<s>
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
CI	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
Sniper	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
series	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
22	O
November	O
2019	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
June	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
uses	O
mission-based	O
gameplay	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
focusing	O
on	O
open	O
world	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
skill	O
tree	O
,	O
redesigned	O
from	O
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
that	O
contains	O
four	O
tiers	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
tier-by-tier	O
by	O
spending	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siberia	B-Application
has	O
claimed	O
its	O
independence	O
after	O
a	O
war	O
with	O
Russia	O
and	O
Mongolia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nergui	O
Kurchatov	O
,	O
Siberia	B-Application
's	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
,	O
is	O
skeptical	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
's	O
hope	O
for	O
a	O
fair	O
distribution	O
of	O
wealth	O
,	O
and	O
soon	O
becomes	O
an	O
autocratic	O
ruler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sniper	B-Protocol
,	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Seeker	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
sent	O
on	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
dangerous	O
missions	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
sponsor	O
,	O
progressing	O
eliminating	O
members	O
of	O
Siberia	B-Application
's	O
elite	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
an	O
oil	O
company	O
,	O
a	O
scientist	O
seeking	O
to	O
genetically	O
modify	O
the	O
Siberian	O
people	O
,	O
a	O
duo	O
of	O
crime	O
lords	O
,	O
and	O
Nergui	O
Kurchatov	O
himself	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
is	O
developed	O
by	O
CI	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
Sniper	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
focuses	O
on	O
several	O
smaller	O
sandboxes	O
instead	O
of	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
map	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
CI	O
Games	O
Marek	O
Tymiński	O
admitted	O
"	O
big	O
mistake	O
"	O
in	O
chasing	O
AAA	O
with	O
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
CryEngine	B-Application
video	O
game	O
engine	O
by	O
Crytek	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
of	O
Sniper	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
22	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
only	O
single-player	O
mode	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameStar	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
sniper	B-Protocol
simulation	O
;	O
they	O
wrote	O
it	O
is	O
neither	O
too	O
easy	O
,	O
nor	O
too	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamerSky	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
writing	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
series	O
showed	O
an	O
"	O
impressive	O
sniper	B-Protocol
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
was	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
4,608	O
physical	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
