Achievements and Trophies in Hitman Absolution Hitman: Absolution Guide

Last update: 18 January 2019

This page contains all achievements/trophies in Hitman: Absolution. Each achievement/trophy has information on how to unlock it as well as our own commentary that will help you unlock it in the easiest possible way. We have also prepared additional information, e.g. how much time do you need to unlock the platinum trophy.

• General information about Hitman: Absolution trophies/achievements
• Top Of Your Game
• Grand Master
• Reach for the Stars
• The Russian Hare
• A Taste for the Game
• Heavy Burden
• Kingslayer
• Chamber of Secrets
• Catch a Ride
• Forepost
• All Bark and No Bite
• The Bartender Always Knows
• Signature Weapons
• Like Stealing Candy From a Baby
• Not Worth It
• Step Into the Light
• A Heavy Blow
• Faith Can Move Mountains
• The Killing Fields
• Jailbird
• Hour of Reckoning
• True Form
• Destroying Something Beautiful
• The Final Countdown
• A Personal Contract
• Absolution
• Jack of All Trades
• It's All in the Wrist
• Information is Power
• Damage Control
• True Potential
• One With the Shadows
• Silent Assassin
• Inconspicuous
• Whoops
• One of the Guys
• Rocksteady
• Under Wraps
• Sandman

General information about Hitman: Absolution trophies/achievements

1. You can't unlock all the achievements/trophies on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Servers for the Contracts Mode has been closed. This also means that PS3 owners can't get the platinum trophy for this game. The unobtainable trophies aren't described in our guide.
2. The remaster released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (part of Hitman HD Enhanced Collection) allows players to unlock all the achievements/trophies, including the platinum trophy for PS4. Our list consists only of those achievements/trophies.
3. PS4 has 39 trophies while the other two platforms have 38 achievements. The PS4 version has 28 bronze, 5 silver, 5 gold and 1 platinum trophy.
4. Since the game's servers are closed, all trophies/achievements can be unlocked in the single player mode.
5. The Platinum trophy should take you about 20 hours. Despite the huge number of levels, Hitman: Absolution is a rather linear game. Also, you can replay previous missions without any problems - useful when you skip a trophy/achievement.
6. We recommend playing on one of the Professional difficulty levels (Hard, Expert, Purist). By doing that, you will unlock Absolution trophy/achievement related to these difficulty levels. Don't lower your difficulty level - doing that may cost you a chance of unlocking the aforementioned trophy/achievement.

Top Of Your Game

Trophy type: platinum

How to unlock: Collect all trophies.

Commentary: The Platinum trophy can only be unlocked on PS4. The Contracts Mode servers are closed which means that you can't get it on PS3.

Grand Master

Trophy type: gold

How to unlock: Complete 100 challenges.

Commentary: Hitman: Absolution has almost 300 various challenges (different assassination methods, collecting weapons and disguises, finding collectibles etc.) - their full list is visible in the pause menu.

You can complete challenges by playing at least on normal. The game saves your progress automatically after completing any of the challenges. You can quit a mission without the fear of losing progress. To unlock this trophy/achievement, complete 100 challenges. Try to complete the campaign first - many of the challenges are done while you are eliminating targets or exploring the maps.

Reach for the Stars

Trophy type: silver

How to unlock: Complete 50 challenges.

Commentary: The process of unlocking challenges is described in Grand Master trophy/achievement.

The Russian Hare

Trophy type: gold

How to unlock: 47 precision headshots using a sniper rifle.

Commentary: Precision headshot is a special technique activated by pressing R2/RT halfway while aiming through a scope. It slows the time down and improves aiming. Activate it, aim at an enemy, and shoot (press R2/RT all the way).

Each assassination is saved by the game - you can go back to the previous checkpoint and shoot your target again. You can keep killing the same enemy/enemies over and over again.

The first part of the final mission, called Absolution, is a great spot for this trophy/achievement. Agent 47 starts the level with a silenced sniper rifle and he is hidden (see the picture above). You can kill one or more enemies with a precision headshot and then restart the mission.

