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Hitman: Contracts
Enter the world of a HITMAN - a world of crime, sin and greed. Delve into the mind of Agent 47 and encounter his greatest adversaries, completing the work that made him so brutally efficient and shaped him as an assassin. Eliminate your targets by any means necessary. There are no rules... only the
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
39 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“One of the best Hitman games out there. I love it for the style and premise, love it for the soundtrack and some of the best missions out there, and yes, you will remember them very well. One of the biggest problems…”
“This game made me a Hitman fan. It only took about a week to beat it but I feel like a new person, I dreamt about it even. For all its jank, it's clearly got soul and a really cool, unique concept. Few studios have the…”
“People say that Hitman Contracts is the darkest game of this franchise & after playing this game for 9 hours, I can confirm that it's absolutely true. The Story -> Quite linear I shall say, Agent 47 is recovering from…”
30 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“One of the best Hitman games out there. I love it for the style and premise, love it for the soundtrack and some of the best missions out there, and yes, you will remember them very well. One of the biggest problems…”
“This game made me a Hitman fan. It only took about a week to beat it but I feel like a new person, I dreamt about it even. For all its jank, it's clearly got soul and a really cool, unique concept. Few studios have the…”
“People say that Hitman Contracts is the darkest game of this franchise & after playing this game for 9 hours, I can confirm that it's absolutely true. The Story -> Quite linear I shall say, Agent 47 is recovering from…”
14 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“One of the best Hitman games out there. I love it for the style and premise, love it for the soundtrack and some of the best missions out there, and yes, you will remember them very well. One of the biggest problems…”
“This game is a masterpiece, and unlike any other in the franchise. I love the dark, gritty and raw atmosphere. And the music just adds to the overall tone of the game, it's fantastic. A must play without a doubt.”
“3.5/5 Stars I've been playing through the series, and this one is the first to actually get a positive review. It has fun missions, a great soundtrack, lovely atmosphere, and good performances. However, there are some…”
14 of the 98 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“3.5/5 Stars I've been playing through the series, and this one is the first to actually get a positive review. It has fun missions, a great soundtrack, lovely atmosphere, and good performances. However, there are some…”
“Very buggy, couldn't even get 47 to walk until I tabbed out of the game, but even afterwards I couldn't really do anything”
“unplayable due to bugs sad face”
7 of the 98 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I DO NOT RECOMEND THIS GAME However I also don't dislike it, It has so many flaws starting with actually running the game, its a hassle getting it run in modern hardware and when you do the UI is so small. Second the…”
“I've got a really good discount on steam by purchasing this game I really enjoyed the first hitman I played which is "Hitman absolution" If you're coming from Hitman: Absolution, the first thing you'll notice is that…”
“Bjarkhov Bomb, 3rd mission in bombs the whole game I couldn't find where to place the bombs, you get zero info about that, and you can only place the key objective item in unmarked, indistinguishable magic pixel spots…”
6 of the 98 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I DO NOT RECOMEND THIS GAME However I also don't dislike it, It has so many flaws starting with actually running the game, its a hassle getting it run in modern hardware and when you do the UI is so small. Second the…”
“People say that Hitman Contracts is the darkest game of this franchise & after playing this game for 9 hours, I can confirm that it's absolutely true. The Story -> Quite linear I shall say, Agent 47 is recovering from…”
“3.5/5 Stars I've been playing through the series, and this one is the first to actually get a positive review. It has fun missions, a great soundtrack, lovely atmosphere, and good performances. However, there are some…”
5 of the 98 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I DO NOT RECOMEND THIS GAME However I also don't dislike it, It has so many flaws starting with actually running the game, its a hassle getting it run in modern hardware and when you do the UI is so small. Second the…”
“To get it to run on modern pc's you gotta do a little digging online but once I got it working it runs great. Having not played contracts since it was released man, there is some serious jank in this one compared to the…”
“Classic but you have to do some work to have it even run right on modern computer lololol”
5 of the 98 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Very buggy, couldn't even get 47 to walk until I tabbed out of the game, but even afterwards I couldn't really do anything”
“I've got a really good discount on steam by purchasing this game I really enjoyed the first hitman I played which is "Hitman absolution" If you're coming from Hitman: Absolution, the first thing you'll notice is that…”
“went into training and the keyboard wont work. what is wrong with these games.. shouldnt be able to sell them on steam if they dont even work!”
Counted across 98 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Another great Hitman game. However, the levels are a bit too big and deep, sometimes there are entire big areas in a level that are there for a different approach that you didn't take and it can make you feel like you passed a level too quickly despite the size of the maps. The…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Best soundtrack and atmosphere out of all hitman games. Deserves a remaster.”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“— This room... This bullet. There's a bullet for everyone. And a time. And a place. Yes... maybe this is how it has to be. (c) Agent 47. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3426004216”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Stealth · Action · Assassin · Singleplayer · Third Person · Classic · Atmospheric · Great Soundtrack · Dark · Shooter · Difficult · Puzzle (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * * |
| Official site | http://www.hitman.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP Processor: Pentium III 800MHz Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: 100% DirectX 8.1 compatible 3D accelerator video card with at least 32Mb RAM DirectX: Version 8.1 Storage: 2 GB available space