HITMAN™ 2
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (19%); after 10h it's 1 in 16 (6%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 61% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
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 75,363 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 142 reviews: 22.6h for positive, 7.9h 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 (61.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (146)
story milestone ending side
- Shhhh Pacify any individual. 100%
- Infiltrator Complete Nightcall. 83%
- Unseen Assassin Assassinate a Target without getting spotted. 62%
- Chameleon Change your disguise during The Final Test. 47%
- Cleared for Field Duty Complete The Final Test in the Prologue. 44%
- The Result of Previous Training Complete Freeform Training in the Prologue. 43%
- Seizing the Opportunity Complete any Mission Story in The Final Test. 42%
- Damage Control Complete The Finish Line. 41%
- Tools of the Trade Assassinate Targets with Ballistic, Accident and Explosion Kills. 36%
- K-36D Assassinate Jasper Knight with a sabotaged ejector seat. 36%
- Tactical Strike Complete Three-Headed Serpent. 35%
- Blunt Trauma Trawl the beach. 31%
- Pirate Hunter Complete Chasing a Ghost. 31%
- Long Shot Complete Another Life. 29%
- Lone Wolf Complete The Last Yardbird in Single Player. 27%
- This is Maintenance Complete The Ark Society. 26%
- Silent Assassin Complete The Final Test unspotted. Kill only Jasper Knight, ensuring his body is not found. 22%
- When No One Else Dares Complete The Showstopper. 21%
- Break the Bank Complete Golden Handshake. 20%
- Die by the Sword Complete World of Tomorrow. 18%
- Security Defeated Arrange matters so that a guard finds a discarded weapon and moves it into the hangar. 18%
- Local Knowledge Reach Hawke's Bay Mastery Level 5. 17%
- Event Planner Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Miami. 17%
- Too Big to Fail Complete A Gilded Cage. 17%
- Shining Bright Complete Club 27. 16%
- Unexpected Guest Disguise yourself as Mr. Norfolk and assassinate Kalvin Ritter. 16%
- A Long Time Coming Complete Situs Inversus. 16%
- Save the Poet Complete The Pen and the Sword in Single Player. 15%
- Guerrilla Warfare Complete Freedom Fighters. 15%
- Island and Chill Complete The Last Resort. 13%
- Come Prepared Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Hawke's Bay. 13%
- Strategic Disadvantage Complete Nightcall on Master Difficulty. 13%
- Recon Specialist Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Santa Fortuna. 13%
- Well Prepared Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Paris. 12%
- Full Value Complete all Mission Stories in The Finish Line. 12%
- The Showstopper Assassinate Viktor Novikov in a light rig accident. 12%
- Party Planner Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Isle of Sgàil. 12%
- House Cleaning Eliminate Reynard while Orson showers, from the roof of the panic room, and with a pillow. 12%
- Urban Planner Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Mumbai. 12%
- Plan Ahead Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Sapienza. 12%
- Doing the Rounds Trap Zoe in the effigy, strangle Sophia with the necklace, force the Constant to come quietly. 12%
- Come Prepared Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Hokkaido. 10%
- Defection Deterred Arrange matters so that the KGB Colonel eliminates Jasper Knight. 10%
- Scouting for Talent Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Bangkok. 10%
- Showrunner Complete The Finish Line on Master Difficulty. 10%
- Community Planner Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Whittleton Creek. 10%