A Taste for the Game

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Complete 10 challenges.

Commentary: The process of unlocking challenges is described in Grand Master trophy/achievement.

Heavy Burden

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Assassinate Diana Burnwood.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. You assassinate Diana during the cut-scene that plays after you complete the first mission - Personal Contract.

Kingslayer

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Assassinate the King of Chinatown.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. You can assassinate the King of Chinatown during the second mission (named after this character). The target can be assassinated in various ways - their descriptions are in the separate part of this guide.

Chamber of Secrets

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Locate room 899.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. The room can be found during the third mission called Terminus. Check the walkthrough section to learn how to reach that room.

Catch a Ride

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Enter the train in the train station.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. You unlock it at the end of the fourth mission - Run For Your Life. Agent 47 has to activate the railway semaphores and then board the train. More details in our walkthrough.

Forepost

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Assassinate Wade's men.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. Agent 47 must assassinate Frank Owens, Bill Dole and Larry Clay. They appear during the fifth mission - Hunter and Hunted. Eliminate your targets by using any of the available methods - these techniques are described in our walkthrough.

All Bark and No Bite

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Assassinate Wade.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. Wade is your main target in the sixth mission - Rosewood. To unlock this trophy/achievement you have to either shoot Wade and his companions during a firefight or kill them by sneaking on the valve and turning it - more information in our walkthrough.

The Bartender Always Knows

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Approach the bartender.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. Meeting the bartender is your primary goal of the seventh mission - Welcome to Hope. You can reach him by being cunning or by starting a fight - more information in our walkthrough.

Signature Weapons

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Acquire the Silverballers.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. Getting the pistols is the main objective of the eight mission - Birdie's Gift. Check the related chapter in our walkthrough to learn how to get the pistols.

Like Stealing Candy From a Baby

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Pacify Lenny the Limp.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. Lenny the Limp appears in the ninth mission - Shave Lenny. Pacifying Lenny and dragging his body to the exit is the last part of that mission. Our walkthrough has descriptions of various ways of pacifying Lenny.

Not Worth It

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Leave Lenny in the desert.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, but it requires you to make the right decision. The scene in the desert is part of the tenth mission - End of the Road. Agent 47 must decide how to act. Get in the car right after the mission starts - you will leave Lenny alone in the desert. Don't fight with him and don't kill the man.

Step Into the Light

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Exit the mines.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. You explore the map during the eleventh mission - Dexter Industries. Agent 47 must reach the mine elevator (see the picture above) and activate it. More details in our walkthrough.

A Heavy Blow

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Assassinate facility leaders.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. The leaders are the scientists appearing in the twelfth mission - Death Factory. You have to kill Marcus Green (test facility), Raymond Valentine (R&D) and Edward Ashford (R&D). Each of these people can be assassinated in multiple ways - their descriptions can be found in our walkthrough.

Faith Can Move Mountains

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Defeat Sanchez with your bare hands.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. Sanchez appears in the thirteenth mission - Fight Night. Agent 47 can defeat Sanchez in the ring or by choosing one of a few alternate ways. These methods are described in our walkthrough.

The Killing Fields

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Eliminate the Saints.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. Saints are assassins dressed as nuns. You have to defeat them in the fourteenth mission - Attack of the Saints. Assassinate Jennifer Paxton, Heather McCarthy, Dijana Radoncic, Agnija Radoncic, Louise Cain, Jacqueline Moorhead and LaSandra Dixon. All assassinations are described in our walkthrough.

Jailbird

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Gain access to the jail.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. You need to get inside the prison during the fifteenth mission - Skurky's Law. Agent 47 can get inside the prison in a few different ways, e.g. by dressing up as a judge (see the picture). All variants are described in our walkthrough.

Hour of Reckoning

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Approach the church.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. You reach the church during the final part of the sixteenth mission - Operation Sledgehammer. This church, where sheriff Skurky is hiding, is in Outskirts level. More information in our walkthrough.

