Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

Fair · Shooter · 2007

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

WAIT.

Winter Sale 2026 Dec 17
cut in 8 of 8 sales

Fair today. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17, and it was discounted in 8 of its last 8 seasonal sales; 90% in the Winter Sale 2025.

Today

$8.99Fair

Typical seasonal cut

$0.8990% offFair

Cost per hourS
$0.66/hr
Reviews▼
82% of 4,950
Critics
87 players 5 lower
Genre rank
Top 21% Shooter

Holding it back: Reviews

Watch this gameOne alert at $0.89 or less.

Time and effort

Main story
13.7h
To 100%
19.2h 1.4x the story

Price and sales

Sales
87 on record
Typical cut
80% off
Steam low
$0.89 August 2024
Sale every
49d last October 2026
Lowest now $0.89 at GOGall-time low $0.70 on IsThereAnyDeal

Players and genre

Online
26 now
Cheaper than
60% of its genre
Better reviewed
60% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story

The value story

It has been discounted 87 times in the 14 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 80 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 12 days ago.

Its score puts it in the top 21 percent of the games it competes with. It is cheaper than 60 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Hitman: Blood Money ($0.99, scores 92) beats it on value, while it beats Hitman: Codename 47 ($0.79, scores 31).

More about Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

20 of the 800 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written June 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 60 percent of the 1,144 reviews written there were positive, against 82 percent overall, and those are 30 percent of everything written about it.

Buy now or wait

Buy now or wait

Last discount ended 12 days ago.

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Cost per hour$0.66/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
MonetizationNone
Checked: no in-game purchases or loot boxes. That earns a small credit unless Steam lists in-app purchases
Holding it back
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
For context
Refunds20 of 800 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

What players say

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin is the game that proved Hitman could work. We get to see some proper stealth mechanics and freedom-of-approach across the campaign. The game is quite dated, and I would not recommend it unless you consider yourself a serious Hitman fan or otherwise want to explore all of the games in the series. In my opinion, this is the most difficult Hitman game (Codename 47 is harder to complete, but...
BurbleClurbsRecommendedafter 20h2 found this helpfulRead on Steam
1 more review, not recommended
Well, it works for the most part. Stark improvement over previous game, but still has clunky controls, minimalistic levels and drawn out sequences not accounting for repeat mission walkthroughs (I don't need extra tutorials every time I start up new game to test something). This review is more personal as when you solve the issue of it not working or buggy graphics/inputs, you will either like the game or not. I...
Illusive ManNot recommendedafter 2.0h1 found this helpfulRead on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

About the game

Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Windows only.

No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).

Cite this score

BANG Score badge
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin scores 64/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/6850/hitman-2-silent-assassin
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Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players-5
Critics87
Players82
Metacritic critics · 4,950 Steam player reviews

Details

DeveloperIo-Interactive A/S
PublisherIo-Interactive A/S
GenreShooter
Released2007
Players1.5Mowners, SteamSpy estimate