Hitman: Absolution is a stealth game in which the player assumes the role of a hitman named Agent 47. Presented from a third-person perspective, the gameplay centers around completing set objectives within a series of levels.[8][9] Objectives can range from simply reaching the end of the level, to eliminating specific individuals.[9] The players choose how to complete each level, taking branching paths to get to a target or location.[10] Players may use pistols, bottles or bricks, assault rifles, shotguns, fiber-wire, or steel pipe against enemies if opting for the action-oriented approach, or avoid enemies altogether, not being seen, using disguises, blending into the environment, and only attacking the set target(s), if using the stealth-oriented approach.[11][12][13] Agent 47 also has the 'Instinct' ability that lets the player monitor enemies more easily.[10] There are also environmental ways to kill or distract individuals; players can use poison to spike coffee, pull switches to make a disco ball fall and break, cause a massive explosion at a gas station, pull a switch to cause scaffolding to fall down, cause fires, or set off fireworks.[10][14] Players complete chapters in order to progress through the story. The player journeys to various locations, including a mansion, library, strip club, gun store, wrestling arena, courthouse, and hotel during the story.[14]
Hitman: Absolution received "generally positive" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[32][33][34] Positive reviews came from GamesRadar+, calling it "one of the strongest entries in the series to date",[39] and Game Informer, who wrote that "devising a strategy, using the environment and disguises to your advantage, and leaving before anyone knows you're there are the hallmarks of a perfect hit, and Absolution proves Agent 47 is still gaming's premier hitman."[38]
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