HITMAN World of Assassination
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ActionAdventureStealthAssassinsSingleplayerVRSandbox

2,369 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 3,721

Peak in the last 7 days: 5,118

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Game description

Enter the world of the ultimate assassin. HITMAN World of Assassination delivers the definitive stealth action experience, putting you in the shoes of Agent 47, a master assassin. Explore immersive locations, uncover hidden secrets, and eliminate targets with complete freedom of approach.

Basic info

DeveloperIO Interactive A/S
PublisherIO Interactive A/S
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateJan 20, 2022
Price

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Minimum specs

OSOS 64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorIntel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7870
Storage60 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 383 reviews from the past 1 year

86.0/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (87%)

Metacritic: 87 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

Sandbox assassination missions are the heart of HITMAN World of Assassination, which scores 86.0, top 30% of the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

75 reviews enjoy the game itself, and some played it until they earned every achievement. 58 praise the freedom to plan routes and pick kill methods, and some call it the perfect assassination sandbox. 44 credit its tactics and depth, such as disguises that open different playstyles and a roguelike challenge mode. Gameplay ranks 21st of 1396, and Content Volume ranks 29th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

159 reviews object to the cost and editions, and the most upvoted says the store page misleads buyers into a limited edition, while others note the final chapter is sold separately. Pricing & Fairness appears in 43% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1310th of 1399. 16 report bugs and crashes, and some see frequent crashes on AMD hardware. 12 find the editions confusing to sort out before buying, and a few miss Portuguese subtitles. Tech & Support ranks 189th of 1399, and Story & World ranks 382nd of 1096.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“enjoyed game enough to get all achievements” · 75 reviews
“Freelancer Mode offers rogue-like challenge with location variety” · 44 reviews
“highly encourages replayability with creative assassination possibilities” · 34 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 63% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +4.50 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “Freelancer Mode offers rogue-like challenge with location variety” · 44 reviews

Progression 9% · Difficulty 8% · Onboarding 10% · Freedom 29% · Controls & feel 6%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 35% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.60 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “level design is innovative with rich details and excellent atmosphere” · 9 reviews
Negative “outdated stereotypes about Chinese air pollution and inaccurate cultural depiction” · 2 reviews

Story 17% · Characters 7%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 51% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +4.50 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “highly encourages replayability with creative assassination possibilities” · 34 reviews

Volume 30% · Variety 14%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.95 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “fantastic game with solid mechanics” · 30 reviews
Negative “animations let down the solid graphics” · 2 reviews

Audio 8%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.50 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 5%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 43% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -1.23 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “deliberately misleading storefront pricing tricks customers into buying limited edition” · 159 reviews
Positive “affordable base version offers good playtime value” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 1% · Balance 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.25 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “well optimized, runs smoothly at 60fps on low-end laptop” · 2 reviews
Negative “DLSS optimization bugs cause sudden FPS drops and freezes” · 1 review

Stability 10% · Developer support 15%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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