Outside of the eight mainline releases, the Hitman franchise includes three spin-off games, two novels, and a comic book miniseries. Players can make use of a variety of skills and tools to traverse each level undetected, such as taking disguises to blend in plain sight and using suppressed weaponry. Players are given the freedom to complete their missions in whichever manner they wish however, most of the time, a stealth approach is recommended. Whilst controlling Agent 47, the player is tasked with assassinating various targets from around the world, with locations with a variety of non-playable characters. Most of the games in the Hitman series feature semi- open world environments and are played from the third-person perspective, though some games include an option for first-person. In 2022, IO rebranded Hitman 3 as "World of Assassination" players of the third title are able to play the previous two games, free of charge. Hitman 3 (2021), was published and developed by IO Interactive and finished the story the previous two titles set up. Hitman 2 dropped its episodic release, this time opting for all its content to be released at once, except for downloable content. Interactive Entertainment, after being dropped by Square Enix, continuing the story its predecessor began. Two years later, Hitman 2 (2018) was released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows, published by Warner Bros. The game was released episodically, and was a soft-reboot to the series which saw the return to the typical Hitman gameplay. Absolution received a polarized reception for deviating from the typical Hitman gameplay with a more linear structure.Īfter another hiatus, the next game, titled Hitman (2016), was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows. After a six-year hiatus, Hitman: Absolution (2012), published by Square Enix (after their 2009 acquisition of Eidos Interactive), was released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, and OS X. Hitman: Blood Money (2006) was released for all the previous consoles and Windows, as well as the Xbox 360. The next game, Hitman: Contracts (2004), was released for Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. It was followed by Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002) for GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Windows. The first Hitman game, Hitman: Codename 47, was developed by IO Interactive (IO), published by Eidos Interactive, and was released for Windows in 2000.
Gameplay focuses heavily on a form of stealth. The player controls a clone assassin called Agent 47, who is assigned by the International Contract Agency to eliminate targets from around the world. Hitman is a stealth video game franchise created by IO Interactive.
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