Hitman Absolution gets a confirmed release date for Nintendo Switch

Hitman Absolution is coming to Nintendo Switch this month

Hitman Absolution will arrive on Nintendo Switch on November 13, developer Feral Interactive has announced. Hitman Absolution on Nintendo Switch comes at a price tag of $29.99 / £19.99 / €24.99. A Switch 2 port for the stealth action game is scheduled for a 2026 release.

Developer Feral Interactive released a new, reveal date trailer for Hitman Absolution’s Switch port, showing Agent 47's skillset as an assassin.

The third-person stealth-action game is already there on Android and iOS. The mobile port launched on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store on October 16.

The game description for Hitman Absolution for Nintendo Switch reads: “Betrayed, hunted and honour-bound to protect a teenage girl with a dangerous secret, the ultimate assassin makes a deadly return to the Nintendo handheld. With a new list of targets, over 20 missions in which to eliminate them, and a new set of tricks up his sleeve, the barcoded killer’s stealth-action skills will be put to the test once more.”

Hitman Absolution on Switch features gyro aiming for precise moves and attacks. The game's Instinct Mode allows the player "to identify targets, predict enemy movements and highlight points of interest." With the help of Point Shooting, you can "stop time, mark multiple enemies, and eliminate them in a heartbeat," says the game description. Hitman Absolution on Switch comes with five difficulty settings, from easy to the super-hard Purist mode.

Feral Interactive will update Hitman Absolution’s Switch port with the Contracts Mode in 2026. The mobile port already has this mode. The Contracts Mode allows the player to set challenges and compete for high scores with friends, irrespective of the platform they join from.