Rainbow Six Siege

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is a tactical first-person shooter focused on close-quarters combat between teams of five. Players select from a roster of operators drawn from counter-terrorism units around the…

74 1 December 2015 Free to play

Shooter Tactical Action Warfare

Rainbow Six Siege is a shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal, released 1 December 2015 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is free to play. The main story takes about 1,500 hrs to finish.

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What Rainbow Six Siege is

Rainbow Six Siege is a shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and released in 2015. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on AnvilNext.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Three years after the Rainbow Program's disbandment, a surge in global terrorism from a group called the White Masks prompts its reactivation under a new leader codenamed "Six." She assembles elite operatives from special forces units across multiple nations to confront this threat. After a chemical attack on a university is thwarted, Team Rainbow expands its operations worldwide, recruiting specialists from dozens of countries. Over the following years, leadership changes hands, internal conflicts arise when a private military company called Nighthaven is invited to join, and a rogue former operative named Deimos orchestrates a campaign of violence against Rainbow itself, forcing the team…

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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It supports multiplayer for up to 10 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 48 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Tom Clancy’s series

Rainbow Six Siege is the 62nd of 108 entries we hold in the Tom Clancy’s series. It arrived 2 years after Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms. The next entry was Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: Pro League Bandit Set in 2015. Its critic score of 74 is 4 points above the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint - Red Patriot at 96.

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How it was received

Rainbow Six Siege holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 52% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 5 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 77, across 583 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 1,500 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 10,000 hrs, roughly 6.7 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for AMD Ryzen 3 3100 / Intel i3-8100, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 1650 4GB / AMD RX 5500XT 4GB / Intel ARC A380 6GB. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 65GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Rainbow Six Siege launched on 1 December 2015, within three weeks of Rise of the Tomb Raider, Star Wars Battlefront, Just Cause 3 and StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Rise of the Tomb Raider, Star Wars Battlefront, Just Cause 3, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Rainbow Six Siege yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

All media

Dlc

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: Pro League Bandit Set

1 December 2015

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: Pro League Mute Set

1 December 2015

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: Pro League Thermite Set

1 December 2015

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: Pro League Ash Set

1 December 2015

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - Ash Watch_Dogs Set

1 September 2016

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - Pro League Clash Set

26 March 2019

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege X

10 June 2025

Quick answers

Rainbow Six Siege — frequently asked questions

When did Rainbow Six Siege come out?

Rainbow Six Siege was released on 1 December 2015 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Is Rainbow Six Siege free?

Yes — Rainbow Six Siege is free to play.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Rainbow Six Siege?

At minimum, Rainbow Six Siege needs AMD Ryzen 3 3100 / Intel i3-8100, 8 GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 1650 4GB / AMD RX 5500XT 4GB / Intel ARC A380 6GB graphics, 65 GB available space of storage.

How long does it take to beat Rainbow Six Siege?

The main story of Rainbow Six Siege takes around 1,500 hrs, or 10,000 hrs for 100% completion.

Does Rainbow Six Siege have multiplayer?

Yes. Rainbow Six Siege supports multiplayer for up to 10 players online.

How many GB is Rainbow Six Siege?

The PC version needs about 65 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("65 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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