Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

Steam Deck Playable

Io-Interactive A/S · Stealth · Mar 15, 2007

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $8.99. It has been as low as $0.89.

82%
Very Positive
5k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise10% are divided50% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
More freedom, an incredible amount of missions, a really clever plot, and a great difficulty.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Scoring system is introduced, it's way superior to what we had before, and adds another layer of replayability to the game.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics for the year 2002 are wonderful, the soundtracks are very enjoyable, the atmosphere varies from tunnels, buildings, cities and even more areas, also the countries vary, such as Russia, India, Sicily, etc.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The music is solid, the audio design holds up, and you unlock weapons as you go, which is a neat throwback feature.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters65 reviews
Gameplay55 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface14 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty35 reviews
89%
Combat29 reviews
83%
Bugs25 reviews
64%
Performance18 reviews
61%
Crashes8 reviews
63%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $8.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.89.

6 points recordedtoday · $8.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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