Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist (2013)

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Developer: Ubisoft Toronto
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure
Rating: 3.9 of 5, 21,490 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 6.6 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tense, tactical stealth game where you move with lethal precision against a ticking clock.

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What players say

Players praise the stealth-action gameplay and freedom to ghost through or go loud, but the praise is nearly buried by crashing every 20 to 30 minutes on modern systems. A launch-option workaround helps, and split opinions exist: some call it a solid indie-level stealth game while others find it closer to a mid-tier Call of Duty.

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