9 Hardcore games like Hitman: Absolution that you should try

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing punishing difficulty, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy, historical setting and visual isometric, while skipping shooter

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, real-time strategy and survival mechanics, while skipping shooter

✓ Shared with Hitman: Absolution: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, turn-based strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping third-person shooting

✓ If you enjoyed Hitman: Absolution, expect first-person shooting, shooter and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping third-person shooting

✓ Like Hitman: Absolution, it's known for adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and puzzle design, while skipping third-person shooting

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with third-person shooting, shooter and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, while skipping first-person shooting

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with punishing difficulty, stealth mechanics and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, deep simulation and historical setting, while skipping shooter

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: punishing difficulty, stealth mechanics and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, real-time strategy and historical setting, while skipping shooter

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with punishing difficulty, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, historical setting and co op, while skipping shooter