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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Initially, I was very frustrated with this game, as much as I enjoyed the more recent Hitman games. But, once I beat the first few missions, I realized how well designed and thoughtful this game is. It is an incredibly difficult game, especially on my chosen difficulty (Expert).…”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“FIrsty, this game is awesome, at its worth the potential extra work to get this running on Windows 11. Okay, in my first review, I gave this a bad rating, since it didnt work on Windows 11 right now of the box. I tried things like compatibility mode and such, but the game…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“not playable unless you downloaded and change, some trial and error, then gotta changer render because the game cant render models, switcher render, no models are black. download some third party stuff, fixed. amazing gamecube era game, but this verison is censored.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:40 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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HITMAN in the Steam Winter Sale
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33519178/b5ae21cfcfd7ed79b8afa20e543e7ff9cf02d191.jpg The Steam Winter Sale has arrived and brings some fantastic savings on HITMAN g
IO Interactive Publisher Sale
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33519178/e98a9c78a9e08e5df56084f67362202b75ad99de.png Welcome to our first ever Publisher Sale! This year marks IO Interactive's 20th
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Stealth · Action · Third Person · Assassin · Classic · Singleplayer · Shooter · Sandbox · Great Soundtrack · Old School · Difficult · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.hitman.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Microsoft Windows 98/ME/XP, Pentium 3 450 MHz or equivalent, 100% DirectX 8.1 compatible video card with at least 16 megabytes of video memory, 128 MB system RAM, 100% DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card, 800 MB uncompressed free hard drive space, 100% Windows 98/ME/XP compatible mouse and keyboard Recommended: Pentium 3 1GHz equivalent or greater, 256 MB system RAM, 100% DirectX 8.1 compatible 3D Accelerator video card with 32 MB video RAM, 100% DirectX 8.1 compatible EAX Advanced HD Sound Card