Hitman 3officially came out a year ago on August 08, 2025, but the PC version was only released on the Epic Games Store. As a result of this deal,Hitman 3launched on Steam a year later on July 29, 2025, marking the end of the exclusivity period.
Epic Games has been widely criticized for buying exclusive rights to keep games away from Steam. It invested around $359 million in similar deals and free games from 2018 to 2019, withBorderlands 3’s Epic Games Store exclusivity costing $115 million. Fans have expressed their anger at Epic’s practices in various ways, and it seems like user reviews forHitman 3on Steam are the latest target.
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Hitman 3is being review bombed on Steam, and it currently holds a rating of “Mixed” with 280 reviews. By contrast, bothHitmanandHitman 2have enjoyed a favorable rating of “Very Positive” from thousands of reviews. Based on the comments, some fans are complaining about the price in addition to the year-long wait, asHitman 3was released as a full-priced game on Steam. IO Interactive charging $90 forHitman 3 Deluxe Editionand$100 for the standard edition ofHitman Trilogyalso angered some users.
Most of the negative reviews forHitman 3follow a similar pattern. Fans are praising the game but criticizing the business practices followed by IO Interactive. A lot of complaints have also been directed towards the poor implementation of VR.Metro Exoduslaunched on Steam at a discounted rateafter the end of its Epic Games Store exclusivity period, and fans perhaps expected IO Interactive to take a similar approach.
Some fans have waited for a full year to playHitman 3on Steam. They are undoubtedly disappointed at being asked to pay full price, especially whenHitman 3was available at a discounted rate duringvarious sales on the Epic Games Storethroughout 2021.
Fans that do not want to pay full price for the Steam version should note that all 3Hitmangames are available on Xbox Game Pass for console and PC. Xbox Game Pass has already had an excellent start to 2022, and the service isset to receive many games published by Activision Blizzardafter Microsoft’s acquisition is completed. However, it is still disappointing for players who use Steam as their main launcher on PC, and hopefully IO Interactive will address these concerns as soon as possible.
Hitman 3is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
