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SeriesHotline Miami

Hotline Miami

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First release
Oct 23, 2012
Genres
Indie, Shooter, Arcade · Action
Platforms
Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Mac, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia

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.

Also known as HM, HotlineMiami.exe

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Storyline
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.Read more

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.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 23, 2012
Mac
Oct 23, 2012
Linux
Oct 23, 2012
All 15 release dates
PlayStation 3
Jun 25, 2013
PlayStation Vita
Jun 25, 2013
PlayStation 3
Jun 26, 2013
PlayStation Vita
Jun 26, 2013
PlayStation 4
Aug 19, 2014
PlayStation 4
Aug 20, 2014
Android
Mar 30, 2015
Nintendo Switch
Aug 19, 2019
Xbox One
Apr 07, 2020
Google Stadia
Sep 23, 2020
PlayStation 5
Oct 23, 2023
Xbox Series X|S
Oct 23, 2023
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
3h
Main + Extras
6h
Completionist
12h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
serial killer, 16-bit, fast paced, old school, compilation
… All 26, steam, crime, pixel art, digital distribution, xbox controller support for pc, throwing weapons, 60 fps on consoles, wasd movement, extreme violence, cross buy, playstation plus, playstation tv support, dart, day-based narrative, flashback, women in refrigerators syndrome, the 1980s, game cartridge, sneaking mission, previously on - pc gamepass, previously on - stadia pro

At a Glance

Critic Score
86
Main Story (IGDB)
3h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
6h
Completionist (IGDB)
12h
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Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Overwhelmingly Positive, 110,313 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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