Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is a 1998 tactical shooter video game developed and published by Red Storm Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, with later ports for the Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Mac OS, Game Boy Color, and Dreamcast. It is the first installment in the Rainbow Six series. Based on the Tom Clancy novel of the same name, the game follows Rainbow, a top secret international counterterrorist organization, and the conspiracy they unravel as they handle a seemingly random spike in terrorism.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1998
- Developer
- Red Storm Entertainment
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 21 August 1998 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Red Storm Entertainment |
| Publisher | Red Storm Entertainment, Take-Two Interactive |
| Platforms | Nintendo 64 |
| Genres | First-Person Shooter |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1068778, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six? How long to beat it
Total play time for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is about 15.2 hours to do everything, and around 11.2 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 11.2h | 33 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 13.4h | 4 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 15.2h | 3 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six sits on the grid
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- Year
- 56ahead of 11% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 30ahead of 72% of the catalogue
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Part of the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six series
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Common questions about Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
What platforms is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six on?
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is available on Nintendo 64. It first released in 1998.
Who made Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six?
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six was developed by Red Storm Entertainment and published by Red Storm Entertainment, Take-Two Interactive.
How long does it take to beat Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six?
about 11.2 hours for the main story, 13.4 hours with the main extras, 15.2 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.