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. They've recently added Steam Achievements to the 2013 title, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, signaling that the franchise is still on their radar. The last significant update regarding the Splinter Cell Remake was back in 2022 when IGN met with Ubisoft Toronto developers to delve into their design philosophy for the upcoming game. However, in a quiet move overnight, Ubisoft updated the achievement list for the 12-year-old Blacklist on Steam.

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

These achievements will be "retroactively earned for the accomplishments already completed in your game," but to sync them, you'll need to launch the game at least once. "Once synced, the previously unlocked Ubisoft Connect achievements will be automatically unlocked on Steam," the team added.

While adding these achievements, Ubisoft decided against including the additional 19 online achievements available on consoles, ensuring players can still achieve 100% completion on Steam.

The Splinter Cell series is poised to make a stealthy return with the Splinter Cell Remake. Although details are sparse, we know it will be reconstructed using the advanced Snowdrop engine. 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."

Last month, Ubisoft established a new subsidiary focused on its Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six brands, backed by a €1.16 billion (approximately $1.25 billion) investment from Tencent. This move follows the announcement that Assassin's Creed Shadows surpassed 3 million players. Ubisoft has faced significant challenges recently, including high-profile flops, layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations, which have intensified the pressure on the success of Shadows amidst a historic low in the company's share price.