IO Interactive and Epic Games are working to make Hitman 1/2’s mission’s accessible in Hitman 3 for free to existing owners

After a backlash for PC gamers, IO Interactive and Epic Games have announced that they are working together to ensure that Hitman 1 and Hitman 2 owners on Steam will be able to access the content of those games within Hitman 3 at no additional cost on the Epic Games Store. 

Hitman 3’s ability to replay content from the two prior games is a key selling point for the title, effectively remastering the first two games with improved visuals, new features, and improved performance on some platforms. Better still, Hitman 3’s install size will be smaller than that of Hitman 2, even though it will include three games worth of content. In an era where HDD and SSD storage is at a premium, Hitman 3 effectively shrinks the modern Hitman trilogy. 

At this time, it is unknown how Epic Games and IO Interactive plan to allow Epic Games Store users to use the Steam versions of Hitman 1 and Hitman 2 to access their content within Hitman 3. Additionally, IO Interactive didn’t announce that this fix would be in place at launch, which means that PC gamers may have to wait to access Hitman 2’s content for free. 

Thankfully, Epic Games has already given away free copies of Hitman 1 on their storefront and promises to give Epic Games Store purchasers access to Hitman 1’s Game of the year content for free to those who pre-order Hitman 3 on the Epic Games Store. This offer also applies to those who purchase the game within the first 10 days of the game’s launch. 

Below is IO Interactive’s latest update on Hitman 3’s PC version.