Sniper Ops
Long-range scope sniping across 20 cartoon missions. Steady your breath, allow for bullet drop and wind, tag the marked target and never hit a civilian.
Sniper Ops is a patient, satisfying sniper game told through a magnified rifle scope. Each mission drops you over a sunny cartoon town full of people on rooftops, in windows and on balconies. Somewhere in the crowd is your target. Line up the shot, hold your breath to calm the sway, squeeze the trigger and ride a slow-motion bullet cam all the way to a starry knockout.
The ballistics are the twist. Range grows from 250 to 1400 metres across four locations, a plaza, a harbor, a snowy village and a red canyon, so the bullet drops further and takes longer to arrive. Crosswinds push it sideways, and flags on the rooftops show how hard they blow. Moving targets need a lead because the bullet takes up to a second and a half to land. A miss throws up a puff of dust and spooks everyone nearby, so marked targets run for a door or duck behind a curtain. Later missions take away the red markers and hand you a dossier instead to pick your target out of the crowd. Early missions give you a green impact dot, then a spotter calls your hold-over, then you are on your own.
Great for players who like precision shooting and puzzle-like aiming. Earn up to three stars per mission for clean, headshot-only runs. Tip: breath lasts about three seconds, so line up first and hold only for the final squeeze.
How to play
Find the marked target (or the person matching the dossier) and shoot them before time runs out. Bullets drop over distance and drift with the wind, so aim above the target and into the wind. Hold your breath to steady the scope, but not for too long. Lead moving targets. Missing spooks targets into running away, and hitting a civilian fails the mission. Tag every target to win, then earn bonus points for time left, accuracy and headshots.
Controls
- Mouse: Aim the scope (move to the screen edge to pan)
- Left click / F: Fire
- Shift, Space or right mouse (hold): Hold breath
- Mouse wheel or Q / E: Zoom out / in
- Arrow keys / WASD: Fine aim
- Map strip: Click or tap to jump the view
- Touch: Drag anywhere to aim, FIRE, HOLD and ZOOM buttons
- P / Esc: Pause
- M: Mute
- R: Restart mission
Category: Shooting games
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