Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six

This article is about the franchise. For the first video game in the franchise, see Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (video game). For the novel with the same name, see Rainbow Six (novel).

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
GenresTactical shooter
First-person shooter
DevelopersRed Storm Entertainment
Ubisoft Montreal
Ubisoft Shanghai
Ubisoft Quebec
PublisherUbisoft
PlatformsMicrosoft Windows, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Classic Mac OS, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, macOS, Mobile phone, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, iOS, Xperia Play, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
First releaseTom Clancy's Rainbow Six
August 21, 1998
Latest releaseTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Mobile
July 15, 2025

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, often shortened to Rainbow Six or R6, is a tactical shooter video game series by Red Storm Entertainment and Ubisoft, marketed under the Tom Clancy's banner of military-themed video games. Based on the novel Rainbow Six by American author Tom Clancy, it revolves around a fictional international counterterrorist organization called "Rainbow". Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six started in 1998 and as of 2024 consists of 13 entries with 6 expansion pack from early installments.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is one of the most popular and most influential tactical shooter series, and early installments in the series helped propel the tactical shooter genre into the mainstream. Since the mid-2010s, a significant esports scene has formed around newer Rainbow Six games. As of 2016, over 32 million units have been sold.

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