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Hitman Go: Definitive Edition

Hitman Go is a simple to play, but difficult to master turn-based strategy game set in a stunning interpretation of the Hitman universe. You will strategically navigate fixed spaces on a grid to avoid enemies…

78 23 February 2016

Hitman Go: Definitive Edition is a puzzle developed by Square Enix Montréal, released 23 February 2016 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 4 hrs to finish.

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What Hitman Go: Definitive Edition is

Hitman Go: Definitive Edition is a puzzle game developed by Square Enix Montréal and released in 2016. It was published by Crystal Dynamics. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Hitman Go is a turn-based puzzle video game developed by Square Enix Montréal and published by Square Enix. Announced in February 2014, the game was released for iOS in April 2014 and for Android in June 2014. Windows and Windows Phone versions were released the following year in April 2015. In February 2016, a "Definitive Edition" version was released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and on Linux and Windows via Steam. It is the first game developed by Square Enix Montréal, a studio founded in 2011. Development entered full production in 2013 and was completed by eleven people using the Unity game engine.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 26 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Hitman series

Hitman Go: Definitive Edition is the 20th of 73 entries we hold in the Hitman series. It arrived 9 months after Hitman: Sniper. The next entry was Hitman in 2016. Its critic score of 78 is almost exactly the series average of 76. The highest-rated entry is Hitman World of Assassination at 90.

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How it was received

Hitman Go: Definitive Edition holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 58% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 4 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 5.5 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD® Athlon™ 64 X2, 1 GB RAM and ATI™ Radeon™ X700 (256 MB) or NVidia Equivalent (256 MB) or better.. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Hitman Go: Definitive Edition launched on 23 February 2016, within three weeks of Tom Clancy's The Division, Stardew Valley, Firewatch and SuperHot. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Tom Clancy's The Division, Stardew Valley, Firewatch, SuperHot.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Hitman Go: Definitive Edition yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Hitman Go: Definitive Edition — frequently asked questions

When did Hitman Go: Definitive Edition come out?
Hitman Go: Definitive Edition was released on 23 February 2016 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Hitman Go: Definitive Edition?
At minimum, Hitman Go: Definitive Edition needs Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD® Athlon™ 64 X2, 1 GB RAM, ATI™ Radeon™ X700 (256 MB) or NVidia Equivalent (256 MB) or better. graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Hitman Go: Definitive Edition?
The main story of Hitman Go: Definitive Edition takes around 4 hrs, or 5.5 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Hitman Go: Definitive Edition?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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