Creative sandbox freedom
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“There are countless ways to finish each level. That variety is the main reason the game is so good.”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
HITMAN™ 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%IO Interactive A/S2018Stealth · Sandbox · Action
The verdict
A superb stealth sandbox with huge, replayable levels, but it's delisted and its content is mostly locked behind DLC you can no longer buy. Skip it and get World of Assassination instead.
Great for
Players who love creative stealth sandboxes and replaying huge levels, who already own the DLC or the WoA package
Main risk
Owning it gives you just a demo-like first mission, and the missing DLC can't be bought anymore
What changed in the last 30 days
11 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews say the game shows missions you can't play and can't be bought, forcing a rebuy via World of Assassination. Few recent reviews, so moderate confidence.
11 recent reviews
What players love
Huge, detailed, excellent level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The best maps in the entire trilogy, bar none.”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗
Very high replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Replay ability is top tier.”
Steam review · 103.4 h played ↗
Funny, silly kills and disguises
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“You leave a level, killing every target with fish and heat seeking briefcases.”
Steam review · 114.6 h played ↗
Quality improvement over the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“A wonderful continuation of the ideas from 2016, with even more ways to eliminate targets and expanded mechanics.”
Steam review · translated · 146.8 h played ↗
Great visuals and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“great graphics even on bad hardware”
Steam review · 19.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Delisted and forced rebuy via World of Assassination
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Bait-and-switch. There are missions missing from Hitman 2. You'll have to buy them again as DLC, even though you already own them.”
Steam review · 22.4 h played ↗
Content locked behind unavailable DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“This is a demo, not a game. Just tutorial is available, and the core game itself, which happens to be sold in episodes, can no longer be acquired.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Confusing editions and predatory sales model
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Trying to figure out which parts of this game to purchase is quite possibly the most challenging puzzle I have ever been faced with.”
Steam review · 17.5 h played ↗
Always-online requirement and data collection
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“the online requirement for a single-player game is just absurd. If you want to play offline or just their server is under maintenance, you cannot access any online features”
Steam review · 12.3 h played ↗
Repetitive, grindy mastery and replay push
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“This game feels like an achievement-unlock simulator, not an assassination simulator.”
Steam review · 16.6 h played ↗
Dumb, inconsistent enemy AI and stealth
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Shoot with silenced pistol and everyone hear it.”
Steam review · 12.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support60 GB
Minimum
OSOS 64-bit Windows 7
ProcessorIntel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7870
Storage60 GB available space
Recommended
OSOS 64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorIntel CPU Core i7 4790 4 GHz
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GPU GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD GPU Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB
Storage60 GB available space
OSOS 64-bit Windows 7
ProcessorIntel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7870
Storage60 GB available space
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