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Sniper Elite V2 Remastered
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Reach the ending 40% of players who started
Started playing 79% of owners
Steam reviews 78% positive of 4,192
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (52%); after 5h it's 1 in 6 (16%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 80% of games we track.
- 40% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Novice Sniper” (Stop the convoy) and “Apprentice Sniper” (Destroy the V2 Facility and escape to safety): from 83% to 66% of starters.
- 78% of owners got the first achievement.
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 4,236 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 6.6h for positive, 5.3h 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 (78.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Trainee Sniper Escape the German assault 96% −4
- Novice Sniper Stop the convoy 83% −13
- Apprentice Sniper Destroy the V2 Facility and escape to safety Most players quit here 66% −17
- Journeyman Sniper Hold off the Russian advance 58% −8
- Skilled Sniper Stop the execution 54% −3
- Pro Sniper Collect intel from the church and make it out alive 49% −5
- Expert Sniper Eliminate Müller 47% −2
- Master Sniper Uncover Wolff's plan 45% −2
- Veteran Sniper Discover the location of the V2 launch site 42% −2
- Feared Sniper Destroy the V2 rocket 40% −2
- Legendary Sniper Prevent Wolff from escaping 40% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (71)
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- Mousetrap Fuse Use a trip mine to kill an enemy who is trying to assault your position 100%
- Front and Center Get a scoped headshot over 150m 99%
- Trainee Sniper Escape the German assault 96%
- Target Exploded Kill an enemy by shooting nearby explosive barrels 86%
- Novice Sniper Stop the convoy 83%
- Deadeye Snipe an enemy through his eye 76%
- Ear Plugs Kill an enemy while your rifle fire is masked by a loud sound 76%
- Double Dose Snipe 2 people with one shot 72%
- Fuel Tank Destroy a tank by sniping the fuel supply 70%
- Apprentice Sniper Destroy the V2 Facility and escape to safety 66%
- Journeyman Sniper Hold off the Russian advance 58%
- Cooking Off Snipe a grenade on an enemy's webbing from 100m 58%
- Skilled Sniper Stop the execution 54%
- Head Honcho Get 100 sniped headshots 51%
- Pro Sniper Collect intel from the church and make it out alive 49%
- Fish Tank Send the tank into the river by blowing up the bridge 49%
- Expert Sniper Eliminate Müller 47%
- Master Sniper Uncover Wolff's plan 45%
- Veteran Sniper Discover the location of the V2 launch site 42%
- Silent but Deadly Covertly kill 25 unaware enemies 40%
- Feared Sniper Destroy the V2 rocket 40%
- Legendary Sniper Prevent Wolff from escaping 40%
- High and Mighty Wipe out the Elite Russian Sniper Team from the rooftops 36%
- Fingered Snipe off an enemy's finger 31%
- Go the Distance Get a cumulative sniped kill distance of a marathon 25%
- World Record Get 506 cumulative sniper kills 25%
- Flesh Wounds Incapacitate 50 enemies 25%
- Pass the Buck Get a sniped ricochet headshot 22%
- Exploding Pants Snipe a grenade on an enemy's webbing 12 times 20%
- A Stones Throw Distract 20 enemies with rocks 19%
- Iron Lung Hold your breath for a cumulative time of half an hour 19%
- Detonator Career total of 50 shots on explosives 17%
- Cooperative Play Complete any mission in Campaign Coop 14%
- Potato Masher Kill 100 enemies with explosives 13%
- Gung Ho Snipe 100 moving targets 12%
- Kill Tally Killer Get 25 kills in Kill Tally 11%
- Kill Tally Survivor Survive 5 waves in Kill Tally 9.4%
- Ambush King Kill 25 enemies with traps 8.8%
- Bedpan Commando Resuscitate your partner 10 times in Cooperative mode 8.7%
- He Tripped! Kill 25 enemies with trip mines 8.0%
- Sniper Elite Complete all missions on Sniper Elite difficulty 7.5%
- Hide and Hope Complete a mission without being shot 4.7%
- Sneaky Accumulate 50 stealth kills in single player 4.7%
- Jungle Juice Find and snipe all the hidden bottles throughout the game 4.6%
- Gold Rush Find and retrieve all the stolen gold bars 4.6%
- Get Off the Ground Kill everyone in the convoy from ground level, except for Kreidl 4.2%
- A Seasoned Sniper Complete 40 hours of service 4.2%
- Make Every Bullet Count Complete a mission with 100% accuracy, using only rifles 4.1%
- Kilroy was Here Make it through the tower to the winch room without being spotted 4.1%
- First Kill Get the first kill in a Multiplayer game 3.9%
- You were only supposed to... Allow all 3 commanders to enter the command centre in The Landwehr Canal, then blow the doors 3.7%
- Silence is Golden Complete Neudorf Outpost without alerting any AI 3.7%
- Target Führer Kill Hitler with a testicle shot 3.7%
- Big Bang Splat Get an explosive kill in Multiplayer 3.4%
- Smoking Kills Kill 6 smoking soldiers on Neudorf Outpost 3.3%
- Watchmen Eliminate all 5 Snipers watching the meeting point on The Landwehr Canal without them spotting you 3.3%
- War Host Host any Multiplayer game through to completion 3.3%
- Competitive Nature Complete 3 Multiplayer Deathmatch games 3.2%
- Shoot the Alps Get a total shot distance of over 4,000 meters in Saint Pierre 3.1%
- War Reporter Capture 20 war stories in Photo Mode 3.1%
- Can Do! Complete all Overwatch missions in Cooperative mode 2.9%
- Target Spotted! As a spotter in Overwatch, tag 50 enemies 2.9%
- Secret Service Kill all the guards in Saint Pierre before getting to the church without being detected 2.9%
- Team Leader Finish with the highest points in any team based Multiplayer game 2.9%
- Target Eliminated! As a sniper in Overwatch, snipe 50 enemies tagged by your partner 2.8%
- Flag Bearer Capture the flag in a Multiplayer game 2.8%
- Social Killer Get 100 Multiplayer kills 2.8%
- Dog Tag Collector Collect 12 dog tags in Multiplayer games 2.7%
- Long Shot Hot Shot Earn 10 longest shot trophies in Multiplayer 2.7%
- Windy Sniper Win a Distance King Multiplayer game with Wind Strength set to High 2.7%
- Bomb Happy Survive 10 games of Bombing Run 2.5%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.