Sniper Elite: Resistance

Sniper Elite: Resistance
Developer(s)	Rebellion Developments
Publisher(s)	Rebellion Developments
Series	Sniper Elite
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
Release	30 January 2025
Genre(s)	Tactical shooter, stealth
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Sniper Elite: Resistance is an upcoming third-person tactical shooter video game developed and published by Rebellion Developments. As a continuation of the Sniper Elite series. It is set to be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on 30 January 2025.

As with its predecessors, Resistance is a third-person shooter. Each level in the game is a large, open area free for players to explore, and there are often multiple ways for players to approach their objectives. Players can use stealth tactics to bypass enemies, explore the map to find alternate routes, or use lethal firearms to kill enemies.^[1] Weapons in the game can be extensively customized. Similar to immersive sims, players can overhear conservations from non-playable characters or explore locations thoroughly to discover novel ways to assassinate their targets. The game also features optional quests that players can complete.^[2] When the player kills an enemy using a sniper rifle from a long distance, the X-Ray kill cam system will activate, in which the game's camera follows the bullet from the sniper rifle to the target, and shows body parts, bones or internal body organs being broken or ruptured by the bullet.^[3]

The campaign of the game can be played solo or online with another player cooperatively. The game also introduced "Propaganda Mode", which tasks players to complete time-based combat challenges as an unnamed resistance fighter. These missions are unlocked through collecting propaganda posters in the main game. Invasion, the asymmetrical multiplayer mode introduced in Sniper Elite 5, also returns in Resistance. The game also supports a 16-player competitive multiplayer mode.^[4]

Unlike previous entries in the series, it will feature a new lead character, Harry Hawker, in a story set in 1944 within Vichy France. Hawker previously appeared in the cooperative multiplayer mode of Sniper Elite 3, 4 and 5 as the second playable character. The story of Resistance takes place alongside the events in Sniper Elite 5.^[5]

According to Rebellion, Resistance was around the same size as Sniper Elite 5. It retained the same gameplay systems, though the team added some new features, such as a new grenade type and a new timed-based mode.^[6] While Sniper Elite 5 included updates set in Vichy France, the team decided to make a standalone game set in this location because the team "felt that there was much more to explore".^[2] "Spy Academy", a level in Sniper Elite 5 which received critical acclaim from critics, serves as an inspiration for the level designers in Resistance.^[7]

Sniper Elite: Resistance was officially announced by Rebellion Developments in August 2024 at Gamescom.^[8] The game is currently scheduled to be released for Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and Series S on 30 January 2025.^[9]

• Official website