Hitman: Sniper Challenge

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

Hitman: Sniper Challenge

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

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.

Key points

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

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam		Only sold with Hitman: Absolution and bundles.

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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

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/

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.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
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

macOS (OS X)

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