I just want to say that you should be wary and careful of deep discount from Hitman World of Assassination. As of today 11/28/2024, there is a 90% discount for Hitman World of Assassination PART ONE which is the same map/campaign as Hitman 1.

The little rebranding of Hitman 3 to Hitman World of Assassination and then include Hitman (1) and Hitman 2 in it as if they're new content is sneaky at best and dishonest at worst. Check out World of Assassination Upgrade Pack and you'll find that it will only add 6 more new maps: Berlin, Carpathian Mountains, Chongqing, Dartmoor, Dubai, Mendoza. Everything else is Hitman 1 and Hitman 2 maps.

I already owned Hitman 1 and Hitman 2, I shouldn't have to look up Reddit guide on how to BUY a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game and what it includes. If you are confused like I was, please check this out: https://www.reddit.com/r/HiTMAN/comments/18w8zet/2024_guide_to_buying_hitman_3_and_world_of/

so heres how you can tell the difference between what your buying, because you don't wanna be like me, who often bought packs that did the same thing.

Hitman 3 standard edition - Just Hitman 3, so no Hitman 2 or 1. You get access to the newly added levels, as well as elusive targets and most of the escalations. This does not give you access to the 7 deadly sins levels.

Hitman 3 Deluxe edition - a bit scammy, not quite worth the money, but it comes with some music, 3 new skins and a couple of extra escalations. This won't give you any new levels. This does not give you access to the 7 deadly sins levels.

Hitman trilogy - Comes with nearly everything. If you want to buy hitman and access most of the levels, this is the one to go for. I believe the only things you do not get access to are the sniper edition levels, the patient zero campaign, the deluxe stuff, the 7 deadly sins levels and any extra skins. This is like the core of the game without any extra things.

Hitman trilogy premium add-ons - literally just hitman trilogy except it includes the features that aren't in hitman trilogy. You have to own the original Hitman trilogy in order to buy this one. The only thing it doesn't include is the 7 deadly sins. If you are stupid and can't comprehend what I just said; it doesn't include the base levels. Only the extra stuff

Hitman - 7 deadly sins pack - the new 7 deadly sins pack. It includes the 7 new levels that are a bit simular to escalations. Basically, there are still 3 stages in each sin, (they are sorted as targets, so every time you eliminate a target, its like a checkpoint. So you can really count it as just 1 stage with 3 targets.) Its basically escalations but with a lot of effort put into them.

Hitman 3 access passes - these are basically dlc's that were put in hitman 2 and 1. If you already own these, you should automatically gain access to them during the carryover. There is one called 'hitman 3 access pass: hitman 2 gold', this basically means 'if you are new to the hitman trilogy, you can have access to the dlc in hitman 2 here'.


here are what the access passes do:

Hitman 2 gold edition - it gives you access to all hitman 2 levels, which is why its so expensive. It comes with all levels, including the sniper editions, the expansion pack (2 places, Maldives and New York) as well as some extra skins. Its pretty big if you ask me

Hitman 2 standard - gives you access to standard hitman 2 locations. This is basically the gold edition but without sniper edition, the expansion pack or extra skins. It gives you access to the base levels. Which is miami, columbia, mumbai, whittleton creek and the isle of sgail

Hitman 1 GOTY edition - gives you access to every level from hitman 1 but without campaigns

Hitman 1 GOTY upgrade - gives access to the hitman 1 campaigns, does not include the base levels.


Most of these packs are worth the money. But most of them are on sale quite often. So if you think some of them aren't worth the money, you can always wait a month or two and get a massive sale on it.

thank me later

For those having trouble buying the game or getting confused by it, get the NORMAL VERSION + HITMAN 3 Access Pass: HITMAN 2 Expansion for all the main content/maps, avoiding paying more for any braindead cosmetics. Goodluck and keep hitting men.

How to buy the game (Yes I kid you not you need help with this)

Standard Edition: For those who just want to play Hitman 3 and those who already own 1 and 2

Deluxe Edition: Same as standard but with the 'Deluxe Pack' at a £5 discount compared to if you bought it separately (Apparently the deluxe pack is not worth it according to my friend who bought it on Epic Games at a lower price)

HITMAN Trilogy: If you DON'T own any of the Hitman games and want to play them all on one place, despite being the most expensive one this is not a complete package and does not include the 'Deluxe Pack'

Seven Deadly Sins: All of the Year 1 DLC for the game (Apparently the price has been raised and discounted to make it seem like a better deal)

Hitman 2 Gold Access Pass: Essentially the content from the Hitman 2 Gold edition but in Hitman 3, do not buy this if you already own Hitman 2. This is so overpriced as well, This does not include the game itself so if you want to play all of the 1 and 2 content get the Trilogy pack or buy the games separate and link your account to get them.

How to link your account if you own Hitman 1 or Hitman 2:
If you go to profile.hitman.com you can link your IOI account to transfer your progress AND LOCATIONS to Hitman 3 so you don't need to grind or re-purchase levels you already own. This isn't explained well enough before buying editions of the game.

I accidentally bought the wrong version (Trilogy) despite owning everything in 1 and 2 so had to refund the game and buy the standard edition. I don't want anyone else going through the pain of realising they bought the wrong edition and being unable to play for a few hours or so whilst their refund goes through.

If you don't care enough about steam you can play the trilogy on gamepass or buy it for cheap on epic games.

Hope this helps : ) If you could mark this as helpful that would be appreciated so other people don't get done over.

The game itself isn't bad (it's excellent) but here are a few things you should NOT do on a Steam release, specially since you should've already learned from past experiences:
1. Don't release a 1 year old game at full price while increasing the price on other platforms to match it.
2. Don't create fake "discounts" by increasing the base price of your DLC.
3. Don't create 6 different packs that are so confusing not even their Steam description can explain the difference properly.
4. Don't create 2 "access passes" for each of the previous 2 games without explaining what the hell the difference is between them.
5. Don't forget to tell your clients that if they already own the previous games, they don't need to buy the access passes, they just need to connect their IOI account to each of the games they already own.
6. Don't force people to use your IOI account system to play a singleplayer game if that system can't handle the load of all the new players coming in from gamepass and if you're not even gonna bother to provide cross-progress between different game clients and platforms.
7. Don't hype up the PC VR mode if you're gonna do this half-assed of a port. Seriously, one of the worst VR ports I've ever seen, zero effort.

For anyone reading who's new to the franchise, try it on gamepass and wait for a decent sale. If you bought it and their servers continue to be offline, pay attention to the time played because they're counting on that so that you can't get your refund...

This pricing model is really confusing.

I own hitman 1 & 2. How do I purchase just hitman 3?

Edit: It looks like it's on sale for $2.99 but to get the levels I don't have I'd have to spend $99.99.
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Great game, use the peacock project instead of IO Interactive's servers though - It's a replacement server for the always online portion of the game so your progression will be saved even if IO interactive decides to "shut down" support for the game.

https://thepeacockproject.org/

https://github.com/thepeacockproject/Peacock

If, and only if, you can sort your way through the confusing and predatory way this game is being sold then it is worth the money. Lots of fun and a lot of content. I'll be playing this for years. Would be 9/10, but 6/10 due to the greedy, manipulative, and frankly weird way this game/DLC is being sold.

>>> "Part One"
cheapest, comes w/ Hitman 1 levels and Dubai Skyscraper level

>>> "Upgrade Pack"
in-game exclusive DLC, gives you Hitman 2 & 3 levels

Ignore other DLC!!!
- cosmetic (outfits, items, bling)
- missions (no maps)

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