Unmatched dark, gritty atmosphere
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“I think about this games atmosphere a lot. so cold and uncomfortable. the cutscenes are all so dreamlike.”
Steam review · 11.6 h played ↗
Hitman: Contracts
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%Io-Interactive A/S2014Stealth · Shooter · Action
$8.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A dark, rain-soaked Hitman classic with superb atmosphere, music and level design, but half the missions are remakes and the Steam version often needs community fixes. Skip it if you want polish or a real story.
Great for
Series fans who love dark, gritty atmosphere and slow methodical stealth, and don't mind tinkering with old games
Main risk
The Steam version can be unplayable on modern PCs (frozen movement, crashes) without manual fixes
What players love
Excellent Jesper Kyd soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Best soundtrack and atmosphere out of all hitman games.”
Steam review · 20.7 h played ↗
Great mission design and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Replay value. Plenty of ways to get to and kill your targets.”
Steam review · 10.1 h played ↗
Improved remakes of Codename 47 levels
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“they actually remade the codename 47 maps to actually be tolerable lol.”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗
Better mechanics and AI than earlier games
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Agent 47 can finally run around without being turned into swiss cheese!”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗
Standout levels like Meat King's Party
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Worth playing for the Meat King's Party mission”
Steam review · 13.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Broken on modern PCs (frozen movement)
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Even walking in the very first scene is impossible. the closer i got to the door, the slower 47 got, before stopping completely.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Crashes, freezes and launch failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“It crashed 6x when I tried loading to begin with.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Aged, clunky and weak story
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Probably the the clunkiest game I've ever played in my life.”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
Inconsistent, unfair stealth AI and detection
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Randomly, for absolutely no reason at all, "Your cover is blown." would pop up on the screen and enemies start to hunt you.”
Steam review · 16 h played ↗
Needs fixes and mods to work
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Required to edit files to make this ♥♥♥♥♥♥ work”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Half the game is remade Codename 47 missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“half of the missions in this game are "re-imagined" versions from the first game.”
Steam review · 16.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 98/2000/ME/XP
ProcessorPentium III 800MHz
Memory256 MB RAM
Graphics100% DirectX 8.1 compatible 3D accelerator video card with at least 32Mb RAM
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 98/2000/ME/XP
ProcessorPentium III 800MHz
Memory256 MB RAM
Graphics100% DirectX 8.1 compatible 3D accelerator video card with at least 32Mb RAM
Storage2 GB available space
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