Great news for fans of Sam Fisher: Ubisoft has not forgotten about Splinter Cell. They've recently added Steam Achievements to the 2013 release, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, signaling that the franchise is still on their radar.

The last significant update on the Splinter Cell Remake was in 2022, when IGN met with Ubisoft Toronto developers to delve into their design philosophy for the game. Now, Ubisoft has quietly updated the achievement list for the 12-year-old Splinter Cell: Blacklist on Steam.

Ubisoft announced: "Agents, we are pleased to announce that Steam Achievements are now available for Splinter Cell: Blacklist!"

These achievements can be earned "retroactively for the accomplishments already completed in your game." To make this happen, players need to launch the game at least once. "Once synced, the previously unlocked Ubisoft Connect achievements will be automatically unlocked on Steam," the team added.

Interestingly, while Ubisoft took the time to add these "retrospectively earned" achievements, they chose not to include the additional 19 online achievements available on consoles. This decision ensures players can still achieve 100% completion on Steam.

The stealth-action series is set to return with a remake of the original game, Splinter Cell Remake. While details remain scarce, we know it will be built from scratch using the advanced Snowdrop engine.

“20 years later, we can look back at the plot, the characters, the overall story of the game \[and\] make some improvements — things that might not have aged particularly well,” said creative director Chris Auty. “But the core of the story, the core of the experience will remain as it was in the original game.”

Last month, Ubisoft established a new subsidiary company focused on its Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six brands, with a €1.16 billion (approx. $1.25 billion) investment from Chinese conglomerate Tencent.

This news follows Ubisoft's announcement that Assassin's Creed Shadows surpassed 3 million players. The company has faced several challenges, including high-profile flops, layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations leading up to Shadows' release. With Ubisoft's share price at a historic low, there's significant pressure on Assassin's Creed Shadows to perform well.