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Sniper Elite V2 vs Sniper: Ghost Warrior

Sniper Elite V2 is an FPS simulation game from Rebellion Developments (2012) while Sniper: Ghost Warrior is an FPS simulation game from City Interactive (2010).

Sniper Elite V2

2012 · Rebellion Developments

7.2GamingPickz Score

Not listed

Steam: Very Positive

Sniper: Ghost Warrior

2010 · City Interactive

5.4GamingPickz Score

$7.99

Steam: Mixed

What each one is

Steam files Sniper Elite V2 under FPS and Simulation. In contrast, it files Sniper: Ghost Warrior under FPS and Simulation.

Sniper Elite V2

In the dark days of the end of World War Two amidst the ruins of Berlin, one bullet can change history…

Description from its Steam store page

Sniper: Ghost Warrior

As a Ghost Warrior, an elite sniper in a highly trained special ops unit, your unique skills in the art of stalking, target detection, surveillance and shooting accuracy will determine mission success.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

Sniper Elite V2Sniper: Ghost Warrior
GamingPickz Score7.2/105.4/10
Steam ratingVery Positive (88%, 25,465)Mixed (58%, 8,797)
Critic aggregate66/10055/100
PriceNot listed$7.99
Install size
Steam Deckunsupportedunsupported
Released20122010
DeveloperRebellion DevelopmentsCity Interactive

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Sniper Elite V2 vs Sniper: Ghost Warrior, point by point

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  1. Genre and premise

    Sniper Elite V2FPS simulation game
    Sniper: Ghost WarriorFPS simulation game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    Sniper Elite V2Sniper, Action, Stealth
    Sniper: Ghost WarriorAction, Sniper, FPS

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    Sniper Elite V2Score 7.2 · 88% on Steam · 66 critic
    Sniper: Ghost WarriorScore 5.4 · 58% on Steam · 55 critic

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Sniper Elite V225,465 reviews · 4 add-ons
    Sniper: Ghost Warrior8,797 reviews · 2 add-ons

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Sniper Elite V2Not listed
    Sniper: Ghost Warrior$7.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Sniper Elite V2Unsupported
    Sniper: Ghost WarriorUnsupported

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Sniper Elite V2 takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Sniper Elite V2 (GamingPickz Score 7.2)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Sniper Elite V2 (25,465 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

SniperActionStealthShooterMultiplayerSingleplayerWarBullet Time

Where they differ

Sniper Elite V2 is also

World War IICo-opThird-Person ShooterThird PersonOnline Co-OpHistorical

Sniper: Ghost Warrior is also

First-PersonMilitary

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Sniper Elite V2 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Sniper: Ghost Warrior is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

Sniper Elite V2Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Minimum GPU256 MB RAM compatible with DX10.0
Minimum CPUIntel Pentium 4 3,2 GHz, Intel Pentium D 2,66 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Minimum RAM1 GB
Install size

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Sniper Elite V2 · Sniper: Ghost Warrior.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Sniper Elite V2 and 1 for Sniper: Ghost Warrior. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Sniper Elite V2 and Sniper: Ghost Warrior in scope?

Sniper Elite V2 has drawn 25,465 Steam reviews and ships 4 add-ons. Sniper: Ghost Warrior has drawn 8,797 Steam reviews and ships 2 add-ons.

Is Sniper Elite V2 or Sniper: Ghost Warrior better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Sniper Elite V2 rates higher (7.2 to 5.4). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Sniper Elite V2 or Sniper: Ghost Warrior?

One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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