Hitman 3

You might think Hitman 3 is a stealth game, or an action game, or a third-person shooter with delightfully wacky weaponry. You’d be wrong. Hitman 3 is actually a puzzle game—and a brilliant one, at that. Over the course of six wide-open, wanderlust-stoking levels, you’re tasked with taking out a target (or set of targets). From there, the game stops holding your hand. How you score each kill is up to you. Maybe you prefer the old-fashioned way: poison or a sharp blade. Maybe you prefer something fancier, like luring your marks into a grape press. Whatever the solution, cracking the puzzle is always a thrill. Better yet, those who own the first two games in the “World of Assassination” trilogy—2016’s Hitman and 2018’s Hitman 2—will get an extra kick out of it: You can import all of your purchased levels into Hitman 3. Yes, they look a whole lot prettier.

Playable On: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch (via streaming), PC

Rough Average Playtime: 10.5 hours