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 |
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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) release 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 online services were shut down in May 2018, making the Contracts mode unavailable and any Contracts related achievements unachievable.[1]
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Square Enix Forums
Availability
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Elite Edition | |
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| GOG.com | |
Redundant Online UI/functions removed; 6.8 GB smaller install.[2] | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Mac App Store | |
Elite Edition | |
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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 | |
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| Agency Jagd P22G | |
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| Agency SPS 12 | |
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| Bartoli Custom Gun | |
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| Bronson M1928 Gun | |
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| Deus Ex (Adam Jensen) Disguise | |
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| Deus Ex (Adam Jensen) Handgun | |
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| High Roller Disguise | |
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| High Tech Disguise | |
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| Krugermeier 2-2 Gun | |
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| 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
Display settings
Graphical 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 | ||||
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| Russian | ||||
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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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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 |
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| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 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 |
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| 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 | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 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.