- Heads Will Roll Complete all Mission Stories in Three-Headed Serpent. 10%
- Meeting the Rieper Become Tobias Rieper. 10%
- Training Escalated Complete Level 5 of an Escalation Contract set in the ICA Facility. 10%
- Falcon and the Snowman Complete Crime and Punishment in Single Player. 9.8%
- Miami Wise Reach Miami Mastery Level 20. 9.8%
- Joint Operation Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Colorado. 9.6%
- Master of Old and New Serve Yamazaki Fugu poisoned sushi and eliminate Soders with the robotic arms. 9.6%
- Lock, Stock, and Barrel Complete all Mission Stories in Golden Handshake. 9.6%
- Busy Schedule Complete all Mission Stories in Chasing a Ghost. 9.6%
- So Many Ways to Stop the Show Complete all Mission Stories in The Showstopper. 9.6%
- Careful Planning Select a Starting Location and use an Agency Pickup to smuggle an item into Marrakesh. 9.6%
- Under the Radar Select a Starting Location and use an Informant to smuggle an item into Milton-Fitzpatrick. 9.5%
- City of Light Reach Paris Mastery Level 20. 9.5%
- A Night at the Movies Complete The Icon. 9.5%
- Domestic Accidents Eliminate Cassidy with laser wires, while fumigated, and take down Janus in a mole hole explosion. 9.3%
- There Goes the Neighborhood Complete all Mission Stories in Another Life. 9.3%
- Pillar of the Community Reach Whittleton Creek Mastery Level 15. 9.3%
- Anti-Survivalist Complete all Mission Stories in The Ark Society. 9.3%
- Silent Sniper Complete The Last Yardbird as Silent Assassin. 9.3%
- Deadly Duo Complete The Last Yardbird in Multiplayer. 9.3%
- Amalfi Pearl Reach Sapienza Mastery Level 20. 9.3%
- Bravissimo Complete Landslide. 9.3%
- A New Profile Complete a Featured Contract. 9.1%
- Blaze of Glory Blow up Sierra Knox in her car, on the podium, and eliminate Robert Knox with his android. 9.1%
- Ghost of the Jungle Complete Three-Headed Serpent on Master Difficulty. 9.1%
- The Sensei Complete all Mission Stories in Situs Inversus. 8.8%
- Completionist Complete all Nightcall Challenges. 8.8%
- Dark Tourist Reach Santa Fortuna Mastery Level 20. 8.8%
- Keys to the City Reach Mumbai Mastery Level 20. 8.8%
- Moroccan Nights Complete A House Built on Sand. 8.8%
- Street Smart Complete Chasing a Ghost on Master Difficulty. 8.6%
- Perfect Crime Complete Another Life on Master Difficulty. 8.6%
- A Feather In Your Cap Complete all Mission Stories in Freedom Fighters. 8.5%
- Flatline Imagine meeting you here. 8.5%
- Sayōnara Reach Hokkaido Mastery Level 20. 8.5%
- Power Player Complete The Ark Society on Master Difficulty. 8.5%
- Not in the Guidebook Complete all Mission Stories in World of Tomorrow. 8.5%
- Sapienza Escalated Complete Level 5 of an Escalation Contract set in Sapienza. 8.5%
- .50 Personal Touch Assassinate Zaydan, as the prisoner, Strandberg during his massage, and both with the APC turret. 8.5%
- Guest Starring Complete all Mission Stories in Club 27. 8.3%
- One Night in Bangkok Reach Bangkok Mastery Level 20. 8.3%
- The Gold Account Complete Golden Handshake on Master Difficulty. 8.3%
- Honorary Member Reach Isle of Sgàil Mastery Level 20. 8.3%
- Tourist Attractions Complete all Mission Stories in A Gilded Cage. 8.3%
- Ancient Marrakesh Reach Marrakesh Mastery Level 20. 8.3%
- Mission Complete Reach Colorado Mastery Level 20. 8.2%
- Top of the Heap Reach New York Mastery Level 15. 8.2%
- Paris Escalated Complete Level 5 of an Escalation Contract set in Paris. 8.2%
- Perfectionist Complete Suit Only and Silent Assassin Challenges on The Icon or A House Built on Sand. 8.2%
- Top of the Class Set the high score on a Contract. 8.0%
- Cartel Wrecker Feed Delgado to his hippo, crush Delgado and Martínez with the statue, push Franco off a cliff. 8.0%
