HITMAN™
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (39%); after 20h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- 29% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Cleared for Field Duty” (Complete The Final Test in the Prologue): only 72% of starters get there.
- 82% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 37,234 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 234 reviews: 18.6h for positive, 12.2h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (82.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Cleared for Field Duty Complete The Final Test in the Prologue. Most players quit here 72% −28
- When No One Else Dares Complete The Showstopper. 60% −11
- Die by the Sword Complete World of Tomorrow. 49% −12
- Too Big to Fail Complete A Gilded Cage. 41% −8
- Shining Bright Complete Club 27. 36% −5
- Guerrilla Warfare Complete Freedom Fighters. 31% −5
- A Long Time Coming Complete Situs Inversus. 29% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (69)
story milestone ending side
- Shhhh Pacify any individual. 100%
- Unseen Assassin Assassinate a Target without getting spotted. 77%
- The Result of Previous Training Complete Freeform Training in the Prologue. 76%
- Chameleon Change your disguise during The Final Test. 75%
- Cleared for Field Duty Complete The Final Test in the Prologue. 72%
- Seizing the Opportunity Complete any Opportunity in The Final Test. 66%
- When No One Else Dares Complete The Showstopper. 60%
- Die by the Sword Complete World of Tomorrow. 49%
- K-36D Assassinate Jasper Knight with a sabotaged ejector seat. 41%
- Too Big to Fail Complete A Gilded Cage. 41%
- Tools of the Trade Assassinate Targets with Ballistic, Accident and Explosion Kills. 40%
- Shining Bright Complete Club 27. 36%
- Silent Assassin Complete The Final Test unspotted. Kill only Jasper Knight, ensuring his body is not found. 34%
- Guerrilla Warfare Complete Freedom Fighters. 31%
- A Long Time Coming Complete Situs Inversus. 29%
- Security Defeated Arrange matters so that a guard finds a discarded weapon and moves it into the hangar. 25%
- Unexpected Guest Disguise yourself as Mr. Norfolk and assassinate Kalvin Ritter. 24%
- Well Prepared Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Paris. 24%
- Plan Ahead Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Sapienza. 21%
- The Showstopper Assassinate Viktor Novikov in a light rig accident. 15%
- Meeting the Rieper Become Tobias Rieper. 13%
- Scouting for Talent Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Bangkok. 12%
- Careful Planning Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Marrakesh. 11%
- A Night at the Movies Complete The Icon. 11%
- Come Prepared Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Hokkaido. 11%
- A NEW Profile Complete a Featured Contract. 10%
- Joint Operation Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Colorado. 10%
- City of Light Reach Paris Mastery Level 20. 10%
- Defection Deterred Arrange matters so that the KGB Colonel kills Jasper Knight. 9.4%
- Bravissimo Complete Landslide. 9.3%
- Moroccan Nights Complete A House Built on Sand. 8.8%
- Training Escalated Complete Level 5 of an Escalation Contract set in the ICA Facility. 8.3%
- Master of Old and New Serve Yamazaki Fugu poisoned sushi and eliminate Soders with the robotic arms. 8.2%
- Amalfi Pearl Reach Sapienza Mastery Level 20. 7.9%
- So Many Ways to Stop the Show Complete all Opportunities in The Showstopper. 7.6%
- Sapienza Escalated Complete Level 5 of an Escalation Contract set in Sapienza. 6.6%
- Paris Escalated Complete Level 5 of an Escalation Contract set in Paris. 6.3%
- .50 Personal Touch Assassinate Zaydan, as the prisoner, Strandberg during his massage, and both with the APC turret. 6.2%
- The Sensei Complete all Opportunities in Situs Inversus. 6.2%
- Flatline Imagine meeting you here. 5.8%
- Not in the Guidebook Complete all Opportunities in World of Tomorrow. 5.6%
- Sayōnara Reach Hokkaido Mastery Level 20. 5.6%
- Ancient Marrakesh Reach Marrakesh Mastery Level 20. 5.5%
- One Night in Bangkok Reach Bangkok Mastery Level 20. 5.4%
- The Creative Assassin Complete the Contract Creation Tutorial. 5.2%
- A Feather In Your Cap Complete all Opportunities in Freedom Fighters. 5.2%
- Perfectionist Complete Suit Only and Silent Assassin Challenges on The Icon, A House Built on Sand or Landslide. 5.1%
- Guest Starring Complete all Opportunities in Club 27. 5.1%
- Soup Sandwich Ram Rose and Parvati, make Berg blow himself up and drown Graves. 5.1%
- Mission Complete Reach Colorado Mastery Level 20. 5.0%
- Let No Joyful Voice be Heard Awaken the Kraken! 4.8%
- Tourist Attractions Complete all Opportunities in A Gilded Cage. 4.8%
- Touring the Film Set Complete all Opportunities in The Icon. 4.8%
- Top of the Class Set the high score on a Contract. 4.6%
- Unfortunate Fortune Demonstrate generosity. 4.6%
- Stealing the Spotlight Assassinate Bosco with the monster teeth, in a pyrotechnics explosion, and in a fire. 4.4%
- Contract Assassin Complete 10 Contracts. 4.3%
- The Sapienza Trinity Eliminate Silvio during therapy, down his plane with a cannon and shoot him through the telescope. 4.3%
- Marrakesh Escalated Complete Level 5 of an Escalation Contract set in Marrakesh. 4.3%
- Hokkaido Escalated Complete level 5 of an Escalation Contract set in Hokkaido. 4.3%
- A Golden Opportunity Complete all Opportunities in A House Built on Sand. 4.1%
- Bangkok Escalated Complete level 5 of an Escalation Contract set in Bangkok. 4.1%
- Finito Complete all Opportunities in Landslide. 4.1%
- Colorado Escalated Complete level 5 of an Escalation Contract set in Colorado. 4.0%
- Your Vote Counts Eliminate Abiatti by impalement, pen and fireworks explosion. 3.9%
- Drop the Bass Eliminate both Morgan and Cross in a fall accident and both by dropping a coconut on their heads. 3.8%
- Elephants Never Forget Poach Ivory. 3.7%
- A Series of Unfortunate Events Eliminate Mendola with the crystal ball, Kong in an electrocution, and both by poisoning the pipe. 3.5%
- Giddy Up Yee-haw to the hoedown. 3.4%