Sniper Elite III

Released: 6/26/2014

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.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

68.7

Critic Average

56 reviews

Steam User Score

28,134 reviews

Metacritic User Score

316 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-13.4

Metacritic Disparity

-0.3

Combined Disparity

-6.8

Average of both sources

Review Timing

3 early (5%)51 launch window (91%)2 late (4%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 56)

Daily Star StaffviaDaily Star
Nov 25, 2019Late review
40/100View review
Steam 82.1/100 · -42.1 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · -29.0 pts
Gareth FidlerviaCubed3
Nov 17, 2014Late review
80/100View review
Steam 82.1/100 · -2.1 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · +11.0 pts
Cyril LachelviaGaming Nexus
Aug 20, 2014Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 82.1/100 · -2.1 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · +11.0 pts
James MarshallviaThe Digital Fix
Aug 14, 2014Launch window
60/100View review
Steam 82.1/100 · -22.1 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · -9.0 pts
Daniel CarrerasviaVGChartz
Jul 24, 2014Launch window
73/100View review
Steam 82.1/100 · -9.1 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · +4.0 pts