True Form

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Acquire suit and gloves.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. This trophy/achievement is very easy to get. In the seventeenth mission, One of a Kind, Agent 47 visits his friend who works as a tailor.

Destroying Something Beautiful

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Assassinate Layla.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. Layla Stockton is your target in the eighteenth mission - Blackwater Park. Agent 47 can assassinate her in a few ways - all methods are described in our walkthrough.

The Final Countdown

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Assassinate Blake Dexter.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. You kill Blake Dexter in the nineteenth mission - Countdown. Agent 47 can shoot him, defeat in a fist fight or use a garrote - all assassination variants are described in our walkthrough.

A Personal Contract

Trophy type: silver

How to unlock: Assassinate Travis.

Commentary: This achievement/trophy is tied with the main story, you can't miss it. Agent 47 kills Travis in the final, twentieth, mission - Absolution.

Absolution

Trophy type: gold

How to unlock: Complete Hitman: Absolution on any professional difficulty level.

Commentary: We recommend selecting Hard difficulty level. You don't have to complete the game on any of the two more difficult levels (Expert and Purist). Choose them only when you are looking for a challenge.

The most important features of the Hard difficulty level:

1. Checkpoints are still available. Don't hesitate going back to the last checkpoint if you made a mistake and, e.g. you killed an innocent person or you let someone see you.
2. Instinct doesn't regenerate on its own and it gets smaller with every use. Use it wisely, e.g. only when you are in an important location or you are surrounded by multiple enemies.
3. The game doesn't display any Instinct hints. You need to rely only on your own observation skills - don't rush through the locations.
4. Missions have more enemies, and they have faster reaction time. Rely on disguises and avoid unwanted confrontations.

Jack of All Trades

Trophy type: gold

How to unlock: Collect all Play Styles.

Commentary: Play Styles are special challenges available in Hitman: Absolution. There are 20 of them. You unlock these challenges by, e.g. killing a few enemies in a row with a specific item. More information about these challenges can be found on the Bonus content page in our guide.

Play Style name	REQUIREMENTS
Bank Robber	Take 3 innocent people hostage and subdue all of them.
Bartender	Kill 5 people with a broken bottle.
Berserker	Kill 5 people in a row with an axe.
Brutus	Kill 5 people with a knife.
Champion	Kill people with your fists.
Dynamite Harry	Eliminate a group of enemies by using explosives.
Dynasty Warrior	Kill 5 people in a row with a katana.
Glass Cannon	Kill people with a police shotgun.
Gunslinger	Kill people with a revolver.
Jinx	Kill people in orchestrated accidents by using environment objects.
Maestro	Kill 5 people in a row with a sniper rifle. You can't reload your weapon between shots.
Needle Pumper	Kill 5 people in a row with a syringe.
Piano Man	Kill 3 people in a row with a garrote.
Pitcher	Stealth kill 5 people in a row with a sharp object.
Reaper Man	Kill people by using Instinct Point Shooting mode.
Sandman	Stun 3 people in a row by subduing them.
Spook	Stealth kill 3 people by using a silenced pistol.
Tank	Make Agent 47 receive a lot of damage. You can do that by, e.g. detonating explosives next to him.
Undertaker	Kill 5 different people and hide their bodies in any of the containers.
Viking	Kill 5 people in a row by using a baseball bat.

It's All in the Wrist

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Achieve a lethal throw kill.

Commentary: A very simple achievement/trophy - you can use any object and throw it at an enemy. You can use, e.g. a knife or any other melee weapon. Aim at a person and throw your object when the game informs you that you are ready to throw.

Information is Power

Trophy type: gold

How to unlock: Collect all evidence.

Commentary: Evidence are collectibles in Hitman: Absolution, and there is 45 of them. You can find them during the missions. Check the Challenges chapter in our guide. Besides other optional activities, you will find descriptions of the Evidence. Remember, Evidence appear only when you play on Normal or higher difficulty level.

