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More about this game →We filtered the 39 games similar to Hitman: Contracts down to the 20 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Hello Neighbor, DEADBOLT and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Hitman: Contracts.
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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Hitman: Contracts is Hello Neighbor — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. DEADBOLT and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Hitman: Contracts. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom, while skipping visual third person
Released 13 years after Hitman: Contracts.
✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, ranged combat and horror setting, while skipping visual third person
DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising. Play and complete missions given to you by the mysterious fireplace as you become the avatar of death.
Where it drifts furthest from Hitman: Contracts: visuals.
Released 12 years after Hitman: Contracts.
✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping visual third person
This post-apocalyptic game that spawned the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise is inspired by (but not really based on) the 'Roadside Picnic' novel by brothers Strugatsky and Tarkovsky's movie 'Stalker', borrowing some of the terms and aesthetics from both. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Released 3 years after Hitman: Contracts.
✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems, while skipping stealth mechanics
Where it drifts furthest from Hitman: Contracts: visuals and combat.
Released 13 years after Hitman: Contracts.
✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Where it differs: brings visual pixel, visual isometric and visual topdown, while skipping stealth mechanics
Where it drifts furthest from Hitman: Contracts: visuals and combat.
Released 11 years after Hitman: Contracts.
✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, ranged combat and visual isometric, while skipping stealth mechanics
Several chapters of top-down shooter action, Hotline Miami is a violent game, where the player takes control of the unnamed man, that receives orders to clear out stages from bandits and mobsters, using every weapon he can get.
Where it drifts furthest from Hitman: Contracts: visuals and combat.
Released 8 years after Hitman: Contracts.
✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, setting cyberpunk and setting scifi, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Where it drifts furthest from Hitman: Contracts: combat.
Released 16 years after Hitman: Contracts.
✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
A first-person speedrunning game disguised as a shooter: every level is a short, restart-instantly puzzle where guns double as movement abilities and the real opponent is the leaderboard. The card-as-movement idea is genuinely original. The anime visual-novel dialogue between levels is the sticking point — a large share of otherwise positive players describe skipping it outright.
Where it drifts furthest from Hitman: Contracts: combat and visuals.
Released 18 years after Hitman: Contracts.
✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty
≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, third-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping stealth mechanics
Where it drifts furthest from Hitman: Contracts: game mode and combat.
Released 17 years after Hitman: Contracts.
✓ Like Hitman: Contracts, it's known for shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling, while skipping punishing difficulty
Released 13 years after Hitman: Contracts.
✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping stealth mechanics
Where it drifts furthest from Hitman: Contracts: game mode and combat.
Released 12 years after Hitman: Contracts.
✓ If you enjoyed Hitman: Contracts, expect shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and horror tension, while skipping punishing difficulty
Released 13 years after Hitman: Contracts.
✓ If you enjoyed Hitman: Contracts, expect shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping punishing difficulty
Released 18 years after Hitman: Contracts.
✓ Like Hitman: Contracts, it's known for shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and open world exploration, while skipping punishing difficulty
Released 12 years after Hitman: Contracts.
✓ Shared with Hitman: Contracts: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and horror tension, while skipping punishing difficulty
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Hitman: Contracts.
Released 10 years after Hitman: Contracts.
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