Completing a stage will progress through the escalation, and the difficulty will increase with new targets to assassinate, new challenges to comply with or with new changes to the level. In November 2017, Hulu and Fox 21 Television Studios announced it would produce a television series based on the game. In Hitman, though, this is taken to a spectacular extreme as the bald assassin daisy-chains disguise after disguise as he moves through each of the vast environments.

It is both a sequel to Silent Assassin, and a remake of Codename 47, as it features several levels from the first game that have been remastered with enhanced graphics, improved AI, and gameplay elements introduced in the second game. One of the men warns the other, the "Director," to begin preparing defenses now that Providence has been exposed. Hitman: Absolution was developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix, following their acquisition of Eidos Interactive in 2009. As such, each level was made to resemble a large and complex puzzle, where players are given free rein to explore and find different assassination opportunities, many of which are unconventional. Now that the main platform was PS2, we felt more at home", Andersen remembers, though some players of the original were dissatisfied with the introduction of a mid-level save system.

Yet it would seem foolish to compare this year's release to Blood Money based on how good they both are, because Hitman does something profoundly different and interesting instead of copying a second-hand formula.

Each hit feels truly different and unique, from Colorado's focus on outright stealth to the organic, Bond movie-esque nature of the Bangkok hotel.The mission takes place on Jordan's 27th birthday, alluding to his death falling into the pattern of the 27 Club. Hitman: Blood Money is the golden standard for IO Interactive's stealth franchise; we can all agree with that. Instinct allows players to see through walls and discover where non-player characters and the targets are, items of interest, and items that can be interacted with. Complete a hit effectively and you’ll be able to start with a disguise, or smuggle a large weapon into a box in the level.