Welcome to the walkthrough for Hitman: Absolution, where we’ll take you through each stealth mission and show you have to kill your targets like a pro. The missions are large and complicated in Hitman, with lots of options for assassination.

Table of Contents

• A Personal Contract
• The King of Chinatown
• Terminus
• Run For Your Life
• Hunter & Hunted (TBD)
• Rosewood (TBD)
• Welcome to Hope (TBD)
• Birdie’s Gift (TBD)
• Shaving Lenny (TBD)
• End of the Road (TBD)
• Dexter Industries (TBD)
• Death Factory (TBD)
• Fight Night (TBD)
• Skurky’s Law (TBD)
• Operation: Sledgehammer (TBD)
• A Personal Contract (TBD)

Posted on November 16, 2012, GameFront Staff

Hitman: Absolution Walkthrough

Table of Contents

A Personal Contract The King of Chinatown Terminus Run For Your Life Hunter & Hunted Rosewood Welcome to Hope Birdie’s Gift Shaving Lenny End of the Road Dexter Industries Death Factory Fight Night Skurky’s Law Operation: Sledgehammer A Personal Contract

After the opening cut scene, move forward down the road ahead to approach the mansion’s front gate and sneak through the hole in the rock wall on the left to avoid being detected in the hostile area. Stay crouched down as you move around the well and approach the pair of rocks ahead on the right, then press the indicated button to spot the Wrench and pick it up.

Toss the wrench towards the right side of the path ahead to distract the guard and sneak up from behind to choke the enemy out with your garret, then drag the body backwards and dump it in the blue bin to keep it hidden.

Make a left around the corner in the trail ahead and take cover behind the tree trunk in front of you, then follow the on-screen prompts to select your silencer and use it to eliminate the next guard with a quick headshot.

Vault over the tree trunk to approach the dead guard and drag the body over towards the nearby dumpster to hide it inside, then turn right to walk across the tennis court and sneak up behind the next enemy to eliminate him with your garret.

Hide the body in the dumpster beside you and move down the path to your right, then descend the steps around the next corner and use the garret to choke out the guard at the bottom. Drag the body back up the steps behind you and hide it in the black trunk outside the tennis court, then continue down the previous path and activate the checkpoint at the waterfall on your right. Move down into the courtyard area below and take cover behind the small stone wall at the bottom, then press the indicated button to use your instincts and rotate the camera around to identify all of the guards in front of you.

Wait for the two guards speaking ahead to separate, then stay crouched down to turn right around the corner beside you and move against the wall on your left. Creep forward to approach the two guards that are now speaking to each other and wait for them to turn their heads away from you, then press the indicated button to quickly change cover and move around the wall to your right.

Enter the gazebo ahead and choke out the next guard to dump his body in the basket behind you, then use the steps to exit the gazebo and take cover by the stone wall below. Wait for the guard on your left to join his associate at the end of the path ahead and watch them both walk out of view, then quickly move down the same trail to pass behind the pair of enemies and cross the next bridge in front of you.

Open the next door ahead to reach the deck area on the other side and make a right around the corner to take cover behind the bar, then collect the Filet Knife and use your instincts to track the guards ahead.

Allow the nearest guard to cross in front of you and approach the railing on the left, then sneak up from behind and press the indicated button to toss him over the edge.

Make your way towards the enemy at the opposite end of the deck ahead and move up from behind to push him over the railing as well, then turn right to approach the greenhouse area below and use the disguise on the small table in the corner.

Move towards the entrance of the greenhouse and press the indicated button to blend in so that you can easily pass between the two enemies out front, then make a right around the walkway inside slip through another group of guards ahead.

Head left towards the two enemies talking in the corner to blend in and slip past them quickly to exit the green house, then climb the next set of steps above and use your instincts to locate the accessible ledge of the building in front of you. Shimmy around the ledge to your left and drop down to the next one below upon reaching the gap, then continue moving forward across the two windows once the guard inside has passed by. Jump back up to the ledge above and continue moving forward across it to encounter the guard speaking on the phone, then press the indicated button to pull him out of the window and climb through the opening to enter the mansion.

