Sniper Elite 5
Intense overall intensityWhat's in it
Realistic sniper and firearm combat against human (Nazi) soldiers with heavy blood spray; the signature X-ray kill cam zooms in on bullets tearing through bodies in slow motion.
The X-ray kill cam graphically depicts bones shattering and internal organs bursting from bullet impacts, and explosives can dismember bodies.
Occasional profanity in soldier dialogue and combat barks.
Set amid the brutality of World War II, with assassination missions, wartime death, and Nazi-regime atrocities as backdrop.
Optional paid DLC adds weapon packs and cosmetic skins; no loot boxes.
DLC and season-pass content is purely optional and not required to progress.
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What it is
Sniper Elite 5 is a third-person WWII tactical shooter in which the player controls an OSS sniper operating behind enemy lines in 1944 France to stop a Nazi plot. Gameplay centers on stealth, long-range and close-quarters gunfire against human soldiers, and the series' trademark kill cam that follows a bullet in slow motion and shows an X-ray view of the damage it does inside the target's body, including shattered bones and ruptured organs. Combat is bloody and can be gruesomely detailed, and the wartime story deals with the violence and stakes of the conflict. It supports online co-op and competitive multiplayer with voice and text chat, and sells optional DLC and cosmetic content.
How it's framed
The game frames its violence as heroic wartime soldiering against Nazi forces, presenting kills as skillful objectives and celebrating precise, lethal shots through its detailed kill-cam spectacle rather than dwelling on the suffering of the enemy.
Details
- Developer
- Rebellion
- Publisher
- Rebellion
- Released
- May 25, 2022
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