Hitman vs Salem
Hitman
Hitman puts a whole new spin on the series, and is considered one of the best stealth games out there. Here you have Agent 47 in a series of new adventures that are bigger and more open than ever before.Rather than 1 full game, you have a series of seasons, each has its own unique location and story blended with the overall plot. Season one sees you working for the ICA once more and sends you to some pretty amazing locations. In these sandbox areas you have over 300 NPC’s to avoid, accost or outright kill. During the season there will be several expansion packs that expand on the area, move you to a new location or give you more of the story. If you purchase the full game these are free, or you can buy them in stages as a season pass. In either case you have an epic experience waiting for you with special unique missions and the ability to make your own contracts. With a change in strategy the developers have made one of the top rated games of the last 2 years.
Salem
Salem is an old-school and somewhat obscure (but fun) sandbox MMORPG that unlike Wurm Online has a stronger emphasis on its in-depth crafting system and survival aspect rather than building.Similar to Wurm Online though, Salem is not a voxel-based game, but you are still able to mold the game environment through resource gathering, mining and digging in a way that reminds me of the currently-shelved MMORPG, EverQuest Next: Landmark. Of course, although not exactly the focus of the game, you can still build your homestead and the process is quite similar to Wurm Online except that it occurs at a much higher speed.
Not to mention, the game world in Salem is simply humongous to the point where it feels like an actual world. Salem also borrowed some features from ArcheAge where open-world PvP is the norm, so you'll need to be vigilant at all times, but players who kill and steal for no reason will be labelled as criminals and can be punished.
However, as good as it is despite being an indie MMO and all, Salem does have its fair share of flaws due to its low development budget. So, we'd recommend you to take a look at Salem without carrying along any high expectations. It's a pretty good MMORPG like Minecraft, but if you're expecting a Minecraft clone, you may end up disappointing yourself.