Hitman: Absolution™
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ActionStealthAssassinsThird PersonSingleplayerThird-Person Shooter

210 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 422

Peak in the last 7 days: 540

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Game description

The original assassin is back! Betrayed by the Agency and hunted by the police, Agent 47 finds himself pursuing redemption in a corrupt and twisted world.

Basic info

DeveloperIo-Interactive A/S
PublisherIo-Interactive A/S
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateNov 19, 2012
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows Vista, 7
ProcessorTrue dual core CPU (Intel, AMD)
Memory2 GB
GraphicsNV8600 512 Mb RAM, or AMD equivalent
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 435 reviews from the past 1 year

85.2/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (93%)

Metacritic: 79 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Divisive among longtime fans but well liked overall, this cinematic stealth game scores 85.2, top 40% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

122 reviews enjoy it, and some say they could not stop playing once they started. 84 praise the story, and some call it engaging and cinematic with a darker, more personal tone. 34 value the many ways to take out targets, and some enjoy creative kills, disguises and quick shooting as different playstyles. Visuals & Sound ranks 491st of 1249, and Story & World ranks 537th of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

81 reviews miss the freedom of open sandbox levels, and some say most missions follow one or two linear paths. 14 find the disguise system and controls frustrating, and some say anyone in the same uniform spots them at once. 14 say the stealth can be hard to predict, and some call higher difficulties unfair because enemies detect them too quickly. Gameplay ranks 696th of 1396, and Tech & Support ranks 304th of 1399. Others wish there were a quick save.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“game offers flexibility for different playstyles” · 122 reviews
“story is surprisingly engaging and peak cinema” · 84 reviews
“Point Shooting mechanic and environmental kills offer creative playstyle variety” · 34 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 62% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +1.67 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “Point Shooting mechanic and environmental kills offer creative playstyle variety” · 34 reviews
Negative “instinct system forces limited playstyle, breaks immersion of disguises” · 8 reviews

Progression 4% · Difficulty 14% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 33% · Controls & feel 17%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 56% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Story +2.73 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story is surprisingly engaging and peak cinema” · 84 reviews
Negative “Writing is cringey and characters sound immature, using profanity as punctuation” · 12 reviews

Characters 15% · World 17%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +1.67 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Negative “wouldn't replay beyond twice” · 2 reviews

Volume 9% · Variety 8%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 35% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.29 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Negative “color tone too extreme, scenes either dark gray or bright yellow” · 6 reviews

Audio 8%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 3% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -0.50 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 2%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.14 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “disguise detection system is frustratingly broken” · 8 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 7% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.21 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “runs great even on low-end systems, good gameplay” · 8 reviews
Negative “game has stuttering issues” · 4 reviews

Stability 4% · Developer support 5%

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

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