Choose Hitman: Blood Money
Choose Hitman: Blood Money if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.3% positive across 6,468 reviews.
Hitman: Blood Money vs Hitman: Absolution™
Hitman: Blood Money and Hitman: Absolution™ both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Hitman: Blood Money (2007) is 5 years older than Hitman: Absolution™ (2012). Hitman: Blood Money scores higher on Steam reviews (94.3% positive) than Hitman: Absolution™ (87.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Hitman: Absolution™
Choose Hitman: Absolution™ if it's the newer release (2012) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 13,668 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Hitman: Blood Money and Hitman: Absolution™ sit in Action on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Hitman: Blood Money |  Hitman: Absolution™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2012 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.3% positive (6,468 reviews) | 87.9% positive (13,668 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Io-Interactive A/S | Io-Interactive A/S |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Hitman: Blood Money (2007) is 5 years older than Hitman: Absolution™ (2012).
- Hitman: Blood Money scores higher on Steam reviews (94.3% positive) than Hitman: Absolution™ (87.9% positive).
- Hitman: Blood Money is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Hitman: Absolution™ (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Hitman: Blood Money vs Hitman: Absolution™ — FAQ
- Which is better, Hitman: Blood Money or Hitman: Absolution™?
- On Steam reviews Hitman: Blood Money scores higher (94.3% positive) than Hitman: Absolution™ (87.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Hitman: Blood Money is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Hitman: Blood Money or Hitman: Absolution™ first?
- If you want chronology, Hitman: Blood Money (2007) came out before Hitman: Absolution™ (2012). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Hitman: Blood Money and Hitman: Absolution™ similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.