Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege ▶ Trailer
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ActionFree To PlayFPSPvPMultiplayerShooterTactical

60,941 playing#14 on Steam by players#14 on Steam

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Game description

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is an elite, tactical team-based shooter where superior planning and execution triumph.

Basic info

DeveloperUbisoft Montreal
PublisherUbisoft
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateDec 1, 2015
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows 10, Windows 11 (64-bit versions)
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 3 3100 / Intel i3-8100
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNvidia GTX 1650 4GB / AMD RX 5500XT 4GB / Intel ARC A380 6GB
Storage65 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 335 reviews from the past 1 year

59.9/ 100
Bottom 10%

Steam rating: Very Positive (82%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 11, 2026)

Tactics win praise while matchmaking and servers draw complaints in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, rated 59.9 from 1,567,582 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

97 reviews say they enjoy it, the most upvoted calling it the best shooter they have played. 39 praise the depth of strategy, the most upvoted saying every decision matters and operators take work to master, and 17 enjoy it as a five against five party game with friends. A few note it runs well on older hardware and that controls feel responsive.

👎 Where it falls short

Multiplayer ranks 589th of 642, discussed in 44% of analyzed reviews. 38 reviews complain about matchmaking, the most upvoted citing crashes that lead to temporary bans and uneven skill gaps, and 29 warn of a steep learning curve. 29 criticize developer updates, the most upvoted tired of weapon attachments being renamed and changed. Others describe a toxic community and frequent disconnects. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1289th of 1399 and Tech & Support 1258th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“best shooter, far superior to CS, engaging gameplay” · 97 reviews
“every decision matters with deep strategy and operator mastery” · 39 reviews
“weapon attachments keep changing names and settings with updates” · 29 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 44% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +3.39 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “every decision matters with deep strategy and operator mastery” · 39 reviews
Negative “operator skills standardized and lack interesting design variety” · 1 review

Progression 4% · Difficulty 9% · Onboarding 17% · Freedom 2% · Controls & feel 10%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 6% of reviews mention this.

World -0.27 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 1% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value

Not enough data — only 10% of reviews mention this.

Variety -1.54 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition

Volume 4% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Visuals +1.30 · Graphics, art style, and animation

Audio 4%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 44% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Community -2.80 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly
Negative “community flooded with young players and toxic behavior models from streamers” · 26 reviews

Playing together 24% · Servers & Connection 13%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Matchmaking -0.66 · Skill gaps, team balance, and queue times
Negative “matchmaking crashes cause temporary bans and unfair skill gaps” · 38 reviews
Positive “rank system works well, matching skilled players together” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 13% · Pricing 8% · Balance 12%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 30% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.72 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “weapon attachments keep changing names and settings with updates” · 29 reviews

Stability 14% · Performance 5%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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