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Games like Sniper Elite 5

If Sniper Elite 5 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sniper Elite: Resistance, Sniper Elite 4 and Zombie Army 4: Dead War — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its amazing gunplay mechanics, innovative multiplayer mode and tactical positioning matters. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Sniper Elite 5 is an action-adventure game from Rebellion set in 1944 France, where players take on the role of sniper Karl Fairburne in a campaign to disrupt Nazi operations. The game combines stealth missions with tactical shooting mechanics across large, open maps that reward methodical play. Its online cooperative mode is complemented by a unique invasion feature allowing other players to enter and disrupt sessions. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive, with tactical positioning cited as a core element that separates successful runs from unsuccessful ones. The game offers substantial length at a challenging difficulty and runs as playable on Steam Deck, holding an 84% positive rating from over 10,500 Steam reviews.

About Sniper Elite 5: The award-winning series returns as Karl Fairburne fights to uncover Project Kraken in 1944 France. The genre-defining authentic sniping, with enhanced kill cam, has never looked or felt better as you fight across immersive maps to stop the Nazi war machine in its tracks.

2022ActionAdventure49.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 79Windowsby Rebellion
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Players who liked Sniper Elite 5 also play

Steam players who put hours into Sniper Elite 5 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Sniper Elite: Resistance

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Sniper Elite 5.

    Top pick for Sniper Elite 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    Offering unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth and tactical third-person combat, Sniper Elite: Resistance turns the attention of the award-winning series towards a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep within the heart of occupied France.

    2025ActionAdventure49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sniper Elite 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares tactical shooting and an immersive mood with Sniper Elite 5.

    Second-strongest match for Sniper Elite 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    Discover unrivalled sniping freedom in the largest and most advanced World War 2 shooter ever built. Experience tactical third-person combat, gameplay choice and epic longshots across gigantic levels as you liberate wartime Italy from the grip of Fascism.

    2017ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Zombie Army 4: Dead War

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Sniper Elite 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    Hitler’s hordes are back for more in this spine-chilling shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite 4! Abominable occult enemies, epic weapons and a harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players await in 1940s Europe, as you fight to save humankind from undead Armageddon!

    2021Action49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Gears 5

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Sniper Elite 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.

    2019ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sniper Elite 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sniper Elite 5.

    Ranked #5 for Sniper Elite 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    Sniper Elite 3 is a tactical third-person shooter that combines stealth, gameplay choice and genre-defining ballistics with huge, open levels and the exotic terrain of World War 2 North Africa.

    2014ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sniper Elite V2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sniper Elite 5.

    Ranked #6 for Sniper Elite 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    In the dark days of the end of World War Two amidst the ruins of Berlin, one bullet can change history…

    2012ActionSteam ↗
  7. HELLDIVERS™ 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Sniper Elite 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.

    2024Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OUTRIDERS

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Sniper Elite 5.

    Ranked #8 for Sniper Elite 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    Outriders’ brutal and bloody combat combines frenetic gunplay, violent powers and deep RPG systems to create a true genre hybrid.

    2021ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Sniper Elite 5

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Sniper Elite 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares tactical shooting and an immersive mood with Sniper Elite 5.

    Reviewers of Sniper Elite 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    Discover unrivalled sniping freedom in the largest and most advanced World War 2 shooter ever built. Experience tactical third-person combat, gameplay choice and epic longshots across gigantic levels as you liberate wartime Italy from the grip of Fascism.

    2017ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Wolfenstein: The New Order

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Sniper Elite 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.

    2014Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Sniper Elite 5.

    Reviewers of Sniper Elite 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    In this stealth-action thriller, a terrorist group known as the Engineers launches the Blacklist, a series of escalating attacks on US interests. Only one man can stop them: legendary covert agent Sam Fisher.

    2013ActionAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Sniper Elite 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sniper Elite 5.

    Reviewers of Sniper Elite 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    Sniper Elite 3 is a tactical third-person shooter that combines stealth, gameplay choice and genre-defining ballistics with huge, open levels and the exotic terrain of World War 2 North Africa.

