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Sniper Elite
Sniper Elite	2005
Sniper Elite V2	2012
Zombie Army (series)
Sniper Elite III	2014
Sniper Elite 4	2017
Sniper Elite V2 Remastered	2019
Sniper Elite VR	2021
Sniper Elite 5	2022

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce 3.5.10.01 DRM^{[Note 1]}^[4]
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam
ZOOM Platform

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Prof\<user-id>\^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3700/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Configuration file is encrypted.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Prof\<user-id>\^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3700/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video Settings

Game Settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Stretched. Use ThirteenAG's fix.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Stretched. Use ThirteenAG's fix.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Use the `-windowed` parameter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	0 up to 16
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Off, 2x, 4x. In windowed mode it must be forced externally.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS	High FPS can cause erratic physics behavior. Set refresh rate to 60 to fix.

Input

Input Settings

Control Settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		No acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Takes a few seconds for sound to be muted.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Hungarian				Fan translation, #1, #2.
Russian				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.

Network

Network Settings

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8
Online play		GameSpy services have been shut down;^[5] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Issues fixed

Game Crashing after "Rebellion" logo

Crashing after "Rebellion" logo^{[citation needed]}

Launch game in compatibility mode (Windows Vista service pack 2).

Do not use antialiasing, it will crash the game.

Vsync (Enabled by default) not working on Windows 10

Instructions^{[citation needed]}
Use DgVoodoo 2.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 2 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.^[2]^[3] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (3700) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[4] This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.^[2]^[3] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.

[gamedir-6] 2.0 ^2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-7] 3.0 ^3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (3700) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[4] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (3700) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Mac Game Update: 22 New Additions - GOG.com

[StarForce_Windows_8.1-2] Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_10-3] Windows 10 support - StarForce Support

[5] Game Database - DAEMON Tools Forum

[8] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

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Developers

	Rebellion Developments
Engines
	Asura
Release dates
Windows	October 18, 2005
macOS (OS X)	April 23, 2013^[1]
Reception
Metacritic	76
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	FPS, Shooter, Stealth
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Europe, Historical, World War II
Series	Sniper Elite