Take cover behind the counter on your left and equip the knife or garret, then sneak up behind the next guard ahead to eliminate him and drag his body out of sight to acquire a new disguise. Move through the next set of double doors ahead and head right to enter the security room at the end of the hall, then press the indicated button to disable the monitoring system and turn back around. Approach the recording devices directly around the corner to collect the indicated evidence and move through the next door above on the right, then turn left to take cover behind the table against the wall and wait for the guard ahead to pass by.

Make your way behind the guard to climb the stairs on the left and turn right at the top to approach the next enemy by the railing, then choke him out with the garret and drag the body back into the hall. Drag the guard’s body in the bathroom behind you to the left and hide it in the nearby basket, then approach the sink to acquire the sleeping pills and exit back out into the previous hallway.

Approach the railing that the previous guard was standing at and use the control panel to open the blinds in the room below, then quickly retreat from the area and hide inside the previous bathroom. Use your instincts to track the guard that comes up the stairs to check on the blinds controls and sneak up from behind to choke him out with the garret, then collect the keycard he drops and drag the body into a hiding place.

Make your way back out onto the landing that overlooks the heavily guarded room below and move to the right around the railing, then approach the next door beside you to unlock it with the keycard and climb the steps to the left.

Exit out onto the deck at the top and make a left through the next interior corridor, then open the door at the end to activate a cut scene.

Afterwards, move through the next series of room ahead to open the door at the end and hide behind the counter on your right to locate the group of guards surrounding Victoria. Sneak to the end of the counter to use your instincts and activate Point Shooting, then look around the room ahead to mark each of the guards and press the indicated button to open fire until the area is clear.

Approach the door ahead on the left to pick the lock and activate the next cut scene to complete the prologue.

The King of Chinatown

Walk forward through the alley in front of you and turn left at the top of the steps ahead, then open the set of ornate doors to enter the marketplace below and make your first right. Pick up the gasoline can on the crate ahead and climb the nearby steps to push through the crowd above, then make your first left and turn right up the next set of steps to locate the king of Chinatown. Make your way around the left side of the gazebo housing the king of Chinatown and listen to his conversation, then wait for the target to exit the area and use 47′s instincts to track him through the crowd.

Follow the target around the marketplace and use the food carts to blend in by checking the various items for sale, then equip your garret and wait for the kind of Chinatown to start urinating on a pair of motorcycles in an alley corner. Sneak up behind the king of Chinatown as he urinates and choke him out with the garret, then drag his body to drop it into the dumpster behind you and exit through the Lucky Ducky Dumplings door nearby to complete this mission.

Terminus

Move forward through the alley in the direction of the neon Terminus sign and exit out onto the streets, then enter the front doors of the hotel and make your way into the lobby.

Make a left into the lounging area to enter the bathroom on the right and wait for the white-haired staff member with rolled-up sleeves to come in, then choke him out with your garret when the room is clear and take his uniform.

Hide the body in the nearby hamper and exit the bathroom, then turn right to enter the area marked “Staff Only” and make a right across the next corridor.

Enter the laundry room on the right at the end of the hall and take the redneck disguise on top of the first washer beside you, then move left to turn on the radio as a distraction and continue towards the far wall to drop down through the shaft.

Land in the next room below and make a right around the nearby corner, then use your instincts to track the movements of the surrounding guards and head right again when the patrol beside you walks away.

Stay hidden behind the boxes in the corner of the room until the flashlight beam ahead moves away, then continue towards the opposite side of the area use your instincts to safely roll between cover when the coast is clear.

