500 or equivalent
- Graphics
- 16 MB DirectX 8 compatible 3D card (Voodoo cards are not supported)
- Memory
- 128 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB minimum hard drive space
- DirectX
- DirectX 8.0 or higher
Does The Sum of All Fears have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.
Does The Sum of All Fears 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
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does The Sum of All Fears 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 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
