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Hitman: Absolution™
Developer Io-Interactive A/S
Hitman: Absolution is a 2012 action stealth game developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix Europe. It is the fifth installment in the Hitman series and the sequel to 2006's Hitman: Blood Money. Before release, the developers stated that Absolution would be easier to play and more accessible, while still retaining hardcore aspects of the franchise. The game was released on 20 November 2012 for… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
532 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
91
LovedLoved
276 positive · 27 negative
95% range 87–94%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 276 | 27 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 31 | 12 | 144 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Lemmy * | 5 | 0 | 10 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
17,322 of 19,652 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
92% recommend · 225 yes, 20 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 245 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (59,758 of 64,105 positive).
Players praise the game's strong atmosphere, visuals, and engaging story, calling it a polished and stylish experience. [1][2][3] Some note it is more linear than other Hitman titles, with a broken disguise system that limits freedom. [4][5][6] Many consider it a flawed but enjoyable entry, often described as the black sheep of the series. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [5]
This game was an unfinished business for me. Blood Money was my first Hitman, then I played Contracts, because it was a good entry point to get to know some classic missions from the first two games. Then I played the new trilogy. The common ground between all those games is essentially one thing: it's a sandbox. You do reconnaissance, you pick your gear, you make your plan and follow it. It's been a signature style …
- [2]
I actually really like it. i love my little screwed up and flawed videogames that have a strong artistic core and direction and really bold art. just another example of why you shouldnt take everyone elses opinion too seriously. from as far as i can tell this game has either been forgotten or swept under the rug for most people. the thing is is that hitman absolution isnt a bad game by any definition of the word. it …
- [8]
I know the Hitman community collectively loses its mind whenever this one gets brought up, but hear me out. Absolution traded the sandbox freedom of Blood Money for a more linear story and yeah, the disguise system got nerfed pretty hard. But 47 sneaking through a diner full of trigger happy nuns? Peak cinema. The story is surprisingly engaging, the gunplay feels satisfying,and the graphics still hold up decently. …
- [4]
If you liked Blood Money or the newer Hitman games, Absolution probably won't be your favorite. The way disguises work is pretty bad – you need some special Instinct just to walk by someone without getting caught. And the levels are super straightforward, not open like the others. It's less about figuring things out your way and more about just going from one spot to the next. It's an okay game on its own, but as a …
- [1]
---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Just small ☐ Not too big ☑ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in …
Summarised from 34 of the 393 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
92% of the 245 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Hitman: Absolution™. The complaint that keeps coming up: linear levels with less freedom than other Hitman games. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Hitman: Absolution received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Positive reviews came from GamesRadar+, calling it "one of the strongest entries in the series to date", and Game Informer, who wrote that "devising a strategy, using the environment and disguises to your advantage, and leaving before anyone knows you're there are the hallmarks of a perfect hit, and Absolution proves Agent 47 is still gaming's premier hitman." Edge gave it 7/10, saying "the game has taken a unique formula and diluted it". VentureBeat gave it 7.5/10 saying "Absolution aims high but misses the mark." Eurogamer gave it 7/10 saying "Agent 47 doesn't begin Hitman:…
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Reactions
60 of 532 · most liked firstI think Indiana Jones might be my game of the year. It’s Hitman meets Dishonored and I am having an absolute blast. Kudos MachineGames, you’ve knocked it out of the park
neutral · AI labelView post →Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is my favorite game of 2024 and I'm absolutely shocked by this. The Forgotten City with Machine Games storytelling. Sometimes Dishonored, often Hitman. But really, a whole new blend of first person experience.
neutral · AI labelView post →I will say, First Light has one of the biggest guffaw moments I have had in a modern video game. People forget how much of Hitman was a comedy game and 007 carries that forward.
