Hitman: Absolution
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Developers | |
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IO Interactive | |
Windows | Nixxes Software |
macOS (OS X) | Feral Interactive |
Publishers | |
Square Enix | |
OS X | Feral Interactive |
Engines | |
Glacier 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 20, 2012 |
macOS (OS X) | May 15, 2014 |
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 | |
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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 |
Key points
- Servers for the Contracts mode were shut down in May 2018.[1]
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Square Enix Forums
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Developer website | Elite Edition | |||
Amazon.co.uk | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | Redundant Online UI/functions removed; 6.8 GB smaller install.[2] | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Mac App Store | Elite Edition | |||
Steam |
Version differences
- Hitman Absolution: Professional Edition includes 72-page Digital Artbook, The Making Hitman Absolution video, and the Agency Gun Pack DLC.
- Hitman Absolution: Elite Edition includes the Professional Edition and all DLC.
- The OS X version includes all Elite Edition content.
- All purchases except the GOG version[3] now include Hitman: Sniper Challenge[4] which was previously a pre-order exclusive.
- Japanese language support is only available in Japan; this version only includes Japanese text and Japanese and English audio.
DLC and expansion packs
- Purchasing DLC is no longer possible due to the Contracts mode servers being shut down.
Name | Notes | |
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Agency HX UMP | ||
Agency Jagd P22G | ||
Agency SPS 12 | ||
Bartoli Custom Gun | ||
Bronson M1928 Gun | ||
Deus Ex (Adam Jensen) Disguise | ||
Deus Ex (Adam Jensen) Handgun | ||
High Roller Disguise | ||
High Tech Disguise | ||
Krugermeier 2-2 Gun | ||
Public Enemy Disguise |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IO Interactive\Hitman Absolution |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Hitman Absolution/Preferences Data |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/203140/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\205930\remote\ |
GOG.com | %APPDATA%\IO Interactive\HM5\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/com.feralinteractive.hitmanabsolution |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/203140/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Japan only; only includes Japanese text and English and Japanese audio. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Turkish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Hitman Absolution. |
Issues fixed
No sound
Disable surround sound on audio drivers[5] |
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FPS Drop/Issues
Disable MSAA in Display Options[citation needed] |
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Game doesn't show up in Windows 8.1
- In Windows 8.1, sometimes the game will appear to start minimized, and any attempts at restoring the game will not work.
Disable Exclusive Fullscreen[citation needed] |
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DX 11 Crashes on Nvidia GeForce 500 and 600 series
Increase Vcore to the GPU slightly or Drop the GPU Clocks[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista, 7 | 7 64-bit |
Processor (CPU) | True dual core CPU (Intel, AMD) | Intel Core i7 AMD Athlon II X4 |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 24 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600 AMD equivalent 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 5770 DirectX 11 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.9.2 Mavericks | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 24 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 512 MB of VRAM | 1 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/203140/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (203140) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.