Satisfying X-ray kill cam
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The X-ray killcam is the entire reason this game exists and it NEVER gets old.”
Steam review · 103.6 h played ↗
Sniper Elite V2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%RebellionStealth · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A linear WWII sniper shooter whose satisfying ballistics and X-ray kill cams still hold up, but stealth and AI are weak. Skip it if you want a true stealth sim.
Great for
Players who enjoy bullet-cam sniping and a short arcade-style WWII shooter, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
Stealth and AI are weak, so it plays like a linear run-and-gun, with crashes on modern PCs
What players love
Rewarding ballistics and sniping
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Consideration of distance, wind, and bullet trajectory adds depth to every shot, making successful eliminations feel earned.”
Steam review · 29.9 h played ↗
Holds up well for its age
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Graphics look good till these days, it was one of the last games, that were optimized.”
Steam review · 16.4 h played ↗
Co-op and extra modes
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Co-op is fun and enjoyable and can cause perfect moments of player on player sync executions in campaign”
Steam review · 30.8 h played ↗
Atmospheric ruined Berlin setting
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Wonderful atmosphere of the fall of Berlin, realistic bullet ballistics, a meaty X-ray.”
Steam review · translated · 5.1 h played ↗
Short and cheap, fun on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“One criticism would be the time its taken me to play through the campaign (5hrs) seems quite short compared to other games”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Broken stealth and unfair AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Enemies would turn on their sixth sense and see you through walls if they want to and most of the times mission end up being "Oh no, you had to blow your cover so might as well kill them all".”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
Anti-Soviet story and shooting Red Army
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The game suggests the fascists are small fry and the Russians are the real enemy!”
Steam review · translated · 4.6 h played ↗
Plays like a linear run-and-gun shooter
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“This game is not a stealth or sniper game, basically this is a call of duty game that you are mainly using a sniper rifle.”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
Crashes and fails to launch on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“When I press "Play", the game instantly crashes. Verifying integrity of game files doesn't work either.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Ads, launcher and DLC/remaster gripes
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“When you start the game, you get an ad trying to sell you a jacket IRL. When you quit the game, you get to stare at an ad for other games the publisher has to offer for 30 sec.”
Steam review · 116 h played ↗
Alt-tab and fullscreen problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 negative reviews
“when you tab out of Sniper Elite V2 to select your next episode in a 20 part Mighty Morphin Power Rangers retrospective the game will refuse to open again.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported10 GB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft® Windows® Vista (Service Pack 2) or Windows® 7 or Windows® 8. Windows® XP is NOT supported.
ProcessorDual-core CPU with SSE3 (Intel® Pentium® D 3GHz / AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4200) or better
Memory2GB system memory
GraphicsMicrosoft® DirectX® 10.0 compatible graphics card with 256 MB of memory (NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 series / ATI Radeon™ HD 3870) or better
Storage10GB of free drive space
OSMicrosoft® Windows® Vista (Service Pack 2) or Windows® 7 or Windows® 8. Windows® XP is NOT supported.
ProcessorDual-core CPU with SSE3 (Intel® Pentium® D 3GHz / AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4200) or better
Memory2GB system memory
GraphicsMicrosoft® DirectX® 10.0 compatible graphics card with 256 MB of memory (NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 series / ATI Radeon™ HD 3870) or better
Storage10GB of free drive space
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