Hitman Absolution Crash, Not Starting: How to Fix

HITMAN is available on Steam and by now it got some pretty bad reviews. Players complained about a lot of game crashing issues, and it seems that this release is not so good. In the game, you play Agent 47, the world’s ultimate assassin.

The most common HITMAN errors and bugs that players encountered and complained about on Steam’s dashboard of the game are Hitman Absolution keeps crashing, the game not starting, crashes after selecting difficulty, or crashes when starting a new game.

Below you can see the fixes for both crashing and not launching issues as they can be applied for both. You can also skip directly to your case and check the solution to fix the game.

💥 Why does Hitman always crash on PC?

You can get crashes while playing Hitman if your operating system doesn’t have the latest updates (DirectX updates), corrupted game installation, or higher game settings.

At the same time, you should make sure that you meet the minimum system requirements in order to play the game without issues:

Minimum:

OS: OS 64-bit Windows 7
Processor: Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7870
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 50 GB available space

Recommended:

OS: OS 64-bit Windows 7 / 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or Windows 10
Processor: Intel CPU Core i7 3770 3,4 GHz / AMD CPU AMD FX-8350 4 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 770 / AMD GPU Radeon R9 290
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 50 GB available space

How to fix the Hitman Absolution crash?

1. Update your GPU driver
2. Update the Windows OS
3. Fix the corrupted game files 
4. Disable Steam Overlay 

1. Update your GPU driver

1. Enter devmgmt.msc on the run box by pressing Win+R
2. Double-click on the Display adapters and right-click on the driver.
3. Select Update driver and then pick Search automatically to update the driver.
   
4. Restart your PC.

As an alternative, you can install or update any drivers on your PC using the automated method offered by the dedicated software Outbyte Driver Updater. Here are the steps to follow:

1. Download and install Outbyte Driver Updater.
2. Launch the tool and it will start scanning automatically.
3. Click Update All Drivers Now to get the latest driver version.
   
4. Otherwise, go on each driver and update it individually.

2. Fix the corrupted game files

1. Launch Steam and right-click on the game.
2.  Select Properties and go to Local files.
   
   
3. Now, click on Verify integrity of game files.
   
   
4. Repair the potentially corrupted game files.

3. Update the Windows OS

1.  In the search box, enter Windows Update.
2. Press on the Check for updates button.
   
3. Click Download & Install on any available updates.
4. After the update installation, restart your PC.

4. Disable Steam Overlay

1. Click on the Steam Settings on the launcher homepage.
   
2. Go to the In-Game tab.
3. Now, uncheck the Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game option.
   
4. Select OK and close the window.

In addition, you can discover other frequent gameplay issues such as Hitman Absolution crashing on startup which makes the game impossible to play.

Hitman Absolution not starting

For some players the game won’t even start, when they click Play in Steam Library nothing happens, or they meet issues such as Hitman Absolution not opening and not running at all.

If this doesn’t help you try to run the game in windowed mode or with DirectX 11. After that press ALT+ENTER to go back to fullscreen mode.

Other frequent issues in the game are performance issues like freeze or low FPS which may also lead to the game crashing.

We hope that our guide helped you fix your HITMAN errors and that now you are playing and enjoying the game. Reach out in the comments below if you have any other questions, and we will help you fix them.