10 Best Sniper Rifles In Video Game History - Ranked

Halo, Call of Duty, Gears of War??

by Jess McDonell

If there’s one thing you need to know about me and how I like to play video games it’s that I absolutely love a sniper rifle. There’s a clip on my Twitch page where I say the following: “I’m an easy to please woman, all I need in life is a one-shot-kill sniper rifle. Not in life. In video games. In a video game. Not in life. Please don’t report me.”

Whether you're playing an open world RPG, an action adventure, or a military shooter, there are a whole bunch of games that give you access to high powered longboy guns that often take 3 to 5 business days to reload.

They may not be for everyone but I'm guessing if you're joining me on the journey of this list, they're probably for you. In this list we're counting down the greatest sniper rifles video games have let us get our hands on.

A lot of these entries came straight from you so get down in that comment section and set the record straight if your pick does or doesn't make the top 10.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.