Hitman 3: 1 Game of the Year award

No: Hitman 3 collected 1 Game of the Year award in 2021 and finished No. 32; the season went to It Takes Two with 89. The Game Awards named It Takes Two its Game of the Year.

Hitman 3 is a 2021 stealth game developed and published by IO Interactive. It is the eighth main installment in the Hitman video game series, the sequel to 2018's Hitman 2, and the third game in the World of Assassination trilogy.

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Hitman 3 finished #32 in the 2021 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

1Total awards
1Media outlets
0Readers' choice
1Countries

Also in the 2021 season: It Takes Two (89), Resident Evil Village (62), Forza Horizon 5 (54), Far Cry 6 (1), Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (1), Jurassic World Evolution 2 (1), Life Is Strange: True Colors (1), Loop Hero (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Hitman 3 win?

Hitman 3 won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2021 season — 0.2% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Hitman 3 win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 32 in 2021, behind It Takes Two, which collected 89 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released20 January 2021
DeveloperIO Interactive
PublisherIO Interactive

stealth game
action-adventure game
Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 5
PlayStation 4
Xbox Series X and Series S
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch 2
IOS
IPadOS
macOS

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
Ireland	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Hot Press	Ireland	2021

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Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.