Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• Nintendo DS

• Nintendo GameCube

• N-Gage

Genres

• action-adventure game

• stealth game

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Nintendo DS^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  4^*

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Nintendo DS^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

Engines

• Unreal Engine 2.5

Localized titles

• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Italian^*

Community tags · historical

• Stealth^*

  Votes · historical

  341^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  173^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  165^*

• Classic^*

  Votes · historical

  129^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  119^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  102^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  95^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  72^*

• Tactical^*

  Votes · historical

  59^*

• Immersive^*

  Votes · historical

  49^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  42^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  32^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  30^*

• Controller^*

  Votes · historical

  29^*

• Third-Person Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  24^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  20^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  14^*

• Local Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  8^*

System requirements

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon, 1.4 GHz (Pentium IV or Athlon 2.2 GHz recommended) System Memory: 256 MB of RAM or above (512 MB recommended) Video Card: 64 MB DirectX 9.0c compliant graphics card (128 MB recommended)^*

  Audio hardware

  DirectX 9.0c compliant sound card (EAX 2.0 or higher recommended) DirectX Version: DirectX® version 9.0c or higher Hard Disk: 4 GB available hard disk space Supported Peripherals: Windows compatible mouse and keyboard, joystick for Solo and Co-op modes Multiplay: Broadband with 64 Kbps data transfer upload rate (128 kbps recommended) Note: For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ for this game on our support website at: .^*

  Conditions

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

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Memory

  1 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon, 1.4 GHz (Pentium IV or Athlon 2.2 GHz recommended)^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unsupported^*

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

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  64^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Ubisoft Montreal^*
• Gameloft^*

Publishers

• Ubisoft^*
• Ubisoft Entertainment^*

• 2005-03-23

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2005-06-28 · Nintendo DS · Europe^*

  Release date

  2005-06-28^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Nintendo DS^*

  Market

  Europe^*

• 2005-06-28 · Nintendo DS · USA^*

  Release date

  2005-06-28^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Nintendo DS^*

  Market

  USA^*

• 2005-03-21 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2005-03-21^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

• 2005-06-28 · Nintendo DS^*

  Release date

  2005-06-28^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Nintendo DS^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Aug 27, 2009^*

Detailed specifications