Sniper Elite 5 2022

About

Sniper Elite 5 came out on May 25, 2022 for PC, then for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox One on May 26, 2022 and for iOS and Mac in Q1 2026. The main story takes about 8 hours.

The latest instalment in the award-winning series, Sniper Elite 5 offers unparalleled sniping, tactical third-person combat and an enhanced kill cam. Fight your way across the most immersive maps yet, with many real-world locations captured in stunning detail, and an improved traversal system that lets you explore more of them than ever before. France, 1944 – As part of a covert US Rangers operation to weaken the Atlantikwall fortifications along the coast of Brittany, elite marksman Karl Fairburne makes contact with the French Resistance. Soon they uncover a secret Nazi project that threatens to end the war before the Allies can even invade Europe: Operation Kraken.

Story

France, 1944 – As part of a covert US Rangers operation to weaken the Atlantikwall fortifications along the coast of Brittany, elite marksman Karl Fairburne makes contact with the French Resistance. Soon they uncover a secret Nazi project that threatens to end the war before the Allies can even invade Europe: Operation Kraken.

What is happening now

Sniper Elite 5 is a stealth-focused shooter that tasks players with eliminating high-value targets across campaign missions, blending deliberate tactical gameplay with the series' signature x-ray kill cam moments. The game launched across multiple platforms in May 2022, including current and last-generation consoles as well as PC and Mac. Recently, the modding community has extended the game's technical capabilities through custom mods that introduce upscaling support. A modder has released additions bringing NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR compatibility to Sniper Elite 5 alongside similar updates for Sniper Elite 4 and Atomfall, allowing players on PC to leverage these performance-enhancement technologies for improved framerates and visual fidelity.