Hotline Miami

Bought and platinumed this game way back on the PS3. Suddenly got in the mood to replay it so I got it for PC as well, haha.

It still holds up great! Fast, frantic, and intense. The way games ought to be! The feverish vibe with the acid trippy visuals and thumping electro soundtrack is just PERFECTION.

Fantastic little game!

Amazing artsyle, game, and music.

Disgustingly cool, and an absolute must play along with it's sequel.

Hotline Miami is an absolute adrenaline shot to the brain. From the moment you boot it up, it grabs you by the collar and drags you into a world of neon lights, violence, and mind-bending chaos that you won’t want to escape from.

The gameplay is pure, unfiltered aggression. You’re dropped into a variety of levels where you need to take down enemies using a mix of stealth, precision, and reflexes—everything from punches to crowbars to shotguns. The catch? You have to move fast, and you have to think on your feet because the enemies are just as relentless as you are. One hit from an enemy, and it’s game over—back to the beginning of the level, no mercy. It’s punishing, but rewarding, especially when you finally nail that perfect run where everything clicks.

What really stands out in Hotline Miami is its pacing and difficulty. It’s fast-paced to the point where you’re in a constant state of “holy s**t, am I going to make it?” but every mistake is a learning experience, and the satisfaction of clearing a room full of enemies without dying is unlike anything else. You’ll die a lot, but that’s part of the fun. The combat is simple in concept, but it demands absolute precision. One wrong move, and you’re back at the start, but that’s also what makes it addictive.

Visually, Hotline Miami has a bold, unique aesthetic. The pixel art is gorgeous, with vibrant colors that pop off the screen, paired with a gritty, almost surreal atmosphere. The art design makes the violence feel almost dreamlike—like you're trapped in a fever dream full of danger and bright neon. It’s a striking contrast to the brutal combat and dark undertones of the story, which keeps you constantly on edge.

And then there’s the music. Oh, the music. The soundtrack is absolutely killer, filled with synthwave tracks that make you feel like you’re the star of a 1980s action movie. It’s fast, it’s intense, and it perfectly matches the frantic pace of the gameplay. Every level feels more epic with the pulse of the soundtrack behind you, making the bloodshed feel like a rhythm all its own.

The story, while minimalistic, is deeply unsettling. It’s cryptic, surreal, and you’ll be left questioning what the hell is actually going on as you play. It’s dark, disturbing, and adds a layer of intrigue to the otherwise chaotic experience. You’re never quite sure what’s real and what isn’t, which only adds to the intensity of the whole thing.

Overall, Hotline Miami is a pure, unrelenting experience that makes you feel like a badass while making you want to punch your screen out of frustration at the same time. It’s tough as nails, visually stunning, and one of the most stylish games you’ll ever play. If you love challenging, fast-paced action and killer music, this game is an absolute must-play.

Final Verdict: 9/10 — A brutal, stylish, and addictive experience that never lets up. Get ready to die, but damn, it’s worth it.

it has fun strategic gameplay with a great soundtrack

Stylistically, I loved everything about this game. I actually didn't care much for the gameplay. That being said, I still think it's worth experiencing this game at least once.

This is the only "short" game that I have enjoyed. Hotline Miami has great gameplay and have had a profound impact on the gaming scene in general, which should alone justify playing this masterpiece. The golden cherry on top is the AMAZING OST that is featured in this game. Although the soundtrack is not AS versatile as it is in Hotline Miami 2, it is still incredible and still probably top 5 in my list of the best game soundtracks.

this game took a toll on my mental health, physically and mentally, 10/10

Takes patience, trial and error and planning, which can lead to many pain inducing moments. Overall, a surprisingly fun mix between a top-down shooter and a puzzle game.

Hotline Miami is a visceral, neon-drenched fever dream. Its lightning-fast gameplay, coupled with a killer synthwave soundtrack, creates an intoxicating and addictive experience. Brutal, stylish, and unforgettable. Highly recommended!

has been favourite game of all time for years. if you're ever going through it force yourself to 100% this game. pour all your emotions into gouging peoples eyes out and being a maniac. it'll fix you right up. hurt people like hurting other people.

i promise.

i think this game is fun, so fun in fact that i 100% it. it was short fast paced action meshed with an amazing art style would definitely recommend

After completing this wonderful game, I have some things to say from my heart. This is a really a masterpiece game. Thanks to the great music this game have featured, I was able to be stubborn enough to get A+ on all the chapters.

