Hitman: Sniper Challenge
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This page is for the 2012 game. For the 2018 game, see HITMAN™: Sniper Assassin.
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| 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 | |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Shooter |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Contemporary, North America |
| Series | Hitman |
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| 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 shooter game in the Hitman series.
Servers for online services were shut down in May 2018, making the leaderboards unavailable.[1]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | |
Only sold with Hitman: Absolution and bundles. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-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) | <Steam-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 | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap with Vsync disabled. Up to 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
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | X-axis can also be inverted. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion | X-axis can also be inverted. |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers |
|---|
| PlayStation controllers |
|---|
| Generic/other controllers |
|---|
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
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 | ||||
| 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 | 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | Dual Core | 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 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 5770 DirectX 11 compatible |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.9.2 | |
| 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 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/205930/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (205930) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Hitman Absolution Service Message - last accessed on 17 May 2023