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Latest revision as of 09:10, 23 June 2024

This page is for the 2012 game. For the 2018 game, see HITMAN™: Sniper Assassin.

Hitman: Sniper Challenge
Hitman: Sniper Challenge cover
Developers
IO Interactive
Windows Nixxes Software
Publishers
Former Square Enix
Current IO Interactive
Engines
Glacier 2
Release dates
Windows August 1, 2012
macOS (OS X) May 15, 2014
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, Shooter, Stealth, TPS
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary, North America
Series Hitman
Hitman: Sniper Challenge on HowLongToBeat
Hitman: Sniper Challenge on IGDB
Hitman: Sniper Challenge on MobyGames
Hitman: Sniper Challenge on Wikipedia
Hitman
Hitman: Codename 47 2000
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin 2002
Hitman: Contracts 2004
Hitman: Blood Money 2006
Hitman: Sniper Challenge 2012
Hitman: Absolution 2012
Hitman GO 2015
Hitman 2016
Hitman 2 2018
Hitman: World of Assassination 2021

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Hitman: Sniper Challenge is a singleplayer first-person and third-person action, FPS, shooter, stealth and TPS game in the Hitman series.

Servers for online services were shut down in May 2018, making the leaderboards unavailable.[1]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Only sold with Hitman: Absolution and bundles.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/205930/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\205930\remote
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/205930/pfx/[Note 1]
Shares save game data with Hitman: Absolution.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Shares save game cloud with Hitman: Absolution.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
On/off toggle.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No frame rate or refresh rate cap with Vsync disabled. Up to a 144 FPS limit can be set that only activates when Vsync is enabled.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Fan - #1
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 10, 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX, Shroud cloth simulation engine PhysX v2.8.4.4
Audio FMOD v4.38.07, older version than used in parent-game Hitman: Absolution.
Interface Scaleform
Cutscenes Bink Video v1.9.99.0

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista
Processor (CPU) Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 24 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8600
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 10 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.9.2
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 24 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Hitman Absolution Service Message - last accessed on 17 May 2023