Ubisoft Revives Splinter Cell with New Steam Achievements for 12-Year-Old Game

Great news for fans of Sam Fisher: Ubisoft has not forgotten about the beloved Splinter Cell series. In a recent update, they've added Steam Achievements to the 2013 title, Splinter Cell: Blacklist. This move shows that Ubisoft is still invested in keeping the franchise alive and relevant.

The last significant update we had about the Splinter Cell Remake was back in 2022 when IGN had a discussion with Ubisoft Toronto developers about their approach to redesigning the game. However, in a quiet overnight update, Ubisoft enhanced Splinter Cell: Blacklist by introducing a new achievement list on Steam.

Ubisoft stated: "Agents, we are pleased to announce that Steam Achievements are now available for Splinter Cell: Blacklist!"

These new achievements are designed to be "retroactively earned for the accomplishments already completed in your game." To sync these achievements, players need to launch the game at least once. Ubisoft explained, "Once synced, the previously unlocked Ubisoft Connect achievements will be automatically unlocked on Steam." In a thoughtful move, they opted not to include the additional 19 online achievements available on consoles, ensuring players can still achieve 100% completion on Steam.

The stealth-action series is poised to make a thrilling return with the Splinter Cell Remake, a complete rebuild of the original game using the advanced Snowdrop engine. While details remain scarce, Ubisoft's creative director Chris Auty shared in 2022, “20 years later, we can look back at the plot, the characters, the overall story of the game [and] make some improvements — things that might not have aged particularly well. But the core of the story, the core of the experience will remain as it was in the original game.”

In other Ubisoft news, last month they established a new subsidiary focusing on their Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six franchises, backed by a €1.16 billion (approximately $1.25 billion) investment from Tencent. This comes on the heels of the announcement that Assassin's Creed Shadows surpassed 3 million players. Ubisoft has faced numerous challenges recently, including high-profile flops, layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations, putting significant pressure on their upcoming releases to perform well after the company's share price reached a historic low.