Hitman World of Assassination
2023
- shooter
- tactical
- adventure
- action
- thriller
- stealth
- sandbox
- single player
The story
Become Agent 47 in the ultimate spy-thriller adventure across more than 20 locations. Hitman World of Assassination brings together the best of Hitman, Hitman 2 and Hitman 3 including the main campaign, contracts mode, escalations, elusive target arcades and Hitman: Freelancer.
What it’s like
Sun-drenched European estates, rain-slicked Parisian streets, and cold, sterile lab interiors make up a palette of earthy greens, marble whites and flashes of crimson, with the camera hanging back at a comfortable third-person distance. Sound is a mix of murmuring crowds, clinking glasses, distant piano and tense, low-register strings that swell when a guard turns the corner. Pacing is deliberate and watchful: you spend long stretches observing routines, eavesdropping on conversations, and planning a route, then a sharp burst of improvisation when something goes wrong. The vibe is cool, clinical and playful, a patient puzzle-box with a dry sense of humour rather than a grim slog. Violence is central but stylised and mostly clinical; killings are quick and often disguised as accidents, with blood kept minimal and no sexual content. Its tension is in the planning rather than gore, and its cruelty is cold and off-screen. It suits a long evening alone, a sandbox weekend, or a mind that enjoys solving spaces slowly. It is for players who want a methodical, replayable stealth puzzle with a sense of theatre.
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