Hitman Go has been such a critical smash on mobile platforms, Square Enix Montreal have been working on another: Hitman: Sniper has been announced, and will be available this year as a free download for mobile and tablets.

Hitman: SniperPhoto: Hitman.com

Like Go, Sniper will feature full optimisation for touch screen devices, something Square Enix Montreal completely nailed when producing the popular mobile iteration of Agent 47’s various missions. 

“We want to offer people the opportunity to try the game for free, and then customise their own game experience with optional in-app purchases if they want to," Square Montreal said in a blog post on the Hitman website.

"For instance, you can get early access to contracts, or upgrade your sniper rifle - all things you can earn through playing the game. It's up to you which one you choose and the game won't force you down a particular route. By making Hitman: Sniper available for free, it will allow more people to have immediate access and increase the level of competition, which is at the core of the game."

It’ll be free to kick off with, offering people the chance to play, say Montreal, but you’ll be able to customise and likely expand your gaming experience with the dreaded ‘in app purchases’. Perhaps they would have been better off with a solid £2.99 price point like Go, which proved so popular.

It’s up to you which one you choose and the game won’t force you down a particular route. By making Hitman: Sniper available for free, it will allow more people to have immediate access and increase the level of competition, which is at the core of the game.

Expect more on Hitman: Sniper at E3.