10 Best Sniper Rifles In Video Game History - Ranked

8. Anti-Materiel Rifle - Fallout: New Vegas

Up next we’ve got another RPG and largely the reason all the RPGs are stacked up the top is that while their snipers can’t quite compare to the heavy hitters offered up in an FPS, there are still some really impressive options. The Anti-Materiel Rifle from Fallout: New Vegas is one such standout and a perfect pick for those looking to kill things off in the game’s post-apocalyptic Wasteland from a nice safe distance.

We’re going to put aside the ‘is it technically a sniper rifle’ debate because, look, we can split hairs but for all intents and purposes the snipey goodness is all in there.

The Anti-Materiel Rifle is a ballistic sniper rifle with a base damage value of 110 and a pure unadulterated joy value of over 9000. If you’ve ever been flattened by a Deathclaw one too many times and internally vowed revenge then this is the gun to deliver it with. In sweet killcam glory, no less. This .50cal bolt-action rifle and V.A.T.S. are like two peas in a pod. It’s designed to be used at massively long distances, it’s well balanced and is fully capable of delivering a one-shot kill.

On top of that, it can use incendiary or explosive ammo and even though its ammo is rare this is a reliable Deathclaw dropper if you’ve ever seen one. Especially because it lets you stay well out of getting clawed to death range.