Great soundtrack and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“It has one of the best soundtracks in the series”
Steam review · 23.9 h played ↗
Hitman: Codename 47
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 70%Mostly Positive · 70%IO Interactive A/S2007Stealth · Third-Person Shooter · Action
$7.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A brutal, clunky 2000 stealth original with great atmosphere, music and a few classic missions. No mid-mission saves, vague objectives and awkward controls make it a hard sell for all but series fans.
Great for
Hitman completionists and retro stealth fans who enjoy trial-and-error puzzle missions
Main risk
No mid-mission saves, cryptic objectives and clunky controls make it a frustrating slog
What players love
Charming jank and nostalgia
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“God, this game is so hecking jank. Yet it has a charm that's hard to explain.”
Steam review · 13.7 h played ↗
Historic birth of social stealth
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Hitman was the first proper 3D game to build its core gameplay around this mechanic”
Steam review · 40.9 h played ↗
Interesting origin story for Agent 47
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Really cool origin for 47, the story is great”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Rewarding, challenging puzzle-like missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“its rough you restart 100 times to win 1 level but when you win it feels so rewarding”
Steam review · 11.9 h played ↗
Some standout levels (Hong Kong, Budapest hotel)
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“The Hong Kong and Budapest missions are just SO much better designed in Codename 47.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky, awkward controls
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“why does S make you walk forward, and W make you run!?”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Cryptic missions, guide needed
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“after that, all are bad, confusing, unintuitive, seems like they didnt do any playtesting at all”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
No saves or checkpoints
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Despite all this, there are no mid-level saves. This is a game that does not respect your time.”
Steam review · 60.4 h played ↗
Crashes and bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the game crashes far too often, which seriously hurts the overall experience”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Hard to run on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“it doesn't scale for resolutions higher than 800X600”
Steam review · 8.5 h played ↗
Erratic, unfair enemy AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“random schizophrenic guards that will shoot you because they feel like youre plotting”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable400 MB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft Windows 95/98/ME
ProcessorPentium II 300 MHz
Memory64 MB RAM
Graphics100% DirectX 7.0a-compatible 3d Accelerated Card with 12MB VRAM
Storage400 MB available space
Recommended
OSMicrosoft Windows 95/98/ME
ProcessorPentium III equivalent or greater
Memory128 MB RAM
Graphics100% DirectX 7.0a-compatible 3d Accelerated Card with 32 MB VRAM
Storage400 MB available space
OSMicrosoft Windows 95/98/ME
ProcessorPentium II 300 MHz
Memory64 MB RAM
Graphics100% DirectX 7.0a-compatible 3d Accelerated Card with 12MB VRAM
Storage400 MB available space
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