For the first time in a Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six game, players will engage in sieges, a new style of assault where enemies have the means to transform their environments into modern strongholds while Rainbow Six teams lead the assault to breach the enemy’s position. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege gives players unprecedented control over their ability to fortify their position - by reinforcing walls and floors, using barbed wire, deployable shields and mines, and more - or breach the enemies’ using observation drones, sheet charges, rappelling, and more. The fast pace, lethality and uniqueness of each siege sets a new bar for intense firefights, strategic gameplay and competitive gaming.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege also features a technological breakthrough that redefines the way players interact with a game environment. Leveraging Ubisoft Montreal’s proprietary Realblast engine, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege incorporates procedural destruction that is realistic and unscripted, meaning the environment reacts authentically, distinctively and dynamically, based on variables like the caliber of bullets or the amount of explosives used. This advance allows players to leverage destruction in meaningful ways. Walls can be shattered, opening new lines of fire. Ceilings and floors can be breached to create new access points. This ability to modify the level design in real time enables players to create new gameplay opportunities directly within the game level.

Ubisoft revealed Rainbow Six Siege Year 11 Season 2 content at the Salt Lake City Major. Reaffirming the game’s competitive identity, Operation System Override is a high-stakes season focused on skill, mastery, and fair competition. Built around player feedback and the fundamentals that define Siege, Season 2 delivers a more rewarding and fair Ranked experience, a brand-new competitive map rooted in Rainbow Six legacy, Calypso Casino, and a Dokkaebi Operator remaster designed to sharpen tactical decision-making.

At the heart of Operation System Override is Ranked 3.0, the most significant overhaul of Siege’s competitive mode since its creation. Designed to deliver fair matches, clear progression and rewards that respect players' time, Ranked 3.0 transforms the experience from the ground up. Placement matches return with faster rank adjustments, while progression is now fully transparent – there is no hidden Matchmaking Rank (MMR), and ranks accurately represent true player skill. Matchmaking has been streamlined so players now compete against opponents of the same visual rank, ensuring greater clarity and consistency in every match. Updated squad rules further reinforce balance and competitiveness across all skill levels. The reward system has also been reworked to better recognize layer engagement, with seasonal cosmetics, Competitive Coins, and Alpha Packs earned primarily through matches played.

Season 2 also introduces Calypso Casino, the first new competitive Siege map since Year 8. Inspired by the iconic map from Rainbow Six Vegas and reimagined for today’s competitive standards, Calypso Casino blends nostalgic identity with modern level design. Launching directly into Ranked 3.0, the map is designed to be read, mastered, and played at the highest level: with a new crane for rooftop access, a basement spawn for scaling up the casino façade, and an expanded drone vent network to navigate, verticality opens entirely new routes, strategies, and counterplay options. Calypso Casino will also join the esports pool in Season 3, reinforcing its place in Siege’s long-term competitive ecosystem.

In addition to these updates, Dokkaebi gets a full Operator Remaster that redefines her as a high-pressure intel-denial attacker. Her ability now delivers a more focused, personal, and targeted approach. Paired with her new primary weapon, a XK23 assault rifle, also available to Sens and Rauora Operators, this modernization strengthens Dokkaebi’s aggressive identity while keeping her impact intentional and tactical.

Operation System Override continues to reinforce Siege’s core experience with additional balancing updates and modernized maps (Emerald Plains, Kanal, Outback). Native mouse and keyboardsupport will be introduced on consoles mid-season, supported by clear matchmaking rules to preserve competitive integrity. This addition strengthens Rainbow Six Siege’s ongoing efforts against cheating and complements Mousetrap, the existing detection tool for unauthorized mouse and keyboard usage on consoles.

Finally, with competition at the forefront, deeper esports integration delivers detailed Tier 1 team and player statistics directly within the esports tab. Along with more balancing updates, returning in-game events, and Ranked map rotations that will give players more reasons to jump in, play more often, and stay engaged.

With this new season, Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Sige reaffirms what defines it: a demanding, elite competitive experience that rewards mastery, teamwork, and consistency. As the team continues to listen closely to players and community feedback, Season 2 marks another step in strengthening trust and ensures Siege remains the standard for tactical shooters.

Key Features

• Counter terrorist operatives are trained to handle extreme situations, such as hostage rescue, with surgical precision. As “short range” specialists, their training is concentrated on indoor environments. Operating in tight formations, they are experts of close quarter combat, demolition, and coordinated assaults.
• For the first time in Rainbow Six, players will engage in sieges, a brand-new style of assault. Enemies now have the means to transform their environments into strongholds: they can trap, fortify, and create defensive systems to prevent breach by Rainbow teams. To face this challenge, players have a level of freedom unrivaled by any previous Rainbow Six game. Combining tactical maps, observation drones, and a new rappel system, Rainbow teams have more options than ever before to plan, attack, and diffuse these situations.
• Destruction is at the heart of the siege gameplay. Leveraging Ubisoft Montreal’s proprietary Realblast engine, players now have the unprecedented ability to destroy environments. Walls can be shattered, opening new lines of fire, and ceiling and floors can be breached, creating new access points. Everything in the environment reacts realistically, dynamically, and uniquely based on the size and caliber of bullets you are using or the amount of explosives you have set. In Rainbow Six Siege, destruction is meaningful and mastering it is often the key to victory.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.