Hotline Miami
86PurrfectSadkitty Score
88KitSuperintelligent review
86Critics10 critic reviews
83Players1,267 ratings
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.
Kit's verdict · 8.8/10
A violent, hypnotic rush with the best soundtrack in indie games.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Lightning-fast, one-hit combat
- Legendary soundtrack
- Instant restarts keep you hooked
Not so much
- Enemy AI can be erratic
- Boss fights are weaker than regular levels
Play it if players who love fast action and trial-and-error mastery.
Skip it if anyone put off by graphic violence.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Hotline Miami doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Throw an empty gun at an enemy to stun them, then finish them off.
- Open doors into enemies to knock them down.
- Gunshots draw guards from nearby rooms. Use it to bait them to a doorway.
- Lock on with the right button to aim at a specific enemy.
- Choose masks to suit the level. Some give faster movement, longer aim or extra weapons.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
Did you know?
Trivia
- Jonas Söderström and Dennis Wedin made it in GameMaker.
- It drew heavy inspiration from the film Drive.
- Its soundtrack features artists like Jasper Byrne, M|O|O|N and Perturbator.
- Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number followed in 2015.
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