Hitman: Absolution
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.
- Released
- 2012
- Developer
- Nixxes Software
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- 79
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- Not stated
What is Hitman: Absolution?
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.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 20 November 2012 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nixxes Software, Feral Interactive |
| Publisher | Square Enix |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Action Adventure |
| Languages | 8 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q129277, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Hitman: Absolution received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Partial Controller Support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | Not stated |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | 17+ |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Hitman: Absolution on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Crashes and freezes11 of 300 (4%)
It just crashes without warning.
Steam review, 29 September 2025 · 28 hours played · 14 readers marked it helpfulAbsolution will randomly crash with no pattern to it, and since mission checkpoints are useless if the game closes, I've been forced to restart the same mission segments many times.
Steam review, 19 April 2026 · 60 hours played · 1 readers marked it helpful
A further 4 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like Hitman: Absolution
24 games overlap with Hitman: Absolution on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Hitman: Blood Money, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin and Hitman: Codename 47.
Common questions about Hitman: Absolution
What platforms is Hitman: Absolution on?
Hitman: Absolution is available on PC. It first released in 2012.
How much does Hitman: Absolution cost?
$19.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Hitman: Absolution?
93% of 63,506 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Hitman: Absolution?
79 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Hitman: Absolution work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Hitman: Absolution as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
Who made Hitman: Absolution?
Hitman: Absolution was developed by Nixxes Software, Feral Interactive and published by Square Enix.