Resistance takes a break from usual protagonist Karl Fairburne to check in on eternal second fiddle, Harry Hawker as we experience his own campaign. In true Sniper Elite fashion,

Sniper Elite Resistance is the latest installment in the popular Sniper Elite game franchise by Rebellion, which is renowned for its signature X-ray Kill Cam and sniper mechanics.

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.

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.

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

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

Rebellion’s WWII Nazi-shooting romp returns with a familiar but entertaining mix of stealth, action, and x-ray vision killcams.

A new batch of free Xbox Game Pass games are here, including Rebellion’s Sniper Elite: Resistance for all your gutsy action needs.

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.