Damage Control

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Contain a situation gone bad.

Commentary: There are multiple ways of unlocking this trophy/achievement in an easy way. The easiest method is to attack any group of enemies or let them see you in a restricted area without wearing a disguise. After that, you have to start running. The enemies must be marked red on the map. Disappear from their sight, hide in a safe place, and wait for the situation to go back to normal, that is when the enemies stop looking for Agent 47 and go back to their posts.

True Potential

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Unlock a technique.

Commentary: A very easy achievement/trophy. You unlock techniques by completing missions with a very high score. You should get one of them during your first playthrough or, in the worst case when you are in the middle of getting Silent Assassin trophy/achievement.

One With the Shadows

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Escape attention from enemies.

Commentary: Another easy achievement/trophy. Start with alerting a group of enemies - their status changes into alerted (they will be marked orange on the map). The next step is to hide in a safe place (you can also just move away from them). Wait for the enemies to stop looking for you.

Silent Assassin

Trophy type: silver

How to unlock: Achieve the rating: Silent Assassin.

Commentary: Silent Assassin is the highest rank that can be received after completing a mission. You get it by completing an entire mission (not just a single stage!) without getting noticed by anyone and without leaving any evidence. Below you can learn about the most important steps that will allow you to get this rank:

1. Kill only your target/targets. Other characters should be ignored or only subdued.
2. Hide bodies of killed/stunned people. You can hide them in, e.g. various wardrobes or containers.
3. Don't let anyone see you. Agent 47 can't be spotted in restricted areas without wearing a disguise, with an equipped weapon or with a dangerous item. Also, don't let anyone see you while you are sabotaging environment objects (e.g. fuse boxes). Subdue/assassinate enemies without any witnesses, the same goes for when you are hiding bodies.
4. Don't let anyone recognize you while wearing a disguise. Avoid situations where Agent 47 can be recognized by someone even while he is in a disguise.
5. Avoid security cameras. Getting in their field of view doesn't mean that you won't get the Silent Assassin rank. However, you will have to reach a heavily guarded location where you can destroy camera recordings. Don't try to destroy cameras. Simply memorize their placement and avoid them from a safe distance.

Inconspicuous

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Remain undetected in a whole checkpoint.

Commentary: You shouldn't have problems with getting this trophy/achievement. Rely on stealth as much as possible. If you notice that you have received negative points for getting detected (-1,200 points), try getting this achievement/trophy in a different location or reload your previous checkpoint.

Whoops

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Achieve your first accident kill.

Commentary: This trophy/achievement is easy to get - there are multiple opportunities for getting an accident kill. Remember, you don't have to kill your mission target. You can, e.g. get an accident kill in the second mission by killing the King of Chinatown. Wait until the man goes to the side alley (see the picture above). Aim at the chain located above his head.

One of the Guys

Trophy type: silver

How to unlock: Blend in successfully.

Commentary: Agent 47 can blend in easily after reaching one of the many interactive areas on a map. The hero can, e.g. pretend that he is reading a newspaper or a menu. Start this action and don't stop until you unlock the achievement/trophy.

Rocksteady

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Execute a Point Shooting with 3 kills.

Commentary: Point Shooting is a special mode that allows you to spend Instinct on eliminating nearby enemies fast. Activate it, e.g. when you reach the market in the second mission. Mark three people and shoot them. You can kill civilians, you don't have to limit yourself to only shooting enemies.

Under Wraps

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Hide a body.

Commentary: One of the easiest trophies/achievements in the game. Stun or kill a person (either a civilian or an enemy) and then hide their body in a container (a wardrobe, a trash container, etc.).

Sandman

Trophy type: bronze

How to unlock: Subdue a person.

Commentary: Another simple achievement/trophy. To subdue someone, approach a person from behind and press the subdue button. When Agent 47 grabs that person, keep pressing the same button until that person loses consciousness.