Hitman: Codename 47 similar games & best alternatives

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Hitman: Codename 47

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2007

Should you play it?

As the enigmatic Hitman, you must use stealth and tactical problem solving to enter, execute and exit your assignment with minimum attention and maximum effectiveness. For a price, you have access to the most devious devices, but how you use them will determine if you retire as a millionaire or get permanently retired.

What works

  • Innovative stealth gameplay with disguise mechanics
  • Engaging story and atmosphere
  • Challenging and rewarding missions
  • Memorable soundtrack by jesper kyd
  • Nostalgic value for fans of the series

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky and outdated controls
  • Poor ai and inconsistent enemy behavior
  • Lack of save checkpoints increases frustration
  • Technical issues on modern systems
  • Some missions are tedious or unbalanced

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

  • Red Alliance

  • Eternal Evil

  • Silly Polly Beast

  • Them and Us

  • The Evil Within

Less expressive

Games that feels like Hitman: Codename 47 but with less self-expression and customization

  • PowerSlave Exhumed

  • Manhunt

  • Max Payne

  • SiN Gold

  • Second Sight

  • Nightmare of Decay

More relaxing

Games that feels like Hitman: Codename 47 but with a more relaxing feel

  • Hitman: Blood Money

  • Fallen Aces

  • Killing Time: Resurrected

  • PIGFACE

  • Hands of Necromancy

  • Into the Radius VR

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

  • Hitman: Contracts

  • Hitman: Blood Money

  • Hitman: Absolution™

  • HITMAN World of Assassination

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Hitman: Codename 47. These titles are not in What to play next.

Hitman: Codename 47: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership, Progression.

Last update: 21/08/2026