Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Developer City Interactive
Sniper: Ghost Warrior is a 2010 tactical shooter video game developed and published by City Interactive for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It is the second entry in the Sniper: Ghost Warrior series and is the sequel to Sniper: Art of Victory. The game is based on the role of the military sniper. The player takes on the role of an elite sniper team sent into a hostile area in an attempt to help the… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
267 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
87 positive · 91 negative
95% range 42–56%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 87 | 91 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 9 | 1 | 72 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
What players are saying
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 175 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (5,170 of 8,836 positive).
Some players find the sniping mechanics satisfying, especially with bullet drop and slow-motion headshots. [1][2][3] Many reviewers criticize the enemy AI for being inconsistent and having superhuman accuracy. [1][4][5][6] Several players note that the game feels dated and has clunky controls, especially in non-sniper sections. [7][8][9][10]
- [1]
Sniper: Ghost Warrior is a short, budget B-movie of a game that does one thing reasonably well — the actual sniping. Lining up a long-range shot with bullet drop and wind, then getting rewarded with a satisfying slow-mo headshot cam, is genuinely fun. But the game stumbles hard everywhere else: the AI is laughably inconsistent, spotting you through bushes one second and ignoring a dead body right next to them the …
- [2]
Picked this up on sale as a fan of sniper and stealth games and it delivered a solid single-player experience. Sniping mechanics feel really good and stealth has enough flexibility to keep missions engaging, even if the game is very linear and dated. Story is simple but works, atmosphere is strong, and higher difficulties can actually be quite challenging. Main downsides are the short campaign, dated visuals, and …
- [7]
This game aged like milk. Contrary to its name, it's trying to be master of all trades, jack of none. The graphics are like if someone smeared poop over the screen. Don't let the enemies fool you, they might like running into walls but they can detect and shoot you accurately from a mile away. If you play as a foot soldier, your battle buddies sometimes refuses to walk and they just stand still doing nothing. And oh …
- [6]
The enemies are overpowered creatures and can see you in tall grass or even behind walls, which means you are spotted very quickly. This makes the game more of an action shooter, even though I was hoping for a stealth sniper game. You're better off playing the second game in the series, which is much better. (DE: Die Gegner sind übermächtige Wesen und sehen ein im hohen Gras oder sogar hinter Wänden, wodurch man …
- [15]
Genuinely one of the worst games I have ever played. It's a low-quality clone of Modern Warfare with extreme jank, horrible gunplay, and disastrous A.I. It isn't fun at all. 0/10
Summarised from 34 of the 233 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
The crowd is split on Sniper: Ghost Warrior: 85 recommend it, 90 don't. Which camp are you in?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Sniper: Ghost Warrior received "mixed or average" and "generally unfavorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. GameSpot gave the Xbox 360 version a 6.0/10 and the PC version a 5.5/10, praising the game's visuals and satisfying sniper cams, but criticizing the game's absurd difficulty in some areas particularly the enemy AI "that ranges from mindless to so magical it can spot you instantly". IGN gave the PC and Xbox 360 version a 5.0/10, praising the game's sniping mechanics but criticising the game's design and running-and-gunning scenarios. They gave the PlayStation 3 version a lower score of 4.5/10, stating that it looks and runs worse, and fails to address the…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 267 · most liked firstShould I play a Sniper Elite (xray ball exploding game) or just continue to watch 10000 YouTube videos of people playing it.
neutral · AI labelView post →every SEC basketball team needs to feature one guy whose nickname is "American Sniper" who becomes a legend when he hits three three pointers in a game (once)
neutral · AI labelView post →Sniper Claire ❤️ I'm still replaying Revelations 2 (now at episode 2) for fun and fanfic research purposes 😊 I like her portrayal in that game a lot better now that it's been years lol 📷: Dan Seiter Photography #residentevil #claireredfield #cosplay #revelations2 #REBHfun
neutral · AI labelView post →Sniper Polina with... beers. Quite radioactive but you'll be fine. I think for now it's done with mobile game characters.
neutral · AI labelView post →Available now in the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog: 🥷 Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound 🔮 Dungeons of Hinterberg 🪖 Sniper Elite: Resistance …and more. Full details: play.st/4yq5fNA
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing Sniper Killer, published by @puppetcombo.bsky.social A game where you presumably sniper kill people www.twitch.tv/squirrelszym...
neutral · AI labelView post →Sniper Elite: Resistance's tech is a little long in the tooth, but the game has solid performance and is great fun to play. Oliver tests the game on PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X and Series S: youtu.be/FDEebSGGWRI
neutral · AI labelView post →I have a new game recommendation for you on this fine Monday. SNIPER KILLER It's a first-person horror game of cat & mouse. You play as a ruthless killer with a sniper rifle, AND, you play as the police who's trying to catch him.
neutral · AI labelView post →Alien Deathstorm | Gamescom Trailer ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNmk... ▪️Action-horror FPS made by Rebellion (Sniper Elite, Atomfall) ▪️Coming Spring 2027 to PS5, Xbox (Game Pass), and PC #AlienDeathstorm #PS5 #Xbox #gamescom
neutral · AI labelView post →The antagonist character in the new video game Sniper Elite 5 looks very familiar. I can’t remember where I saw him.
neutral · AI labelView post →My favourite apolitical video game has gotta be Sniper Elite 4
positive · AI labelView post →Sniper in game. Cam for scale.
neutral · AI labelView post →i was already enjoying unbeatable and then i discover it has the Simple 1500 Series Vol. 56 The Sniper structure. game of the decade?
neutral · AI labelView post →I don’t know of a more satisfying game right now than Sniper Elite 5. Except maybe Sniper Elite 4.
positive · AI labelView post →Lutris v0.5.21 and v0.5.22 arrive with Valve's Sniper runtime support and new game runners #Lutris #Linux #SteamDeck #SteamOS #OpenSource
neutral · AI labelView post →I really enjoy the Sniper Elite series. Wrapped up the latest last night (Note: It's on Xbox Game Pass!)
positive · AI labelView post →Finished my Sniper Priest of New Antioch! They're such fun guys to use in game, I may end up taking two 😁 #TrenchCrusade #Grimdark
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm playing Geometric Sniper, a 2D game, which is basically "Where's Waldo" but if you tried to kill Waldo instead of find him twitch.tv/catboy
neutral · AI labelView post →There's a new Sniper Elite game releasing in a few days. What excellent timing.
neutral · AI labelView post →Simple 1500 Series vol.056 - THE Sniper is not actually a very fun game to play but it does play a full opening animation before every level and I think that’s beautiful
neutral · AI labelView post →This game aged like milk. Contrary to its name, it's trying to be master of all trades, jack of none. The graphics are like if someone smeared poop over the screen. Don't let the enemies fool you, they might like running into walls but they can detect and shoot you accurately from a mile away. If you play as a foot soldier, your battle buddies sometimes refuses to walk and they just stand still doing nothing. And oh boy, don't get me started on the stealth part. The story is cliche but you can…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EXCLUSIVE - Sniper Elite's Battle Royale Game Has Been Canceled as Tencent Pulls Funding insider-gaming.com/exclusive-sn...
neutral · AI labelView post →EXCLUSIVE – Sniper Elite’s Battle Royale Game Has Been Canceled as Tencent Pulls Funding insider-gaming.com/exclusive-sn...