- It Belongs in a Museum Explore the treasure room. 8.0%
- Peak Performance Get a score above 1,000,000 points on The Last Yardbird. 8.0%
- Touring the Film Set Complete all Mission Stories in The Icon. 8.0%
- Soup Sandwich Ram Rose and Parvati, make Berg blow himself up and drown Graves. 7.8%
- Contract Assassin Complete 10 Contracts. 7.8%
- The Creative Assassin Complete the Contract Creation Tutorial. 7.8%
- Babyface Shave everybody. 7.8%
- Slow Travel Exit on a raft. 7.8%
- Let No Joyful Voice be Heard Awaken the Kraken! 7.8%
- Stealing the Spotlight Assassinate Bosco with the monster teeth, in a pyrotechnics explosion, and in a fire. 7.8%
- A Golden Opportunity Complete all Mission Stories in A House Built on Sand. 7.8%
- Finito Complete all Mission Stories in Landslide. 7.8%
- Bangkok Escalated Complete level 5 of an Escalation Contract set in Bangkok. 7.7%
- Double Trouble Complete The Pen and the Sword in Multiplayer. 7.7%
- Cleaning the Streets Wipe out Kale and Shah with the train, Kale and Rangan with a cement pipe, and Rangan with the fan. 7.7%
- The Sapienza Trinity Eliminate Silvio in therapy, down his plane with a cannon, and shoot him through the telescope. 7.7%
- Unfortunate Fortune Demonstrate generosity. 7.7%
- Marrakesh Escalated Complete Level 5 of an Escalation Contract set in Marrakesh. 7.7%
- Your Vote Counts Eliminate Abiatti by impalement, pen and fireworks explosion. 7.7%
- Colorado Escalated Complete level 5 of an Escalation Contract set in Colorado. 7.5%
- Hokkaido Escalated Complete level 5 of an Escalation Contract set in Hokkaido. 7.5%
- Hawkeye Complete The Pen and the Sword as Silent Assassin. 7.5%
- Cannon Fodder Eliminate the three main targets with the cannon. 7.5%
- Leap of Faith Take the scenic route. 7.3%
- A Series of Unfortunate Events Eliminate Mendola with the crystal ball, Kong in an electrocution, and both by poisoning the pipe. 7.3%
- Drop the Bass Eliminate both Morgan and Cross in a fall accident and both by dropping a coconut on their heads. 7.3%
- Elephants Never Forget Poach Ivory. 7.3%
- Giddy Up Yee-haw to the hoedown. 7.2%
- Seven Figures Get a score above 1,000,000 points on The Pen and the Sword. 7.2%
- Award-Core Assassinate target with the award and exit the mission via the main entrance, data core in hand. 7.2%
- Pink Army Release the pink army. 7.2%
- Party-pooper Sabotage the wedding. 7.2%
- Completionist Complete all The Last Yardbird Challenges. 7.2%
- No Floating Shoot all buoys in the water. 7.0%
- Forklift Tagging Shoot and hit the forklift driving around in the far section of the harbor. 7.0%
- Pure Poetry Complete all The Pen and the Sword Challenges. 7.0%
- Defenestration Dump the stock and take the scenic exit. 6.9%
- Extra Luggage Select a Starting Location and use an Informant to smuggle an item onto Haven Island. 5.2%
- Full House Complete all Mission Stories for The Last Resort. 4.6%
- The Platinum Package Complete The Last Resort on Master Difficulty. 3.4%
- Null and Void Reach Haven Island Mastery Level 20. 3.1%
- Never Knew What Hit Them Complete Crime and Punishment as Silent Assassin. 2.9%
- Two for One Complete Crime and Punishment in Multiplayer. 2.9%
- In a League of Their Own Get a score above 1,000,000 points on Crime and Punishment. 2.6%
- Second Shooter Summon assistance by shooting locker 137. 2.6%
- Capital Punishment Complete all Crime and Punishment Challenges. 2.4%
- Fragile Alliance Make Roman Khabko kill Vitaly Reznikov and subsequently try to run away on his own. 2.3%
- The Dundee Make like the famous Aussie and leave. 2.3%
- The Pleasure Shoot for gold and look to the sea. 2.3%