    2014ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. RESIDENT EVIL RESISTANCE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sniper Elite 5.

    Reviewers of Sniper Elite 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    Experience a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe where four survivors face-off against a sinister Mastermind.

    2020Action59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Medal of Honor: Airborne

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Sniper Elite 5.

    Reviewers of Sniper Elite 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    Step into the boots of Boyd Travers, Private First Class of the “All-American” 82nd Airborne Division, and revolutionize the way the war is fought. From a rocky beginning in Sicily to war winning triumphs in the heart of Germany, fight the epic WWII battles that turned America’s first paratroopers into combat legends.

    2009ActionSteam ↗
  7. HITMAN™

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Sniper Elite 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    There is a world beyond ours. Beyond nations, justice, ethics. It never sleeps. It exists everywhere. And once you enter....there is no going back. Welcome to the World of Assassination. You are Agent 47, the world's ultimate assassin.

    2016ActionSteam ↗
  8. Fallout 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sniper Elite 5.

    Reviewers of Sniper Elite 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.

    2015RPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sniper Elite 5 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Sniper Elite 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Phasmophobia

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Sniper Elite 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Sniper Elite 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Sniper Elite 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Schedule I

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Sniper Elite 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Sniper Elite 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Sniper Elite 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Sniper Elite 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Rebellion

Other recommendable Steam games by Rebellion, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Sniper Elite 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares tactical shooting and an immersive mood with Sniper Elite 5.

    Another title from Rebellion, the studio behind Sniper Elite 5. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    Discover unrivalled sniping freedom in the largest and most advanced World War 2 shooter ever built. Experience tactical third-person combat, gameplay choice and epic longshots across gigantic levels as you liberate wartime Italy from the grip of Fascism.

    2017ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sniper Elite 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sniper Elite 5.

    Another title from Rebellion, the studio behind Sniper Elite 5. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    Sniper Elite 3 is a tactical third-person shooter that combines stealth, gameplay choice and genre-defining ballistics with huge, open levels and the exotic terrain of World War 2 North Africa.

    2014ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Aliens vs. Predator™

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Rebellion, the studio behind Sniper Elite 5. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    Survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps in distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay.

    2010Action14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Zombie Army Trilogy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sniper Elite 5.

    Another title from Rebellion, the studio behind Sniper Elite 5. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.

    2015Action44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Evil Genius 2: World Domination

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sniper Elite 5.

    Another title from Rebellion, the studio behind Sniper Elite 5.

    A satirical spy-fi lair builder where YOU are the criminal mastermind! Construct your base, train your minions, defend your operations from the Forces of Justice, and achieve global domination!

    2021StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Zombie Army 4: Dead War

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Rebellion, the studio behind Sniper Elite 5. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    Hitler’s hordes are back for more in this spine-chilling shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite 4! Abominable occult enemies, epic weapons and a harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players await in 1940s Europe, as you fight to save humankind from undead Armageddon!

    2021Action49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Strange Brigade

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Rebellion, the studio behind Sniper Elite 5. Shares Action and Adventure with Sniper Elite 5.

    Embark on an exotic journey into danger in this rip-roaring 1930s third person adventure for 1-4 players! Encounter pulse-pounding action, treacherous traps and tales of derring-do!

    2018ActionAdventure49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sniper Elite V2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sniper Elite 5.

    Another title from Rebellion, the studio behind Sniper Elite 5. Shares Action with Sniper Elite 5.

    In the dark days of the end of World War Two amidst the ruins of Berlin, one bullet can change history…

    2012ActionSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Sniper Elite 5

Does Sniper Elite 5 run on Steam Deck?
Sniper Elite 5 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Sniper Elite 5 cost?
Sniper Elite 5 is listed on Steam at 49.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Sniper Elite 5 have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Sniper Elite 5 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Sniper Elite 5?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sniper Elite 5 are Sniper Elite: Resistance, Sniper Elite 4, Zombie Army 4: Dead War.
Who developed Sniper Elite 5?
Sniper Elite 5 was developed by Rebellion.

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