Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• Wii U

Genres

• action-adventure game

• stealth game

• shooter game^*

• adventure game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  8^*

• PlayStation 3^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  8^*

• Wii U^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · PlayStation 3^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · Wii U^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

Engines

• Unreal Engine 2.5

Localized titles

• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Co-op^*
• Steam Achievements^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Italian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Spain^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Traditional Chinese^*
• Russian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Japanese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Polish^*
• Danish^*
• Dutch^*
• Norwegian^*
• Swedish^*
• Hungarian^*
• Czech^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• German^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Russian^*
• Japanese^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*

Community tags · historical

• Stealth^*

  Votes · historical

  887^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  610^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  423^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  395^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  267^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  260^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  253^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  245^*

• Tactical^*

  Votes · historical

  215^*

• Third-Person Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  181^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  152^*

• Parkour^*

  Votes · historical

  130^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  112^*

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  111^*

• Controller^*

  Votes · historical

  106^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  94^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  91^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  68^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  60^*

• Mature^*

  Votes · historical

  58^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.53 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo E6400 or 2.80 GHz AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5600+ or better^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  512 MB DirectX® 10–compliant with Shader Model 4.0 or higher DirectX®: 9^*

  Storage

  25 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 10–compliant DirectX 9.0c–compliant Additional: Peripherals Supported: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended). Requires UPLAY account.^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.66 GHz Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8400 or 3.00 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 940 or better^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  77^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

Developers

• Ubisoft Toronto

Publishers

• Ubisoft^*
• Ubisoft Entertainment^*

• 2013-08-20

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  North America

• 2013-08-22

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  Australia

• 2013-08-23

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  Europe

• 2013-09-05

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  Japan

• 2013-08-20 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2013-08-20^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

• 2013-08-20 · Wii U^*

  Release date

  2013-08-20^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Wii U^*

• 2013-08-20 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2013-08-20^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Aug 20, 2013^*

Detailed specifications