Games

Hotline Miami

Dennaton Games

2012•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 6 hours

Taste attributes: actiondetectivemafia/gangstervehiclesfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplebig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivaltroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA wide-ranging shooter that is breakneck, familiar and dark. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

85 / 100

1,283 ratings

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About This Game

A top-down slasher/shooter with unlockable gameplay-altering masks and weapons, featuring a neon-flavoured electronic aesthetic, in which a hitman receives anonymous calls ordering him to travel to certain residences and crime dens and massacre those within, as he stumbles through unreal visions and inconsistencies without any answers to how, why or who.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Set in an alternative 1989 Miami, you will assume the role of a mysterious antihero on a murderous rampage against the shady underworld at the behest of voices on your answering machine. Soon you'll find yourself struggling to get a grip of what is going on and why you are prone to these acts of violence.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionDetectiveMafia/gangsterVehiclesAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalTroubled leadsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Serial killerFast pacedOld schoolCompilationCrimePixel artThrowing weaponsExtreme violence

Where to play

Details

Developer: Dennaton Games
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Released: 23 October 2012
Series: Hotline Miami
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 3h rushed, 6h normally, 12h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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