Splinter Cell Remake Is Still Alive as Ubisoft Continues Hiring

Ubisoft has been remarkably quiet about its Splinter Cell remake, but Sam Fisher hasn’t disappeared into the shadows just yet.

The remake of the original Splinter Cell was announced nearly five years ago, and fans have been waiting ever since for a proper look at the project. So far, Ubisoft hasn’t released a trailer, gameplay footage, or even a few seconds of the remake running in action.

Still, silence is something Sam Fisher knows particularly well. New evidence suggests development remains active behind the scenes, with Ubisoft continuing to recruit developers for the project.

Ubisoft Is Still Hiring for the Splinter Cell Remake

As spotted by Insider Gaming, Ubisoft has posted several job openings connected to the Splinter Cell remake over the past few months. These include positions such as level designer and producer.

Job listings alone don’t reveal exactly where the game currently stands in development. Developers regularly join and leave projects throughout production, and this isn’t the first time Ubisoft has advertised positions related to the remake.

However, the continued recruitment does provide an encouraging sign that work on Splinter Cell is still underway.

That’s particularly notable given the uncertainty surrounding Ubisoft in recent years. With projects changing direction and the company undergoing significant restructuring, the lack of updates had understandably raised questions about the remake’s status.

For now, at least, Splinter Cell appears to remain an active project.

What Will the Splinter Cell Remake Look Like?

One of the biggest questions is how closely Ubisoft plans to follow the original 2002 game.

The world has changed dramatically since Sam Fisher’s first mission, particularly when it comes to the geopolitical themes that helped shape the original Splinter Cell storyline. Ubisoft may therefore need to rethink certain elements while still preserving the atmosphere and identity that made the game memorable.

There is also the question of gameplay.

Later Splinter Cell titles moved away from some of the slower, more methodical stealth mechanics of the early games. Both Splinter Cell: Conviction and Splinter Cell: Blacklist introduced more action-focused systems, including the Mark & Execute mechanic that allowed Fisher to quickly eliminate multiple marked enemies.

Whether the remake will incorporate ideas from those later entries or stick closely to the original game’s hardcore stealth formula remains unknown.

Sam Fisher Has Been Missing From His Own Series for Years

The wait for a new standalone Splinter Cell game has now stretched well beyond a decade.

Splinter Cell: Blacklist launched in 2013 and remains the most recent full game in the franchise. Despite the lengthy absence, Ubisoft hasn’t completely forgotten about Sam Fisher.

The legendary stealth operative has appeared in several other Ubisoft properties over the years, including guest missions in the Ghost Recon series and as a playable operator in Rainbow Six Siege.

Splinter Cell has also expanded beyond games. Netflix released an animated adaptation last year, with Liev Schreiber taking over the role of Sam Fisher from longtime voice actor Michael Ironside.

Even with those appearances, fans are still waiting for Fisher’s proper return to the world of stealth games.

Ubisoft may not be ready to show the Splinter Cell remake just yet, but the latest hiring activity suggests the project is still moving forward somewhere in the shadows.