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Sniper Elite V2 came out on April 30, 2012 for PC, then for PlayStation 3 on May 2, 2012 and for Xbox 360 on May 3, 2012. On Steam, 88% of 6,293 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 66 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 102 in the last 30 days. Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 6 hours, doing everything about 15 hours.

Sniper Elite V2 is the eagerly-awaited sequel to the highly-acclaimed Sniper Elite, giving gamers the most authentic World War II sniping experience available. You are elite US sniper Karl Fairburne. Parachuted into Berlin amidst the Germans’ final stand, your mission is to prevent Nazi V2 rocket program technology from falling into the hands of the besieging Red Army. You must aid key scientists keen to defect to the US, and terminate those who would help the Russians. Take advantage of authentic weaponry, learn how to stalk your targets, fortify your position, set up the shot, use your skill, patience and cunning to achieve your mission. Stealth gameplay is the key as you find yourself trapped between two desperate armies in a race against time. Watch as the celebrated ‘bullet cam’ from Sniper Elite returns, bloodier and more gruesome than ever – skilful shots are rewarded with a slow-motion flight of the bullet, then targets are graphically rendered in X-Ray as the bullet enters and destroys your victim. Organs shred, bones splinter, teeth shatter, as the true impact of the sniper’s bullet is brought to life. As World War Two ends and the Cold War begins, every shot counts. Use it wisely.

Story

The main character is Karl Fairburne, an OSS officer who is inserted into Berlin in 1945, during the final days of World War II. It references Operation Paperclip and its predecessor Operation Overcast, the plan by the USA to recruit the scientists of Nazi Germany. Fairburne comes up against both Nazi and Soviet opponents as he tracks key individuals involved with the development of the V-2 ballistic missile.

How long to beat Sniper Elite V2

from 5 players
Main storyrushing through the story
6 h
Main + extrasstory plus side content
8.5 h
Completionisteverything the game has
15 h

From the people behind Sniper Elite V2

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Cast and crew

1 credits

Crew

Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
May 2, 2012 (North America first)
May 3, 2012
May 21, 2013

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Unsupported Valve reports it does not run

Minimum
OS *
Microsoft® Windows® Vista (Service Pack 2) or Windows® 7 or Windows® 8. Windows® XP is NOT supported.
Processor
Dual-core CPU with SSE3 (Intel® Pentium® D 3GHz / AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4200) or better
Memory
2GB system memory
Hard Disk Space
10GB of free drive space
Video Card
Microsoft® DirectX® 10.0 compatible graphics card with 256 MB of memory (NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 series / ATI Radeon™ HD 3870) or better
Sound
Microsoft® DirectX® 10.0 compatible sound card or better
DirectX®
Microsoft® DirectX® 11.0

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.

Sniper Elite V2 player count

concurrent players on Steam
66playing now21m ago
66peak today
10230-day peak
102highest we have seenOct 31, 2026
Oct 23: 49 Oct 24: 39 Oct 25: 76 Oct 26: 46 Oct 27: 46 Oct 28: 55 Oct 29: 54 Oct 30: 59 Oct 31: 102 Nov 1: 70 Nov 2: 55 Nov 3: 66
Oct 23daily peak, last 12 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Sniper Elite V2 achievements

47 achievements on Steam

Rarest

Bomb Happy Survive 10 games of Bombing Run
2.1%
Secret Service SAINT PIERRE – Kill all the guards before getting to the church without being detected
2.1%
Shoot the Alps SAINT PIERRE – Get a total shot distance of over 4000 meters
2.1%
Silence is Golden Complete Neudorf Outpost without alerting any AI
2.2%
Smoking Kills Kill 6 smoking soldiers on Neudorf Outpost
2.2%
You were only supposed to... Allow all 3 commanders to enter the command centre in Landwehr Canal, then blow the doors
2.2%
All 47 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Watchmen Eliminate all 5 Snipers watching the meeting point on Landwehr Canal without them spotting you
2.2%
Target Eliminated! As a sniper in Overwatch, snipe 50 enemies tagged by your partner
2.5%
Jungle Juice Find and snipe all the hidden bottles throughout the game
2.7%
Gold Rush Find and retrieve all the stolen gold bars
2.7%
Kilroy was Here Make it through the tower to the winch room without being spotted
2.8%
Make Every Bullet Count Complete a level with 100% accuracy, using only rifles
2.9%
Hide and Hope Complete a level without being shot a single time
3%
Get Off the Ground Kill everyone in the convoy from ground level, except for Kreidl
3%
Target Spotted! As a spotter in Overwatch, tag 50 enemies
3.1%
Can Do! Complete all co-op Overwatch Missions
3.2%
Sniper Elite Complete all missions on highest difficulty
4.3%
Potato Masher Kill 100 enemies with explosives
5.9%
Bedpan Commando Resuscitate your partner in co-op 10 times
10.5%
Gung Ho Snipe 100 moving targets
11%
Detonator Career total of 50 shots on explosives
12.8%
Iron Lung Hold your breath for a cumulative time of half an hour
16.5%
Pass the Buck Get a sniped ricochet headshot
19.4%
World Record Get 506 cumulative sniper kills
21.1%
Go the Distance Get a cumulative sniped kill distance of a marathon
22.1%
High and Mighty Wipe out the Elite Russian Sniper Team from the rooftops
22.1%
Legendary Sniper Prevent Wolff from escaping
24.9%
Feared Sniper Destroy the V2 rocket
25.8%
Veteran Sniper Discover the location of the V2 launch site
27.8%
Master Sniper Uncover Wolff's plan
30.4%
Expert Sniper Eliminate Müller
33.1%
Pro Sniper Collect intel from the church and make it out alive
35.5%
Cooking Off Snipe a grenade on an enemy's webbing from 100m
36.1%
Fish Tank Send the tank into the river by blowing up the bridge
39.8%
Head Honcho Get 100 sniped headshots
40.9%
Skilled Sniper Stop the execution
41.9%
Journeyman Sniper Hold off the Russian advance
45.4%
Silent but Deadly Covertly kill 25 unaware enemies
49.9%
Apprentice Sniper Destroy the V2 Facility and escape to safety
53.7%
Fuel Tank Destroy a tank by sniping the fuel supply
55.8%
Double Dose Snipe 2 people with one shot
57.1%
Deadeye Snipe an enemy through his eye
59.8%
Ear Plugs Kill an enemy while your rifle fire is masked by a loud sound
61%
Mousetrap Fuse Use a trip mine to kill an enemy who is trying to assault your position
62%
Novice Sniper Stop the convoy
66.4%
Trainee Sniper Escape the German assault
72.4%
Front and Center Get a scoped headshot over 150m
76.7%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.