Resistance is the fist series spin-off not to focus on zombies, and sees Harry Hawker step into the spotlight as the protagonist.

Sniper Elite: Resistance will release on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 9 a.m EST, according to its Xbox store page. Here’s when that is in your time zone: The above times apply to the Steam version of Sniper Elite: Resistance, but it is safe to assume that it’ll release around the same time on all platforms.

If you're in the mood to hunt down Nazis right about now, Sniper Elite: Resistance offers some reliable ultraviolence.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Sniper Elite: Resistance will delight the existing Sniper Elite fanbase, and should, in truth, impress any discerning aficionados of third-person shooters in general. If, given recent events, you’re growing tired of griping about wannabe Nazis, why not work off your frustrations by killing a load of digitally recreated ones?

And for sad real world reasons, it's never felt more cathartic to do so—so Sniper Elite: Resistance couldn't have come along at a better time. Channelling the spirit of a classic WW2 movie, there's daring romps and blockbuster beats aplenty.

Resistance is the latest game in the beloved stealth series and there’s plenty of achievements/trophies to get your hands on.

Step into the shoes of a Special Operations Executive agent deep behind enemy lines in occupied France to prevent the Nazis from deploying a new super weapon.

Perhaps because of this context, I had a raucously good time raining death on the Third Reich in Sniper Elite: Resistance. The sixth entry in Rebellion’s World War II-set series takes us back to occupied France — the same setting as 2022’s Sniper Elite 5.

Resistance may not innovate much on the series' standard blueprint, but it's still a challenging, rewarding, and deeply satisfying adventure.

The Sniper Elite series returns with this bloody side story from the French occuption where your British gun hero has to turn WW2 away from a German super weapon win

Perhaps it's some clever little strategy from the developer's end to temper one's expectations so that when the reality of having invested far more time -- knowingly and voluntarily so -- hits, the response weighs more positively.