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Hitman: Absolution follows the Original Assassin undertaking his most personal contract to date. Pursue redemption in a corrupt and twisted world.
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About Hitman: Absolution
About this game
Absolute Absolution
Grab your red tie, shave your head (not literally) and become the master assassin in action stealth game Hitman: Absolution. With this Steam key, you’ll follow the Original Assassin on his most personal contract to date. Betrayed by the notorious Agency of assassins, and hunted by the police, Agent 47 finds himself pursuing redemption in a corrupt and cruel world.
KILLER GAME ENGINE
Boasting the Showcasing Glacier 2™ technology, Hitman: Absolution has been built from the ground up, featuring a rich cinematic story, distinctive art direction and highly original game and sound design.
CUSTOM CONTRACTS
So, you’ve mastered the missions set out by the core game, but can you go one better? Create your own custom hits by choosing the level, targets, weapons and the rules of assassination in an innovative new online mode. These created contracts can then be shared with friends and fellow players in the Hitman community. Money earnt from custom missions can unlock new weapons, upgrades and disguises.
FREEDOM!
Agent 47 is at your disposal. Stalk your prey, fight them head on or adapt as you progress. The game’s highly-evolved gameplay mechanics and a ground-breaking AI system makes this one out the stand-out games in the Hitman series.
Every moment can become a story as unique characters, rich dialogue and Hollywood standard performances combine to create a gameplay experience like no other.
LOOK THE PART
The popular, well-known disguise feature returns as Agent 47 must blend in with his surroundings in order to complete objectives without been spotted or killed. Immobilize your prey, steal their outfit and use your instinct to blend in and deceive your enemies – cops, cooks and cleaners – you name it.
INSTINCT MODE
See the world through the eyes of Agent 47 with Instinct Mode, where players can predict enemy movement and discover new ways to kill and use high powered weaponry with deadly accuracy.
YOUR OFFICIAL HITMAN: ABSOLUTION STEAM KEY GIVES YOU:
- Stunning visuals
- Vast amount of missions and contract options
- Online community-promoted gameplay
- Great range of weapons, tools and ways to kill targets
Game Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- November 20, 2012
- Developer:
- IO Interactive A/S
- Publisher:
- IO Interactive A/S
- Rating:
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Franchise:
- Hitman
- Link:
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Windows Vista, 7
- Processor: True dual core CPU (Intel, AMD)
- Hard Drive Space: 24GB
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Video Card: NV8600 512 Mb RAM, or AMD equivalent
- DirectX®: 10
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7 or AMD Athlon II X4
- Hard Drive Space: 24GB
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 or ATI Radeon HD 5770
- DirectX®: 11
Critic Reviews
79
Based on 26 Critics
Hitman: Absolution Statistics
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>= 80 Hours
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3.44% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
3.44% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
Difficulty Statistics
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Simple
1%
Easy
9.18%
Just Right
71.06%
Tough
17.17%
Unforgiving
1.6%
Relax & enjoy! 71.06% of players consider this game to be Just Right
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Tried It
5.35%
Played It
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Beat It
52.6%
Conquered It
20%
Completionist! 20% of players have Conquered It
Hitman: Absolution User Reviews
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Fanatical User
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I really miss the old hitman games with a great story like this, i really prefer this to all of the last 3 hitman games.
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Craftingcults
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This game is a classic , it sucks that the contracts aren't available anymore but its still a great game id recommend 10/10 !
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Fanatical User
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A really underrated Hitman title that delivers a good linear story and some really good stealth mechanics, an enjoyable game all around, highly recommended.
Played this game a couple of years ago on console (PS3) and I played the hell out of it.
There are some upgrades from the previous game that are often overlooked (I will talk about this below). For example, guards will not straight up shoot you but they will ask you to leave and if you just walk around, you can hear the NPCs talk to each other and for some reason I really enjoyed this feature about the game.
Now let's mention the new feature that can be good or bad depending on the individual playing. The disguise system has been changed in a way such that people that are dressed like you can see through your disguise. For example, let's say you dress up as a cook, you better not walk in front of another cook or else he/she will be triggered and call you out.