Hotline Miami is like a murder rampage in the disco.
Man, you would be dancing while playing this game.
ALL FACTS. NO LIE.

Hotline Miami for some odd reason has been very nostalgic for me in the past and including now, and that's what I like about it :}

Add hotline miami 2 special edition back on steam so i can get jacket in payday 2 (just platinumed it was goated)

Its better than the sequel, for the simple reason the levels are smaller and marginally more fair, still rock hard and brutal at times. Set of the sythwave as game look so feels very cool as driver the game. Also amazing sound track. Music Per Automattik is the standout track. Hospital level sucks and police station isn't much better. Nothing that matches some of Hotline Miami 2 levels though.

But if you look closely you can see the duct tape barely holding this game together as the enemy you tried to hit with a melee weapon somehow misses yet they hit you beyond the max melee range.

𖠊 FROG REVIEW 𖠊

Hotline Miami is a game about you killing a lot of Russian mobsters. In Hotline Miami you play as "Jacket" who gets calls from a mysterious caller who sends him to locations filled to the brim with Russian mobsters. and Jacket doesn't like Russians. (gotta improve my description lol)

Alright lets get to the good:
-Great gameplay loop of going in murdering people and getting out
-The soundtrack is amazing arguably one of my favorites
-the game is brutal in difficulty and in the gore aspect which i like
-the plot is fun to decipher
-lots of masks that can change the way that you play the game ( or turn you French )
-is the reason why many people go bananas over retro wave

time for the bad:
-that stupid explosion sound that will make you deaf ( if you know you know )
-Frog mask turns the game French
-if you got anger issues this game will make you tear you hair out

one of my personal favorite indie games that i would put in my top 10. oh and I almost forgot
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𖠊 5/5 𖠊

as a person who have complete this game on PS Vita before
this game is peak and I 100% the game with 4.6 hours total time play

While I haven't finished with the story, the game provides a lot of blood-pumping action and fun gameplay.

Theres like no way someone beats this first try without dying, its a nice game, the games music dosent really fit the vibe but sure.

Hotline Miami(2012)

СЮЖЕТ: Как и в случае со второй частью, я вообще не понимаю, откуда пошла вся эта возня, что в Hotline Miami гениальный сюжет. Напротив, мне кажется, что он очень даже дефолтный. Его мистификация и разделение на несвязанные части же в свою очередь, лучше его не делает. Не понимаю, зачем так делать, если сюжет и так средненький.

ГЕЙМПЛЕЙ: В целом, он практически не отличается от второй части. Единственное что можно отметить, так это, пускай и бесполезные, но фишечки первой части, которые в последующем вырезали, как например заложников. В первой части можно брать залога в качестве живого щита, максимально странная функция, которую я использовал раза два, да и то только из-за мисклика. Ещё одной особенностью геймплея первой части является - плохой рег урона. Каждую третью перестрелку я проебывал лишь потому, что пули блять не регает - то есть кровь вылетает с врага, но он сука живой. При чем не регает в независимости от дистанции. Я бы даже сказал, что в упор регает даже хуже. Точно такая же проблема с милишками - то ли у них маленькая ренжа, то ли игра просто кривая. Однако если вы с милишкой залетаете в толпу врагов - скорее всего это рестарт. Оружие как будто застревает в первом теле и дальше не идёт я вообще хз.

ВИЗУАЛ И МУЗЫКА: Ну, вы и сами знаете. Все комплементы что я отвешивал второй части идентичны и для первой части. Однако, субъективно, визуал первой части(не столь контрастный, как визуал второй), мне понравился больше визула Hotline Miami 2. Музыка же наоборот послабее в первой части. Она не прям плохая, она просто норм. Супер бенгеров лично для себя я не нашел.

ТЕХНИЧЕСКАЯ ЧАСТЬ: Как было сказано выше, главными проблемами игры является - плохой рег и баги. Если про рег я рассказал выше, то вот на багах остановлюсь поподробнее. Багов в игре очень много: от ебучих дверей, которые будут проблемой наверное всегда, до тупорылого ии, который то ставит тебе с первой через всю карту, то не видит тебя в упор или не байтится плечом. Короче говоря, спустя 13 лет с релиза у игры ещё море проблем с технической частью, и судя по тому, что разрабы до сих пор это не исправили(хотя исправить там в целом не супер сложно), то это значит, что им глубоко насрать.

