Hitman: Sniper Challenge is a stand alone preview-type game of Hitman: Absolution, which was exclusive to copies pre-ordered from GameStop or Steam, and it also comes with the standard retail copy of Hitman HD Trilogy and the Hitman Collection on Steam. It was announced on May 10th, 2012, after a teaser image was released on May 3rd. It was released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on May 15th, with the PC version being released on Steam on August 1st.