I often see criticism from so-called 'hard-core' fans that its a terrible yada yada and from what I see, I think I know why they might have this opinion.
Compared to the other Hitman games, this one is very focused on the story and less on what made Hitman a Hitman game, which is : killing a target as a professional assassin. In this one, you are pretty much on the run from the agency and follow 47 in this journey. Which means, there are a number of missions/locations thatdon't involve killing a ''target'' but involved performing either a specific task or just retrieval missions.
This is really the game for you if you want to see a more human side to 47 and you like a good story. The game plays itself like a movie and sometimes you might just play a level just to relive this specific moment.
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Fanatical User
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It's a good game fun you should give it a go go go for while and then play some more or not. Lots of things to do and lots of things to find. Recommended game
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Sam Jones
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Hitman: Absolution challenges players to become the elite assassin they were born to be... virtually that is. With even more freedom to go about your killing ways, topped with the chance to custom build missions and share with friends, you'll have a blast as Agent 47.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Somewhere in the middle. 10% of GameFAQs users said Hitman: Absolution is Simple or Easy. 71% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 19% of GameFAQs users said Hitman: Absolution is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to PEGI, Hitman: Absolution is suitable for players aged 18 and above.
Yes, Hitman: Absolution is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Hitman: Absolution\u2122 is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
- All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
- In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
- This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
- This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
- This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
Minimum:
- OS: Windows Vista, 7
- Processor: True dual core CPU (Intel, AMD)
- Hard Drive Space: 24GB
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Video Card: NV8600 512 Mb RAM, or AMD equivalent
- DirectX®: 10
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7 or AMD Athlon II X4
- Hard Drive Space: 24GB
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 or ATI Radeon HD 5770
- DirectX®: 11
Minimum:
- OS:OS X 10.11.6 (as of version 1.1.1)
- Processor:2.0 GHz
- Memory:4GB Memory
- Graphics:512 MB*
- Hard Drive:24 GB HD space
- Other Requirements:The following graphics cards are not supported: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, Intel HD3000, Intel HD 4000, NVIDIA 7xxx series, NVIDIA 8xxx series, NVIDIA 9xxx series, NVIDIA 1xx series and NVIDIA 3xx series.
- Pre 10.11.6 Users:Players using a version of OS X before 10.11 can access a compatible version of the game via the Beta tab in the game’s properties window. Select the ‘mac_retail_101 - Mac 10.11.5 or older only' branch for a version that is compatible with 10.9.3 up to 10.11.2.
Recommended:
- OS:OS X 10.12.2 (as of version 1.1.1)
- Processor:2.4 GHz
- Memory:8GB Memory
- Graphics:1GB*
- Hard Drive:24 GB HD space
- Other Requirements:The following graphics cards are not supported: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, Intel HD3000, Intel HD4000, NVIDIA 7xxx series, NVIDIA 8xxx series, NVIDIA 9xxx series, NVIDIA 1xx series and NVIDIA 3xx series.
- Pre 10.11.6 Users:Players using a version of OS X before 10.11.6 can access a compatible version of the game via the Beta tab in the game’s properties window. Select the ‘mac_retail_101 - Mac 10.11.5 or older only' branch for a version that is compatible with 10.9.3 up to 10.11.2.
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 24 hours. 92% of users played Hitman: Absolution for over 12 hours.
69% of critics on Metacritic recommend Hitman: Absolution. The Metascore is 79 out of 100.
80% of Fanatical users recommend Hitman: Absolution. The average review score is 4.6/5
Hitman: Absolution was released on November 20, 2012
Hitman: Absolution is published by IO Interactive A/S
Hitman: Absolution was developed by IO Interactive A/S
Fanatical users tagged Hitman: Absolution as Action, Shooter, and Strategy
Fanatical users tagged Hitman: Absolution as Assassin, Tactical, Crime, and Cinematic
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Hitman: Absolution as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Hitman: Absolution as Action
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Hitman: Absolution as Shooter
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Hitman: Absolution as Strategy
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