Most shooters think about length and width. Sniper Elite thinks about height.

The best map design in the series does something rare: it forces you to move.

The fate of the war hangs in the balance. Will you complete your objectives and bring a critical blow to the German forces, or will the enemy forces at Kriegerskogel prove too strong to overcome? The choice is yours.

These maps are "Authentic Sandboxes." They look like real WWII locations (based on LIDAR scans of real French towns). But this realism creates a "Where do I go?" problem for casual players.

It's April 1945, and the Allies are pushing deep into Germany. You are Karl Fairburne, an elite sniper working for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE). Your mission, codenamed "Operation Valkyrie," is to infiltrate a heavily fortified German base in the Bavarian Alps, eliminate key high-ranking officers, and sabotage their operations.