The award-winning series returns as Karl Fairburne fights to uncover Project Kraken in 1944 France. The genre-defining authentic sniping, with enhanced kill cam, has never looked or felt better as you fight across immersive maps to stop the Nazi war machine in its tracks.
The game uses photogrammetry technology to meticulously recreate various real-world locations throughout 1944 France, such as the coastal town of Beaumont-Saint-Denis and the industrial city of Saint-Nazaire. Players enjoy a high degree of freedom, with multiple paths to approach objectives across these expansive maps, facilitating a variety of playstyles and encouraging replayability.
The gameplay revolves around using a sniper rifle to take out distant targets. Factors like gravity, wind, and the character's heart rate realistically influence shot accuracy, demanding precision from players. The series' signature 'X-Ray Kill Cam' dramatically showcases the bullet's path through the target's body in slow motion, amplifying the visceral impact of successful long-range shots.
Players can modify nearly every aspect of their firearms, including scopes, barrels, stocks, and magazines. This allows them to optimize each weapon for their preferred playstyle, whether that's long-range sniping, close-quarters combat, or a balanced approach.
While sniping is the core focus, the game encourages players to utilize a variety of stealth and combat mechanics. This includes silenced pistols and submachine guns for close-quarters takedowns, as well as throwable items like bottles and grenades to distract or eliminate enemies. The level design facilitates multiple paths, rewarding players who explore the environment and plan their actions carefully.
New traversal options, such as ziplines, slope-sliding, and ledge-shimmying, allow players to reach previously inaccessible vantage points or stealthily bypass obstacles, further enhancing the game's open-ended gameplay.
The enemy AI actively investigates suspicious noises and hunts down the player if discovered, providing a meaningful challenge, particularly on higher difficulty settings. Players can tailor the experience to their preferred level of challenge using the game's range of customizable difficulty options.
In addition to the single-player campaign, the game features both cooperative and competitive online modes. The 'Invasion' mode allows players to seamlessly drop into each other's campaigns, either to assist the host player or to hunt them down as an enemy sniper. Traditional multiplayer modes like Team Deathmatch and Survival further expand the gameplay options.