Hitman 2
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| Developers | |
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| IO Interactive | |
| Publishers | |
| Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | |
| Engines | |
| Glacier 2 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 13, 2018 |
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| 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 |
This page is for the 2018 game. For the 2002 game, see Hitman 2: Silent Assassin.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GamersGate | |
Silver Edition, Gold Edition | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
Silver Edition, Gold Edition | |
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| Humble Store | |
Silver Edition, Gold Edition | |
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| Steam | |
Silver and Gold Edition also available | |
- All versions required Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM[1]
Version differences
Hitman: Sniper Assassin
- Standalone version of the 'Sniper Assassin' game mode of Hitman 2, made available as an early access pre-order bonus. This separate digital download was removed and made unplayable following the early access release of the game on November 8, 2018.[2][3][4]
Essential improvements
Skip launcher
Use the -skip_launcher command line argument[5]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IO Interactive\HITMAN2 |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/863550/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\863550\remote\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/863550/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
External graphics settings.
Input settings
General controller settings.
Keyboard and mouse key bindings.
Xbox One controller scheme.
DualShock 4 controller scheme.
Audio settings
In-game audio settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish |
Issues unresolved
Crash to desktop on Nvidia chipsets
- The following bugs were originally reported for the pre-launch version of the game included with the Gold Edition.
| Downgrade graphics drivers<[6] |
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Note
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Stuttering during in-game cutscenes
- Users have reported stuttering when the game still needs to download an additional 35 GB when launched, and another 45 GB if a user bought the Legacy DLC.[7]
| Wait for content to download in-game[8] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 | Despite Hitman: Sniper Assassin including DirectX 12 as an option, this was not included in the full version of the game.[9] |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | 7, 8, 8.1, 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940 |
Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 60 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7870 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R9 290 |
- A 64-bit system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/863550/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (863550) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Denuvo Support Page - last accessed on 2018-11-09
- ↑ SteamDB - HITMAN™: Sniper Assassin - Change #5359353 - last accessed on 2018-11-09
- ↑ IO Interactive - HITMAN 2 – Countdown to Launch - last accessed on 2018-11-09
- ↑ Steam Discussions - HITMAN™: Sniper Assassin - Not able to play yet? - last accessed on 2018-11-09
- ↑ Verified by User:Silent on 2018-11-09
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - Crash to desktop with no error message SOLVED (Nvidia users) - last accessed on 2018-11-11
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - Stuttering in game - last accessed on 2018-11-11
- "you can start playing the game when you have 35gb downloaded, the full game is 60, and another 45 for legacy"
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - Stuttering in game - last accessed on 2018-11-11
- "it stuttred for the first 2 hours while it was downloading, its smooth now 90 fps, everthing set to ultra at 2560x1440"
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-11-09
- Verified manually. GraphicsAPI reg key that was used to enable DirectX 12 in Hitman: Sniper Assassin have no effect on Hitman 2.