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Hitman: Contracts

Io-Interactive A/S · 2014-01-21

SteamGOG

Action

Franchise: Hitman · Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 20, 2004 (Mac), Apr 20, 2004 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 20, 2004 (Xbox), Apr 20, 2004 (PlayStation 2)

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 contract, signed in blood.

21
playing now
87%
positive of 3.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (322 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$8.99
steam price (US)

21 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Hitman: Contracts is a 2004 stealth video game developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the third installment in the Hitman video game series, and serves as both a remake of Hitman: Codename 47 (2000) and sequel to Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002), incorporating gameplay elements introduced in the latter into missions from the first game, which have been remastered with enhanced graphics. The game also includes several new missions, which serve as flashbacks experienced by the cloned assassin Agent 47 after almost being killed following a mission.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 21 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 322 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~40/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 91k–219k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,651 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$0.76-92%
GameBillet$0.85-91%
IndieGala$0.89-90%
WinGameStore$0.89-90%
GOG$0.89-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.89-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.66 at GameBillet (2024-09-27) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 69 of 110 observed days · $0.19 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
626220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2972026-08-06 22:00 — 20 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 21 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 24 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 14 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 22 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 27 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 28 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 21 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 13 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 20 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 15 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 26 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 27 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 11 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 16 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 22 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 16 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 15 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 23 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 8 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 11 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 17 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 21 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$10.33$0.692015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-03-14 — best price $1.742015-06-01 — best price $3.492015-09-08 — best price $1.742016-01-25 — best price $6.992016-06-23 — best price $1.742017-03-16 — best price $6.292018-04-25 — best price $8.992018-11-19 — best price $1.742019-04-22 — best price $1.802019-10-28 — best price $6.992020-02-05 — best price $8.902020-05-11 — best price $8.992020-08-14 — best price $8.992020-10-13 — best price $8.992020-12-01 — best price $6.982021-04-24 — best price $9.992021-09-17 — best price $1.252021-12-23 — best price $0.892022-05-15 — best price $8.992022-08-01 — best price $8.992022-11-04 — best price $8.992023-05-08 — best price $2.692023-09-15 — best price $7.172023-12-10 — best price $8.992024-04-11 — best price $8.992024-07-25 — best price $0.892024-11-13 — best price $8.992025-03-15 — best price $0.902025-06-11 — best price $0.892025-09-11 — best price $8.992025-12-01 — best price $7.532026-03-24 — best price $0.902026-07-13 — best price $8.992026-08-30 — best price $0.85
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.7k1372026-05-30 — 423 pageviews2026-06-02 — 375 pageviews2026-06-05 — 304 pageviews2026-06-08 — 483 pageviews2026-06-11 — 312 pageviews2026-06-14 — 295 pageviews2026-06-17 — 300 pageviews2026-06-20 — 229 pageviews2026-06-23 — 205 pageviews2026-06-26 — 256 pageviews2026-06-29 — 245 pageviews2026-07-02 — 223 pageviews2026-07-05 — 241 pageviews2026-07-08 — 199 pageviews2026-07-11 — 198 pageviews2026-07-14 — 185 pageviews2026-07-17 — 172 pageviews2026-07-20 — 189 pageviews2026-07-23 — 182 pageviews2026-07-26 — 202 pageviews2026-07-29 — 213 pageviews2026-08-01 — 187 pageviews2026-08-04 — 178 pageviews2026-08-07 — 171 pageviews2026-08-10 — 179 pageviews2026-08-13 — 169 pageviews2026-08-16 — 189 pageviews2026-08-19 — 178 pageviews2026-08-22 — 166 pageviews2026-08-25 — 171 pageviews2026-08-27 — 151 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS3 (PlayStation)15,23526%29

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

DarkCrimeActionPuzzleClassicShooterStealthAssassinDifficultAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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