neutral · AI labelView post →Got Sniper Elite 5 on sale for $5 CAD to complete the collection Note: I have not played any Sniper Elite game for longer than 10mins
neutral · AI labelView post →it's not great like the Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 but still it's good enough to play it its first title of series Sniper Ghost Warrior, those are not much things that you can do than just play the game in any difficulty and have fun in it, the game is well simples since it got released back in 2010 so not much thing to talk about it really, i do recommend if you liked or its fan of Sniper Ghost Warrior trilogy then go for it, works 100% in 2026 and you dont need put serial key password for play…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I could tolerate stealth and sniping parts, but once the mandatory assault rifle sections started i quit it. This might be the worst assault rifle gameplay i have ever experienced in my life and i wish i was exaggerating.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think Sniper might be in the wrong game.
neutral · AI labelView post →I Added a Heavy Sniper Rifle to My GDevelop Game🎮 #GDevelop #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev
neutral · AI labelView post →A friend of mine who is into lighter war and strategy games is coming over for a game day. Have Undaunted Normandy, Sniper Elite Eagles Nest and Ace of Aces set up for starters. Other games on the list, but looking forward to starting with some great games by my friend @djackthompson.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →A New Unreal Tournament 1999 Patch Has Recently Released!! (v469F RC5) MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS. FYI you can grab yourself a copy of UT99 off The Internet Archive and can play online on populated servers *right now* thanks to the OldUnreal developers! A 27 year old beloved game is still receiving updates to this day. Crazy. Links to get started are below! Most notably, this Patch makes 64 bit available, higher fps especially on custom maps, and now the Vulcan renderer runs MUCH better now. Lots of…
neutral · AI labelView post →Sniper Dan might be the funniest game we've covered all year 😂 Full episode in bio 🎧 #SniperDan #indiegame #indiegames #gamingpodcast #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Not a terrible game by any means for what it is but I'm mostly rating it down for the complete lack of select fire. There are a couple missions where you don't play as the sniper and every gun from the m4a4 to the ak74 i think it was fire about as accurately as a full auto smoothbore musket, even on small tapped bursts. You have to basically inch forward to either a foot away or just plug at them until you get lucky and hit them. I played on hard and the oil rig was like pulling the proverbial…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sniper Samuelsson. This game is tied.
neutral · AI labelView post →I've playing Sniper Dan under the recommendation of @wobblypython.northsky.social and I'm surprised this game does not have a golgo 13 parody skin. Let me put big eyebrows on my lil dude. If Hamtaro can put a reference to that, then I should be able to do it too on this game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Sniper elite v2 remastered. Pretty fun on the steam deck with gyro aiming.
positive · AI labelView post →We decided to add a Sniper to our game! Especially for those who prefer quality over quantity of bullets. Hitting a perfect shot sometimes is just more rewarding than marching through enemies with a machine gun. #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart
neutral · AI labelView post →I understand that Sniper: Ghost Warrior was released in 2010, but its age alone doesn't justify the state of the game. There are plenty of games from the same period that remain enjoyable today because their gameplay, controls and overall design still hold up. Unfortunately, that isn't the case here. The biggest problem is that the core experience simply doesn't feel good. Shooting is unsatisfying, weapon handling feels awkward, and hit registration is inconsistent. There were multiple…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Offline for ages, still worth as a campaign (on sale) A nice eurojunk game from CI Played it in 2010, played it now, still worth it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Sniper video game chars
neutral · AI labelView post →Sniper Dan (by Denki) is the funniest game idea I've seen for a while. The helpful, pacifist problem-solving sniper. #SniperDan #comedygame #indiegame #PCGaming #SteamGames @pqube.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →In Fire Emblem, "Sniper" is the only class name to show up in every game. This implies the Indian "snipe" bird was hunted to extinction in every Fire Emblem world and every timeline.
