Ubisoft Updates 12-Year-Old Splinter Cell with Steam Achievements

Great news for fans of Sam Fisher: Ubisoft hasn't forgotten about the iconic Splinter Cell series. In a recent move, they've added Steam Achievements to the 2013 title, Splinter Cell: Blacklist. This update comes as a pleasant surprise, especially since our last significant update on the Splinter Cell Remake was back in 2022, when IGN met with Ubisoft Toronto developers to discuss their design philosophy behind the game.

Overnight, Ubisoft quietly rolled out an updated achievement list for the 12-year-old Splinter Cell: 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 you'll need to launch the game at least once to sync them. "Once synced, the previously unlocked Ubisoft Connect achievements will be automatically unlocked on Steam," the team added.

Interestingly, while adding these achievements that can be earned retrospectively, Ubisoft chose not to include the additional 19 online achievements found on consoles. This decision ensures that players can still achieve 100% completion on Steam.

The stealth-action series is poised to make a grand return with the Splinter Cell Remake, a reimagining of the classic first game in the franchise. Although details are scarce, we know that this new version will be developed from scratch using the advanced Snowdrop engine.

Reflecting on the original game, creative director Chris Auty stated, "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 the company established a new subsidiary focused on its Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six brands, bolstered by a €1.16 billion (approximately $1.25 billion) investment from Tencent. This development followed the announcement that Assassin's Creed Shadows had surpassed 3 million players. Ubisoft has faced several challenges, including high-profile flops, layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations leading up to the release of Shadows. With the company's share price reaching an all-time low, there's significant pressure on Assassin's Creed Shadows to perform well.