Stellar nonviolent turn-based puzzle – Hitman GO Review

Hitman’s emphasis on environmental puzzle-solving over running and gunning translates excellently to a turn-based puzzle game where enemies move after you do. The board-game aesthetic, complete with levels (roughly 90 of them) being grouped into fictional Hitman boxes, looks incredible and would easily be convincing as a physical product. When enemies are “killed,” by you walking your character into theirs or even by picking up a single-use rifle or pair of pistols, their pieces are simply picked up and removed from the game board. (An exception is when certain statues or chandeliers are shot, which fall onto enemies.) Most levels after the wordless but informative tutorials have optional objectives (from pacifism to “kill all,” or making various uses of the environment), and the more you complete, the more level packs you unlock. The only microtransaction I noticed was for additional single-use level-objective solutions, which can be made infinite for $5. They walk you through solving an individual objective step by step, and if you accidentally close out of it, you can reuse that instance of that hint for free. The difficulty curve is rather steep, more so than Lara Croft Go which I also loved and would probably recommend more for inexperienced users, but completing levels in optimal numbers of turns is incredibly satisfying. Highly recommended.
Review by dragonadamant on Hitman GO.