Sniper Elite V2 Remastered
You are elite sniper Karl Fairburne, parachuted into Berlin amidst the Germans’ final stand. Your mission is to prevent Nazi V2 rocket technology falling into the hands of the Red Army. You must aid key scientists keen to defect to the US, and terminate those who stand in your way. Stealth is key as you find yourself trapped between two desperate armies in a race against time. Master authentic weaponry, stalk your target, fortify your position, set up the shot, and use your skill, patience and cunning to achieve the mission. All new graphics and rendering technology gives you improved ball busting X-ray kill camera detail. Witness the terrifying power of your bullet as it enters an enemy’s body. With all DLC missions included, take the fate of the war into your own hands, and hunt the Führer himself. New Features included in this Remaster… All DLC Included – Experience the infamous “ASSASSINATE THE FÜHRER” mission. Take the fight to new fronts in three additional challenge levels. Hunt your foes with a variety of iconic weapons including the Lee Enfield MK III, M1D Garand, M1 Carbine and more. Photo Mode – Pause and step through the action frame-by-frame, position the camera, apply a filter, adjust the lighting and take stunning photos to share with the community. Including your epic X-Ray kill camera shots.
Game Discussion
Steam User 8
Overall, this is a decent game. The game tries to present itself in the tutorial as having the ability to set up traps and have a more dynamic experience playing the game. That might be true on repeat playthroughs, but on your first playthrough you likely won't have this experience. The game is fairly linear. Setting up traps or moving around the map in new ways isn't as expansive as the game presents itself as being. Remember: the only good Nazi is a dead Nazi.
Steam User 9
Not the best in the franchise but I was in the mood to shoot nazis in the head and this game let me do that so for that it gets a thumbs up
Steam User 5
Probably the first genuinely enjoyable game of the series, with SE1 in my opinion feeling dated and clumsy, even at release.
This V2 revamp brings a fresh sprinkling of modernity, catering for much prettier graphics at 4K, yet retaining the core values of the original release back in 2012. You can see the trace elements in this that became default features within the subsequent games - explosive fuel tanks on vehicles and to name one feature in particular. A pity that the laying of grenade traps on the corpses of enemies only started in SE3 (I believe?) and is obviously missing from here.
Does it carry enough weight in 2026 to warrant a purchase? Yes and no. I bought it for absolute peanuts on Loaded and the near 5hrs I put into it have definitely been fun. At full price? I think that's a big ask and would only really appeal to the completionists out there who want to revisit the entire series once more and appreciate the newer technological hardware support.
It's a good game overall, but the ropey AI of the enemies really do show their age. Immensely stupid, they do not act in anyway to preserve their own lives and on top of that, have the almost immediate aimbot ability at spotting your from range and laying down very accurate fire. On higher difficulties, this would induce rage quit feelings in a lot of players, but when played on normal, it's nothing to be too concerned with.
SE2 paved the way for the much superior SE3, SE4 and SE5 games and for that, I think it's worthy of a mention. Yes, the scenery and textures are quite bland for modern games (there's only so much rubble within the Berlin streets you can play through in one go) and the sound through headphones is a little skewed at times. But to not buy it at the silly price on the other site mentioned, in particular if you're a fan of the series, would be a mistake in my opinion. If you're a casual player with no experience of the Sniper Elite series - I'd skip this and start at SE3 for much more wholesome and complete game experience.
Just scrapes in a 7/10 for me - mainly due to the abnormally low purchase price.
Steam User 8
Sniper Elite V2 Remastered is exactly what you expect, a polished up version of a 2012 classic that still holds up in the ways that matter most. Line up your shot, hold your breath, squeeze the trigger, and watch that killcam do its thing.
Few games nail that satisfying sniper fantasy quite like this one.
That said, the AI is a mess. Enemies spot you through solid cover like they've got X-ray vision and the checkpoint system will punish you in ways that feel more cheap than challenging. The clunky enemy placement doesn't help either... bots just standing around waiting to be "activated" breaks any illusion of a living battlefield.
The remaster itself is solid for getting the game running cleanly on modern hardware but don't expect Rebellion to have fixed the rough edges. They haven't. The DLC missions are short, forgettable and a reminder that not all bonus content is created equal.
This is truly great game held back by design choices that should've been ironed out a decade ago. Grab it on sale and enjoy the killcams, try not to think too hard about the AI.
7/10 A classic worth revisiting, not worth overpaying for.
Steam User 4
really satisfying sniper shooting, and at least for me, challenging but rewarding stealth gameplay. seeing your bullet slow motion shatter a nazi's skull and grey matter shatter will never get old.
Steam User 4
heart rate is finally steady. breathing is entirely controlled. my house is an absolute warzone of chaotic children. toys everywhere like unexploded ordnance. completely hostile territory. had to find a high vantage point on the couch just to get some peace and quiet. bought this remaster on a whim. already survived this exact tour of duty years ago and beat the whole campaign... but honestly wanted to see if my old eagle eyes still had it in high definition with the Remastered. only been redeployed for about five hours, but the muscle memory is completely intact.
was sitting in the dark, perfectly tracking a target from 300 meters away. waiting for the sound of thunder to mask my shot. my spouse walked in and asked why i was literally holding my breath while sitting in a swivel chair. told her i couldn't talk, i was currently calculating wind resistance and bullet drop. she asked if i was ever going to take the trash out. told her to give me a second, i'm just trying to get some internal closure... specifically through a slow-motion x-ray of a sniper's spleen. she groaned so incredibly hard. said my behavior was totally out of line. told her my line of sight is actually perfectly straight, thanks. she shook her head and completely retreated from the combat zone. but seriously... watching a bullet violently shatter a femur in glorious 4k. it just completely decompresses the spine. guess you could say this game really blows my mind... and theirs. returning to the frontlines never felt so incredibly satisfying.
PC Requirements
☐ A literal pair of binoculars
☑ Runs flawlessly on a decrypted Enigma machine
☐ Average rig
☐ Fast
☐ Ask high command for an experimental supercomputer
Gameplay
☐ Mindless run and gun
☐ Point and click
☑ Aggressively rearranging a man's internal organs from three football fields away
☐ Waiting 45 minutes for a single airplane to fly overhead so you can shoot someone politely
☐ Achieving the legendary double-testicle shot and feeling like an absolute god of ballistics
Grind
☐ None at all
☐ Standard leveling
☑ Spending five actual hours crawling on your stomach just to clear a single ruined street
☐ Memorizing the exact anatomical layout of the human circulatory system
☐ Soul crushing
Audio
☐ Muted
☐ Standard elevator muzak
☑ The incredibly satisfying, horrifyingly wet crunch of a skull fragmenting in slow motion
☐ Your own heavy breathing echoing in your ears as you try to steady the scope
☐ Pure auditory perfection
Bugs
☐ Flawless
☐ Minor visual glitches
☑ The x-ray camera completely giving up and turning a ribcage into a modern art masterpiece
☐ Enemies magically sensing your exact coordinates because you stepped on a tiny twig in Berlin
☐ Held together by trip mines, bandages, and sheer muzzle velocity
Steam User 5
A game about sniping some Soviets and Nazis in a war torn Berlin. It is a classic, even though the gameplay is pretty clunky compared to the later games.