CI Games announced this afternoon that Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 has been delayed again.

Now scheduled for release in April 2017, the delay has been put in place to allow the developer further time to polish and optimise the title.

“We’re making an ambitious game and unfortunately still need an extra few months to make sure it will stand up to the expectations of the fans,” said Marek Tymiński, CEO of CI Games. “Our goal is to ensure Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 runs smoothly on all platforms, and right now we still have some important work left on optimizing the game.”

Originally scheduled for release in 2016, it was pushed back initially to January 27 and now again into April.

Tymiński added, “This is our biggest project we’ve ever worked on and the entire team is pushing really hard to make the entire experience more polished. I really hope everyone will understand our decision and will wait the extra time to play something we’re excited about.”

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 will be available for PC, PS4 and Xbox One from April 4, 2016.