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Sniper Elite 5
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 52% of players who started
Started playing 70% of owners
Steam reviews 84% positive of 31,149
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (56%); after 15h it's 1 in 9 (12%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 85% of games we track.
- 52% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Meeting Resistance” and “Confirming Suspicions” (Raid Chateau de Berengar and Möller's Office): from 100% to 87% of starters.
- Only 70% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 31,353 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 19.8h for positive, 8.8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (69.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Meeting Resistance Weaken the Atlantic wall and rendezvous with Blue Viper. 100%
- Confirming Suspicions Raid Chateau de Berengar and Möller's Office. Most players quit here 87% −13
- The Kraken Wakes Infiltrate Beaumont-Saint-Denis and Uncover Operation Kraken. 78% −9
- It's Starting to Crack Destroy Operation Kraken's production facility at Martressac. 72% −7
- Change the Channel Destroy the Prototype Stealth U-Boat hidden in Guernsey. 66% −5
- Taking it Back Liberate Desponts-sur-Douve and secure Allied transport routes. 62% −5
- Target America Destroy the V2 Launch Sites and Uncover the target of Operation Kraken. 57% −4
- The Kraken Sleeps Stop Operation Kraken and sink its deadly fleet. 53% −4
- Liberté Complete the campaign. 52% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (71)
story milestone ending side
- Meeting Resistance Weaken the Atlantic wall and rendezvous with Blue Viper. 100%
- Confirming Suspicions Raid Chateau de Berengar and Möller's Office. 87%
- The Kraken Wakes Infiltrate Beaumont-Saint-Denis and Uncover Operation Kraken. 78%
- It's Starting to Crack Destroy Operation Kraken's production facility at Martressac. 72%
- Change the Channel Destroy the Prototype Stealth U-Boat hidden in Guernsey. 66%
- Lord of War Get a kill with 20 different weapons. 64%
- Taking it Back Liberate Desponts-sur-Douve and secure Allied transport routes. 62%
- Target America Destroy the V2 Launch Sites and Uncover the target of Operation Kraken. 57%
- Resourceful Kill 50 enemy soldiers with Found Weapons. 56%
- Organ Grinder Hit every organ at least once with a rifle. 54%
- The Kraken Sleeps Stop Operation Kraken and sink its deadly fleet. 53%
- As quiet as a mouse Kill 50 enemies during a Sound Mask. 53%
- Liberté Complete the campaign. 52%
- Sharpshooter Kill 350 enemies with a Rifle. 49%
- Just a Flesh Wound Complete a mission, excluding the "Loose Ends" mission, in any difficulty without healing. 45%
- Gunslinger Kill 150 enemies with a Pistol. 44%
- Explosive Efficiency Kill 3 on-foot soldiers with one grenade. 44%
- Climbing the Ladder Reach rank 40. 43%
- Der Geist Achieve 250 ghost kills. 43%
- Brains of the Operation Kill Möller with a headshot. 38%
- Snake in the Grass While in Tall Grass, kill 50 soldiers. 37%
- No Stone Unturned Complete 16 optional objectives. 36%
- Close Quarters Perform 100 lethal takedowns. 35%
- Die Nussknacker Sweet! Get a testicle shot with a rifle from a distance of 100 meters or more. 33%
- Skirmisher Kill 300 enemies with a Secondary Weapon. 31%
- Set Europe Ablaze Kill 50 enemies with traps. 29%
- Precision Is Key Kill 150 enemies with any weapon while in Iron Sights. 25%
- Herr Today, Gone Tomorrow Wolf Mountain - Complete the mission. 22%
- Opposing Force Win one Axis Invasion as an Invader. 22%
- My Little Friend Kill 50 soldiers with heavy weapons. 21%
- Enemy at the Gates Defeat an invading Sniper Jager. 21%
- Rigged to Blow Kill 20 soldiers using booby traps. 21%
- Operation Foxley Wolf Mountain - Complete the mission with a 2 star rating. 19%
- Fields of Glory Play one team-based PVP match 16%
- Last Resort Complete the campaign mission - Landing Force. 16%
- The Long Game Total kill distance of 100,000 meters. 15%
- Tinkerer Interact with 24 workbenches. 15%
- Siegebreaker Complete the campaign mission - Conqueror 14%
- Ghost of Falaise Conqueror - Complete the mission with a 2 star rating. 14%
- It'll Buff Right Out Destroy Möller's shiny new car. 12%
- Road Rage In Secret Weapons, find and destroy one of each type of vehicle present in this mission. 12%
- Don't hold your breath Make the final shot in St Nazaire without using Empty Lung. 12%
- Burn after reading Collect 39 classified documents. 12%
- Strategist Make a tank shoot and destroy another enemy vehicle. 11%
- If You Go Down To The Woods Today Complete the campaign mission - Rough Landing 11%
- Fight Another Day Rough Landing - Complete the mission with a 2 star rating. 10%
- Shipbreaker Complete the campaign mission - Kraken Awakes. 10%
- Souvenir hunter Collect 24 Hidden Items. 9.9%
- Locomotion Commotion In Martressac, create an accident that destroys the train in the storage area. 9.3%
- Sink or Swim Kraken Awakes - Complete the mission with a 2 star rating. 9.2%
- From Paris with Love Collect 41 Personal letters. 9.0%
- Covert Elimination Wolf Mountain - Kill Hitler and exfiltrate without ever being detected. 7.4%
- Eagle Eyed Destroy 24 Dead-eye Targets. 6.3%
- Reich To The Point Wolf Mountain - Kill only Hitler and exfiltrate. 6.0%
- Führerious Repetition Wolf Mountain - Kill Hitler 5 times. 5.7%
- Can't Outrun A Bullet Kill Möller with a rifle at a distance of 600 meters or more. 5.3%
- Shoot for the Moon Complete three survival missions. 4.9%
- Out of Scope Kill 150 enemies with a rifle while in Iron Sights. 4.7%
- Up close and personal Melee takedown each one of the three snipers guarding the bridge. 4.7%
- Sight Beyond Sights Kill Möller with a rifle, while in Iron Sights. 4.1%
- Best of the Best Complete the entire campaign on Authentic difficulty. 3.9%
- Das Familienjuwel Wolf Mountain - Kill Hitler with a testicle shot. 3.7%
- Alpha Wolf Mountain - Complete the mission on Authentic difficulty. 3.4%
- From Führer Away Wolf Mountain - Kill Hitler at a distance of 300 meters or more. 2.9%
- Master of Rifles Obtain six rifle-related mastery medals. 2.7%
- Master of Secondaries Obtain six secondary-related mastery medals. 2.6%
- Operation Overlord Conqueror - Complete the mission on Authentic difficulty. 2.4%
- Master of Pistols Obtain six pistol-related mastery medals. 2.1%
- Stroll in the Woods Rough Landing - Complete the mission on Authentic difficulty. 2.1%
- Going Overboard Kraken Awakes - Complete the mission on Authentic difficulty. 2.1%
- Master-at-arms Become the Master of each weapon. 1.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.