neutral · AI labelView post →🎃 Halloween Rewards Sneak Peek! The in-game preview of the all-new Halloween-themed [Sniper Rifle Skin] is here! A crimson base paired with dark gothic patterns—elegant and deadly. And the best part? As usual, this stunning skin will still be given out for free through activity events! #WildAssault
neutral · AI labelView post →▶️ Saturday Sampler VOD is up now! Game lineup: ⦁ Mr. Sleepyman ⦁ Blackwood ⦁ Sniper Dan Catch the VOD here: youtu.be/ex6HqpKzMZ0 #indiegames #saturdaysampler
neutral · AI labelView post →100% Achievement Review: Based on my experience completing all the (available) achievements. Feel free to follow my [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45897386/]Steam Curator & [url=https://www.youtube.com/@Awijii]Youtube Channel for more 100% reviews, videos & achievement content! Title: Sniper: Ghost Warrior (UNOBTAINABLE ACHIEVEMENTS) (Used a previous save file for the now extinct online servers, there is a seperate app for dedicated servers but it is seperate so achievements…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lock and load! We are currently testing the unorthodox hidden object game Sniper Dan on PS5. And every Patreon Supporter of the DIP Video tier now has access to our early gameplay impressions: www.patreon.com/does... A big THX already to PQube for providing a review copy!
neutral · AI labelView post →I finished Sniper Dan. I spent 8.3 hours on it. It was a fun little game that can be played in shorter sessions. I recommend it!
positive · AI labelView post →On the edge here. Gameplay consist mostly of being stealth and taking down targets without anyone noticing. Getting spotted? Prepare for incoming forces. Story is mediocre. Gameplay a bit better. If you already have this one, it's ok enough to speedrun through the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its Janky and gets my blood boiling at times but the core sniper experience is still there. I want to give it a thumbs up so badly but between the major Jank and the AI having aim bot i just can't recommend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's still funny to me though that in a game called SNIPER Elite, most of my kills are done at a range of "up your nose" but a dead nazi's a dead nazi, so who's to complain 🤷♂️
neutral · AI labelView post →Review - Sniper Dan. This surprisingly cozy look and find puzzler is a bit odd in presentation, but enjoyable in the most bizarre way possible.
neutral · AI labelView post →Sniper Ghorst Warrior may not reach the same level of storytelling or gameplay depth as some of its competitors, but it's still an enjoyable sniper game. The campaign is short and straightforward, the shooting mechanics is satisfying, and the game delivers exactly what most players expect; long-range eliminations, stealth, and precision. 100% steam achievements Time : 21H Completion Difficulty : 5/10 Playthroughs : 1 - 2 Missables : Yes Online requirements : Yes Guide recommended : Yes Notable…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Need an online account to play, can't register, unplayable, abandon-ware still selling, borderline scam
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is terrible to say the least. Stealth is questionable. Not recommended!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Darktide Sniper seems like the Least Corrupted Enemy in the Game and on top of that they have this Unfortunate Ability to accidently be spawned in Spots that require them to pass directly infront of you I think you should be able to Hire them when they do this and they fight for you for 1 min
neutral · AI labelView post →Story good but: Don't be lazy and fix the last achievement for LAN players. Also, fix the secret counting. The solution is simply to remove all files from the system and Steam folders and just find old secrets.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First playthrough review time. Sniper: Ghost Warrior is a sniper FPS game with some good ideas and some weak parts. The graphics are okay for an older game, and a few locations still look detailed. The sniping system works most of the time, but the aim does not always feel fully steady. The campaign does not flow evenly and the mission design is not very strong. Some parts repeat similar tasks. The character models and animations are basic and fine. The story has a few interesting parts, but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fantastic game from the year 2010 , looking forward for the Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 my next target.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My favourite nazi elimination simulator game. Sniper elite 4 #Nintendo #Switch
neutral · AI labelView post →SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT THE KFC DATING GAME BUT AT LEAST IT WAS MADE BY PEOPLE AND NOT- *MY HEAD IS EXPLODED BY AN UNSEEN SNIPER. THE TED TALK AUDIENCE GIVES MY LIFELESS CORPSE A STANDING OVATION.*
neutral · AI labelView post →i’m finally living my dream of being the guy from the Sniper adobe flash game who gets his dick shot off
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