Descend the steps in the opposite corner of the area and enter the next room in front of you, then approach the table on the right to pick up a new disguise and activate the nearby checkpoint. Use your new disguise to walk past the group of guards outside without being detected and locate the elevator, then enter the room on the right to locate the fuse box and sabotage it to distract the workman.

Approach the elevator after the workman has moved away to call it down and enter the car to ascend to the next floor above, then move through the crime scene tape in the back right corner of the area ahead and pick up the knife beside the bed.

Enter the adjacent room to subdue the maid in front of the blood stain and exit through the door beside her to break another line of crime scene tape, then drag the body out into the hall and hide it in the hamper on your right.

Turn on the fire alarm beside the hamper to cause a distraction and return to the previous room, then move back into the main lounge area of the 7th floor and turn right down the hall.

Take cover behind the small wooden wall beside you to avoid detection while moving across the room and enter the open doorway ahead, then climb the staircase on your right and activate the next checkpoint at the top.

Move through the door on your left to reach the eighth floor and stay ducked down to avoid detection, then take cover in the cabinet to the left and wait until the guard in front of you leaves the area. Follow the guard out into the previous stairwell and choke him out, then re-enter the eighth floor area and eliminate the remaining enemy wearing a cowboy hat to take his disguise.

Drag both bodies into the cabinets you hid in earlier and exit the room through the next door, then move forward to approach the red neon sign at the end of the hall and act casual to avoid detection. Wait for the nearby guard to look out the window and move up behind this enemy to push him out of the building, then make a right around the corner and turn left to enter the room with a giant stuffed bear inside.

Move through the blue door in front of the bear and descend the next stairwell in front of you to activate another checkpoint, then head back up the steps and return to the main lounging area of the eight floor.

Make a right across the lounge and another right at the red carpet you come to in the corner, then walk past the patrolling guard and choke him out with your garret to hide his body in the nearby cabinet.

Approach the next set of double doors ahead to pick the lock and enter the area behind them, then open the grate in the right corner of the room and crawl through the ventilation duct to complete this mission.

Run for Your Life

Move through the doorway ahead on the right and navigate between the furniture on your left in the next room, then climb out the open window to reach the outside ledge and move around the corner of the building beside you.

Keep moving across the ledge to jump across the next small gap and climb up the red ladder at the end, then stay crouched down as you descend the next set of steps at the top and take cover behind the air conditioning unit below.

Use your instincts to locate the cops through the surrounding smoke and approach the nearest one in front of you to subdue him from behind, then drag the body behind the air unit and take the policeman’s disguise.

Continue forward across the rooftop and use your disguise to slip past the remaining police officers ahead, then move through the open doorway at the end and approach the red light in the back right corner of the room.

Break the indicated door open to activate a cut scene and enter the library, then climb down from the ledge you’re on and move left across the balcony below.

Stay duck down behind the railing as you move across the balcony to reach the opposite side of the room and turn right, then wait for the nearest officer below to walk away and climb down over the ledge to land on the first floor.

Turn around to approach the officer guarding the corridor ahead from behind and subdue him, then drag the body into the nearby crate in the corner and move to the other side of the bookshelf beside you.

Follow the nearby red carpet forward through the next open doorway and stay ducked down as you move around the left side of the tables ahead, then approach the checkpoint located at the opposite end of the room to use it and turn back around to activate your instinct.

Make a right up the steps beside you to grab the ledge above and pull yourself onto the second floor, then turn right again to pass through the open doorway around the next corner and continue forward across the library.

Activate your instincts to track the guards at the top of the steps around the corner and take cover behind one of the small tables or couches ahead, then wait until some of the police have walked away and use the disguise you are wearing to slip past them unnoticed.

Move through the next open doorway ahead on the left and ascend the stairs in the corner to make a right at the top, then circle around to the opposite side of the room blocked by wooden debris and climb up onto the ledge above.