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m only a few hours into 007: First Light (review code went out very late) but I *love* it so far. Delightful mashup of Hitman and Uncharted, with impressive storytelling chops. Been a minute since I’ve been this into a triple-A game. And I’ve never even seen a James Bond movie
neutral · AI labelView post →I think it’s funny that after Luigi did his thing the media went wild about Among Us but no one ever touched on the fact that there is a game called “Hitman: World of Assassination”
neutral · AI labelView post →My daughter peeked over and saw me playing Hitman. She says it's a hide and seek game which is what the genre should be called (i have to play without killing anyone now)
positive · AI labelView post →Indiana Jones is the best slapstick game since Hitman.
neutral · AI labelView post →Was gonna be a skip, but invoking The Forgotten City, Dishonored, and Hitman really is the key to make me play any game.
neutral · AI labelView post →the best video game combat system is in the Hitman series because you can kill a man by throwing a banana at their head
positive · AI labelView post →Finally playing the new 007 game!! By the Hitman devs so I have high hopes! www.youtube.com/live/gPtMkG7...
neutral · AI labelView post →Today all I want to do is play Hitman so that's what I'm gonna do! (¯▿¯) www.youtube.com/live/10_il9J...
positive · AI labelView post →Hearing reports that is not the listed gentleman, my point still stands and furthermore I would like to use a pizza slice as a weapon in the next Hitman game now
neutral · AI labelView post →>enters the DJ booth >says he's here "for the next set" >spins half of one song, fucks up the lighting cues so bad someone dies >refuses to elaborate >leaves Hitman 3 truly DOES have the most realistic video game nightclub.
positive · AI labelView post →HITMAN is my favourite game & the series has been a favourite of mine for 2 decades, but I don't like the direction the series has taken. It is FOMO the game. For a decade I've disliked the online requirement and elusive targets. But now we have constant twitch drops and time limited celebrity DLC
neutral · AI labelView post →Working on my video but I concur with this score. It's a tremendous experience and possibly the best Bond game ever made. It's amazing to see IOI grow into this as they leverage everything learned from Hitman while building new skills.
neutral · AI labelView post →I was wondering how much HITMAN was going make its way into IOI's James Bond game, and this gameplay explainer left me pleasantly surprised. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShUy...
neutral · AI labelView post →TONIGHT AT 8:30PM ET! When the Hitman devs release a Bond game, we gotta play it. It's as simple as that. We're checking out 007 FIRST LIGHT! twitch.tv/secretsleepoversociety
neutral · AI labelView post →"James Bond as a Hitman game" feels like a sliced bread level entry of this is so obviously exactly how it should be how the hell did it take this long for someone to come up with it idea genre
neutral · AI labelView post →Hard to think of a more exciting game license marriage than the Hitman team + James Bond
neutral · AI labelView post →Hitman: Absolution Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Upgrade Pack is free on US eShop (free for limited time until November 4th) buff.ly/JCqVPnC will cost $9.99 after Nov 4th. Claim it even if you don't have the game
neutral · AI labelView post →I wanna play the James Bond Hitman video game
positive · AI labelView post →Turkey's Yusuf Dikec has fanart, anime, and game culture obsessed. This is just a sample; even Hitman the game is obsessed and sharing fanart of him. Dikec is being called "Uncle-free-to-play" likening him to a skilled uncle gamer who never needs to spend money in games.
neutral · AI labelView post →Leo Vader's biggest reveal from Summer Game Fest was buried in IO Interactive's Showcase: Hitman is getting full co-op! youtube.com/live/Aw1CCDU...
neutral · AI labelView post →Unclear if this is multiple maps or just one, but you really oughta claim this regardless. Hitman is indisputably the best game of the PS4/XB1 generation.
positive · AI labelView post →The obvious one is Hitman, but I really hope it's Untitled Goose Game
neutral · AI labelView post →oh hell the Bond game is WATCHDOGS meets HITMAN with A+ voice acting? Nicely done.
neutral · AI labelView post →calling Donald Trump "45" was corny but these same fools don't realize calling him "47" now will make gamers associate him with Agent 47 from the popular video game series Hitman and think that he's cool like Agent 47 the video game assassin
neutral · AI labelView post →Was expecting the new Indy game to be first-person Uncharted, but I'm surprised (and delighted) to discover that it's more like a Broken Sword type adventure game spliced with, curiously, Dishonored and Hitman.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hitman is so interesting because it looks like a sneaky action game but really it's a puzzle and a timing game. It's weirdly the same general concept as Night Trap and Double Switch, those notorious FMV games from the Sega CD era
positive · AI labelView post →Hitman but it’s cyberpunk Seoul and you play as whatever this thing is might actually work as a game concept.
