The Game Census
Hitman: Absolution™ cover art

Hitman: Absolution™

Io-Interactive A/S · 2012-11-19

SteamGOGXboxMicrosoft Store

Action

Franchise: Hitman · Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 30, 2025 (Android), Nov 20, 2012 (Xbox 360), Oct 16, 2025 (iOS), Nov 19, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 20, 2012 (PlayStation 3), May 14, 2014 (Mac)

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.

256
playing now
93%
positive of 63k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (16 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (672 ratings)
14h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 72h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

256 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

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 PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360. On 15 May 2014, Hitman: Absolution – Elite Edition was released for macOS by Feral Interactive; it contains all previously released downloadable content, including Hitman: Sniper Challenge, a "making of" documentary, and a 72-page artbook. On 11 January 2019, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released enhanced versions of Absolution and Blood Money for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as part of the Hitman HD Enhanced Collection.

Trailer

Hitman: Absolution™ trailer thumbnail

Hitman: Absolution - Launch Trailer

≈489 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 256 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,971 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~621/week).
  • · Review velocity up 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 2.5M–5.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 63,481 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$1.65-92%
Fanatical$1.69-92%
GOG$1.99-90%
IndieGala$1.99-90%
WinGameStore$1.99-90%
GOG$1.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.47 at GameBillet (2024-09-27) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 80 of 124 observed days · $0.18 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.6k1.6k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 453 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 441 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 841 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 504 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 425 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 460 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 496 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 976 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 559 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 455 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 587 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 426 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 306 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,087 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 981 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 790 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 496 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 446 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,581 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 604 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 497 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 582 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 396 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 572 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 516 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 894 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 514 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 681 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 643 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 966 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 527 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 550 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 551 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 402 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 29 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5921872026-08-06 21:00 — 438 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 261 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 501 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 462 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 268 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 560 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 469 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 333 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 567 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 434 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 220 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 477 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 383 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 239 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 434 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 377 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 193 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 457 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 484 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 202 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 375 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 443 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 207 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 393 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 440 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 187 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 307 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 438 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 256 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.55$1.342015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-03-04 — best price $17.052015-05-03 — best price $19.992015-07-08 — best price $23.142015-11-02 — best price $7.992016-02-06 — best price $4.992016-07-14 — best price $19.992017-01-30 — best price $19.992017-09-28 — best price $4.852018-10-04 — best price $20.832019-04-01 — best price $4.902019-08-08 — best price $4.992020-01-09 — best price $4.992020-04-03 — best price $4.992020-06-25 — best price $2.992020-08-20 — best price $15.952020-10-19 — best price $19.992020-12-10 — best price $19.992021-02-01 — best price $19.992021-04-08 — best price $19.992021-05-31 — best price $17.882021-09-16 — best price $1.992021-12-02 — best price $19.992022-04-18 — best price $3.992022-07-08 — best price $16.882022-10-06 — best price $16.882023-03-17 — best price $15.952023-07-21 — best price $3.332023-11-13 — best price $19.992024-01-25 — best price $3.992024-04-29 — best price $13.492024-08-17 — best price $15.952024-12-19 — best price $13.492025-04-04 — best price $1.352025-06-26 — best price $18.992025-10-01 — best price $2.002025-12-11 — best price $1.992026-03-25 — best price $2.002026-06-25 — best price $1.752026-08-30 — best price $1.65
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.4k2512026-06-01 — 816 pageviews2026-06-04 — 662 pageviews2026-06-07 — 876 pageviews2026-06-10 — 611 pageviews2026-06-13 — 524 pageviews2026-06-16 — 453 pageviews2026-06-19 — 403 pageviews2026-06-22 — 397 pageviews2026-06-25 — 403 pageviews2026-06-28 — 383 pageviews2026-07-01 — 424 pageviews2026-07-04 — 392 pageviews2026-07-07 — 383 pageviews2026-07-10 — 317 pageviews2026-07-13 — 313 pageviews2026-07-16 — 316 pageviews2026-07-19 — 316 pageviews2026-07-22 — 251 pageviews2026-07-25 — 273 pageviews2026-07-28 — 331 pageviews2026-07-31 — 302 pageviews2026-08-03 — 321 pageviews2026-08-06 — 281 pageviews2026-08-09 — 356 pageviews2026-08-12 — 265 pageviews2026-08-15 — 276 pageviews2026-08-18 — 295 pageviews2026-08-21 — 264 pageviews2026-08-24 — 319 pageviews2026-08-27 — 291 pageviews2026-08-28 — 252 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

23402026-08-29 02:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 234 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
84.9%
earned "Heavy Burden "
39.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CrimeActionShooterStealthAssassinTacticalCinematicDifficultStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

Immortal: UnchainedOmensight: Definitive EditionTom Clancy's Ghost Recon® WildlandsCitadel: Forged with FireTom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗Wikipedia ↗