HITMAN™ 2 overview

IO Interactive A/S | Nov 13, 2018 | game

Released

121players observed · 22 September 2026 - 12:16:04 UTC

Action Stealth Assassin Singleplayer Third Person

Latest observed players121 · 22 September 2026 - 12:16:04 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak2,275
Units sold (VGI)1,900,000
Revenue (VGI)$23,800,000
Review score91% positive

HITMAN™ 2 dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players121 · 22 September 2026 - 12:16:04 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak2,275
Units sold (VGI)1,900,000
Revenue (VGI)$23,800,000
Review score91% positive
Total reviews74,860
Release dateNov 13, 2018
DeveloperIO Interactive A/S
PublisherIO Interactive A/S

Genres: Action

Company pages: Developer: IO Interactive A/S Publisher: IO Interactive A/S

No longer available on Steam Store. This app is no longer available for purchase on the Steam Store. SteamPulse keeps live player counts, media, metadata, and historical price snapshots where available.

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Game overview

Overview

HITMAN™ 2 comes from IO Interactive A/S and is published by IO Interactive A/S. It arrived on Steam on Nov 13, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, and Steam Cloud. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

HITMAN™ 2's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 121 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:16:04 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2,275. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 91% positive across 74,860 reviews.

Language and system requirements

HITMAN™ 2 is available in 11 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainPolishPortuguese - BrazilRussianSimplified ChineseSpanish - Latin AmericaTraditional Chinese languages with full audio support

12 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940	8 GB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7870	60 GB available space
Windows	Recommended	OS 64-bit Windows 10	Intel CPU Core i7 4790 4 GHz	16 GB RAM	Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD GPU Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB	60 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

HITMAN™ 2 has sold up to 1,900,000 units and has 31,318 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $23,800,000. On Twitch, 2 streamers are live with around 3 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

HITMAN™ 2 overview details

HITMAN™ 2 combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

HYPER DETAILED SANDBOX LOCATIONS Travel to exotic locations around the world and experience rich and detailed environments that are packed full of opportunities. From a high-powered car race in Miami to the hot streets of Mumbai and the dangerous Colombian rainforests, each HITMAN 2 location has been meticulously crafted with an extremely high level of fidelity. FREEDOM OF APPROACH You’re in full control and the world will react to whatever you do. Use stealth techniques, improvisation and all your creativity to take down your targets in spectacular and ingenious ways utilizing an assortment of tools, weapons and unexpected disguises.

SteamPulse editorial summary

HITMAN™ 2 is listed as a game with No longer available on Steam Store. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, and Steam Cloud, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 121 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:16:04 UTC, a tracked peak of 2,275, and 91% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	HITMAN™ 2
Steam App ID	863550
Type	game
Release date	Nov 13, 2018
Developer	IO Interactive A/S
Publisher	IO Interactive A/S
Price	No longer available on Steam Store
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Action
Categories	Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	121 · 22 September 2026 - 12:16:04 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	2,275
Positive reviews	67,973
Negative reviews	6,887
Total reviews	74,860
Positive percent	91%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	31,318
Average playtime	4,340 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Nov 13, 2018
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	25 September 2025 - 11:10:12 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 12:16:04 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 12:16:04 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 12:16:04 UTC

Overview tags

Stealth Assassin Action Singleplayer Third Person Multiplayer Violent Open World Sandbox Strategy Puzzle Gore Shooter Atmospheric Third-Person Shooter

Content descriptors

This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content.

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
The Result of Previous Training	No description
Cleared for Field Duty	No description
Seizing the Opportunity	No description
The Creative Assassin	No description
Unexpected Guest	No description
K-36D	No description
Defection Deterred	No description
Silent Assassin	No description
Security Defeated	No description
Chameleon	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	Not available
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	HITMAN™ 2 © 2018 IO Interactive A/S. IO Interactive, IOI logos, HITMAN 2, HITMAN 2 logos, and WORLD OF ASSASSINATION are trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or exclusively licensed to IO Interactive A/S. Distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/863550
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/863550
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for HITMAN™ 2

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for HITMAN™ 2?

HITMAN™ 2's latest SteamPulse observation records 121 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:16:04 UTC, with a tracked peak of 2,275 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 72 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is HITMAN™ 2 growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 131 players; the highest observed daily value is 212 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for HITMAN™ 2?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (23.4%), United Kingdom (9%), Lithuania (5.4%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (22.5%), United Kingdom (8.1%), China (4.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.7%), United Kingdom (8.8%), China (5.4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (20.8%), China (7.4%), United Kingdom (7.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for HITMAN™ 2?

HITMAN™ 2 currently sits at 91% positive across 74,860 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 67,973 positive reviews and 6,887 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does HITMAN™ 2 have?

HITMAN™ 2 currently has about 288.5K tracked Steam followers as of 19 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 3 live viewers across 2 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for HITMAN™ 2?

HITMAN™ 2 is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

91% positive, 67,973 positive, 6,887 negative

Price and discount

No longer available on Steam Store

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, Full controller support

Achievements

146

Platform releases

Steam 13 November 2018
Xbox 13 November 2018
PlayStation 9 November 2018

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: OS 64-bit Windows 7 Processor: Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7870 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 60 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: OS 64-bit Windows 10 Processor: Intel CPU Core i7 4790 4 GHz Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD GPU Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 60 GB available space

Live Twitch streams

Streamer	Title	Viewers	Language
spacekng	Sneakin' round	2	en
Isolil	Gamer Gaming 2	1	en

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