Head forward at the top to approach the metal beam on the right and walk across it slowly to reach the other side of the room, then turn left to move through the indicated exit door in the corner and activate a short cut scene that puts you outside. Hang off the ledge in front of you to drop down into the alley below and move forward down the next staircase ahead, then pass through the door at the bottom to enter the next building and stay crouched behind the birdcages on the right to avoid the police helicopter outside. Watch the helicopter’s spotlight scan the area ahead and wait for it to move to the opposite corner of the building, then cross the room and hide behind the next stack of birdcages closest to you.

Wait for the spotlight to move past you towards the right and head left to continue across the room littered with birdcages, then move through the set of red double doors at the end to activate a short cut scene and jump the gap between buildings.

Approach the open doorway in the right corner ahead and take cover to hide from the cop that eventually enters, then sneak up from behind to subdue him and take the police uniform if necessary. Drag the body back through the room to avoid it being spotted by the helicopter’s searchlight, then approach the upper left corner of the area by the ventilation fans and crawl through the duct below on your right.

Move along the far left side of the roof to take cover between the chimneys ahead and avoid the helicopter’s spotlight, then ascend the wooden ramp to reach the next area above and hide behind the air conditioning unit at the top.

Wait for the two cops having a conversation to split up and for the one remaining to turn his back, then move behind the next air conditioning unit ahead and stay hidden until the coast is clear again. Continue across the rooftop to reach the entryway decorated with Christmas lights and break down the indicated door to enter the hippy den, then make a left around the corner ahead and use your instincts to locate the civilians in the next room.

After the hippies approach the windows, move around behind them to use the small bookcases as cover and make a right into the room at the end to pass through the hole in the wall. Move forward through the hallway ahead to spot the cops in the greenhouse on the left and stay ducked down behind the wall to pass by them, then turn the corner ahead and use your disguise to navigate through the marijuana plants without being noticed.

Exit the room through the next hole in the wall ahead and activate the checkpoint in the kitchen, then turn around to take the right corner in front of you and listen to cops’ conversation that take place in the adjacent room.

Wait for the conversing cops to leave the area, then enter the next room around the corner to slowly follow behind them and pass through the blue bead curtain in the corner to reach the bedroom. Pass through the next beaded curtain to enter the next hallway ahead and make a left to reach the room containing multiple bathtubs, then use the surrounding cover to sneak up behind the cop in this area and subdue him.

Dump the cop’s body in one of the square tubs of water and approach the radio beneath the cardboard sign advertising mud baths, then turn it on to cause a distraction and exit the bathtub room before the rest of the police arrive.

Return to the outside hallway and approach the neon green sign hanging from the ceiling to move through the door beside you, then subdue the hippy inside and move towards the record player in this room.

Insert the tape that starts the music and light show to draw the cops into the room, then exit into the hallway outside through the door on your left and make a right to call down the elevator. Wait for the elevator’s arrival to activate a cut scene, then exit the car to move through the door on your left and take cover to hide from the cop coming up the steps ahead. Subdue the cop as he comes towards you and hide his body in the nearby crate, then descend the steps in the corner to reach the lobby below and wait for the SWAT team in the next room ahead to leave the area.

Exit the building through the next set of glass doors ahead on the left and use your disguise to slip past the cop guarding the metal walkway, then enter the crowd of people on the right and stand still if you need to hide quickly.

Move across the train platform and use the crowd as cover to avoid being spotted by patrolling police officers, then climb the staircase at the end and use your disguise to slip past the pair of cops above. Turn the next corner ahead to move through the first door on the right and enter the control room to subdue the operator inside, then hide the body in the nearby crate and approach the left side of the control panel to activate the train signal.

Exit the control room through the previous door to make a right into the surrounding crowd and stand still when necessary to hide from the police, then turn the next corner ahead to descend the steps and reach platform B below to wait for the train to arrive. Stand still amongst the crowd to hide from the cops until the train pulls into the station and approach one of the open doors, then use your disguise to slip past the cops and board the car to complete this mission.