neutral · AI labelView post →De-duplication was also a big part of Hitman 3 being only 60GB in file size, yet containing the equivalent content of 3 games + DLC: www.pcgamer.com/how-hitman-3... Massive props to both ioi and Nixxes for great technical accomplishments! Which sadly makes other 100GB+ games feel all the weirder.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hitman and Untitled Goose Game are basically the same game
neutral · AI labelView post →Hitman added Countess Boochie Flagrante into the game
neutral · AI labelView post →The James Bond game is a globe-trotting stealth game by the Hitman studio. The Indiana Jones game is a first-person Nazi-punching game by the Wolfenstein studio.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hitman 2 - Silent Assassin (2002) new bond game looks great
neutral · AI labelView post →Hitman GO is incredibly underrated as a game design and aesthetic inspiration--and it played a BIG part in both TDSS, and now, Tactical Takedown!
positive · AI labelView post →As much as I love it, Hitman: Blood Money is this trope on steroids (just like all the men in the game)
positive · AI labelView post →007 First Light feels like a Hitman game for people who are bad at Hitman games but want to feel like they're good at Hitman games
neutral · AI labelView post →When are we getting a Helluva Boss video game Hitman with Looney Tunes logic Make it so
neutral · AI labelView post →Wow, is this a new game? 👀 Signalis X Hitman: Codename 47 Comm for @lariotos.bsky.social #Signalis
neutral · AI labelView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Just small ☐ Not too big ☑ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is my wonderful son, Agent 47 From The Hitman Video Game, and may I introduce my daughter, iPhone Siri
neutral · AI labelView post →Sometimes you just gotta make a judgement call. Game: Hitman: World of Assassination From a stream on www.twitch.tv/azzyderg #twitch #streamer #clip #pngtuber #hitman
neutral · AI labelView post →Replaying the Hitman games after playing 007: First Light made me realize that embracing jank is the key to a fun video game. 007 might be smoother and prettier, but Hitman isn't a prude about getting broken.
positive · AI labelView post →If you want Hitman: ignore the story and enjoy the levels If you want a story-main game: don't skip the cutscenes It's that easy, hypocrites
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I actually really like it. i love my little screwed up and flawed videogames that have a strong artistic core and direction and really bold art. just another example of why you shouldnt take everyone elses opinion too seriously. from as far as i can tell this game has either been forgotten or swept under the rug for most people. the thing is is that hitman absolution isnt a bad game by any definition of the word. it plays well, looks and sounds great. has great level design and it is more then…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favorite franchises ever. Once you realize Hitman is a puzzle and timing game and not an action game, it really changes the perspective.
positive · AI labelView post →Hitman is the last game I got really hooked on and now this makes me wanna get back in
positive · AI labelView post →This seems like a set up for a kill from a Hitman game... only it's real and kind of terrifying
neutral · AI labelView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →News-in-brief: Hitman World of Assassination reaches over 75m players IO Interactive's 2021 stealth game launched in January 2021 www.gamesindustry.biz/hitman-world...
neutral · AI labelView post →The game I often call "new Hitman" is now 10 years old today. I don't like this.
negative · AI labelView post →Hitman: Absolution? More like Hitman: Absolute Cinema. And I don't give a care what the haters say, this is literally the hardest game in the franchise and makes nu-Hitman look like baby's first stealth steps.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would enjoy every level from every video game ported into both Tony Hawk and Hitman.
positive · AI labelView post →The full "Associated crimes" list just sounds like the template for a new Hitman game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Just saying: a Hitman-style game where you play as Mystqiue would be badass.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Black Sheep of the Hitman Series. This game is comparable to Splinter Cell Conviction. Its a good game, but its not a good Hitman game. This entry actually introduced a ton of the cool elements that the newer games are known for, like envriomental kills and being able to use almost anything you find as a weapon. This is also the last hitman game to allow you to use the dual ballers and take human shields. This is also the ONLY Hitman game that gives you a Point Shooting mechanic similar to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was an unfinished business for me. Blood Money was my first Hitman, then I played Contracts, because it was a good entry point to get to know some classic missions from the first two games. Then I played the new trilogy. The common ground between all those games is essentially one thing: it's a sandbox. You do reconnaissance, you pick your gear, you make your plan and follow it. It's been a signature style for all Hitman games. Except for this one. Absolution is different from all…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →yes the agent 47 from the video game franchise Hitman totally killed Epstein WE HAVE IT CONFIRMED AT LAST
neutral · AI labelView post →IO Interactive is working on a new Hitman co-op experience, Stone & Knight. vgc.news/news/io-is-b...
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