ИТОГ: Объективно, первая часть хуже второй, однако лично мне, она почему-то понравилась больше. Не знаю, почему. Вот ну не могу сказать, но что есть, то есть. Как-то так.

Hotline Miami - 6/10

Fun but sometimes it is just so fucking hard and unfair. 10/10 would recommend

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I have nothing to say that has not been said already. An amazing game that will blow you of your feet. A must play. An experience like no other. All used a lot, all used for good reason.
Just by it.

Really intense and fun game.
No filler, no downtime—just pure, unfiltered gameplay punctuated by short, sharp bursts of lore.

You’d expect a game like this to skimp on story, but it’s quite the opposite. The narrative may take up little screen time, yet it’s rich in detail, beautifully delivered, and masterfully paced. It’s mysterious, captivating, and—best of all—never overwhelming or convoluted.

Soundtrack and general aesthetic are a huge plus too.

Definitely try it, it will most likely scratch your itch to play a (good) game

Good game and no woke nonsense in it.

*If anyone says "dEfInE WoKe ThEn" ok...feel free to copy and paste this definition when you are asked this banal attempt at a "gotcha":

"Wokeness alludes to a left wing philosophy that, at it's centre, is based on identity within the context of Marxism. Common manifestations of the "woke" ideology are commonly listed under the guises of "social justice", "equity" and "intersectionality" - all systems that counterintuitively judge people based on their skin colour, or their sexual orientation or gender "expression" in reverse hierarchy of perceived "power" - rather than that of the content of ones character. This system was primarily created by the marxist Antonio Gramsci (google him).

This ideology supports the very opposite of a meritocracy and elevates immutable characteristics over character itself, holding the belief that if only "you" or your perceived tribe were in "power" you could make socialism work and perfectly even the outcomes for all people."

Tldr: Wokeism is at its core a racist philosophy generally held by authoritarian narcissists who use fascist tactics of violence, death threats, cancellation and bullying to silence any opposition. :D

really good, is really short but has a lot of character. the masks are a really fun concept, the lore is interesting and the osts are amazing. also bikers side of the story is the best part of the game



the brick achievements may be the worst things ive ever had to do in a game ever

this game is so fire but the level where the cops show up makes me mad

Hotline Miami is an all-time classic and it just so happens to be a phenomenal Steam Deck game.

9/10
everything is amazing from music to story buy now play now yes. Only issue is the enemies are bullshit and all of them have ultra instinct

Nice brutal top down shooter
sometimes the controls good and sometimes straight shit
I like how random the enemy scout pattern and attack, make the game harder to finish
overall great, but if you have anger issue then I don't think this one good 4 ya

Steam needs to implement stricter rules on selling games that are too old to launch smoothly on modern systems.

You'll probably manage to puzzle it out, but it's still not acceptable.

Very good game with good story and gameplay. 9.8/10 also it has tons of replay value and lore to it that makes the game even better.

Hotline Miami é o tipo de jogo que te joga no meio da ação sem muitas explicações e só te deixa sair quando você estiver completamente viciado. A história começa com você, um cara misterioso conhecido como Jacket, recebendo ligações estranhas que te mandam ir até certos lugares… e matar todo mundo. Sem questionar, você coloca sua máscara e segue as ordens.

No começo, parece só um jogo de matança frenética, mas conforme a história avança, as coisas começam a ficar mais bizarras. Quem está te mandando essas ligações? Por que você está matando essas pessoas? E, o mais estranho de tudo… será que você está no controle de algo?

A jogabilidade é rápida e brutal: você entra em um prédio cheio de inimigos e tem que eliminar todos sem ser atingido. Morra e tente de novo, morra e tente de novo, até que sua execução seja tão perfeita que pareça uma cena coreografada de um filme de ação.

E aí vem um dos maiores destaques do jogo: a trilha sonora. Cada fase tem uma música tão insana que você se sente hipnotizado, como se estivesse realmente dentro daquele caos. O jogo te puxa para esse ritmo frenético e, quando você percebe, já passou horas jogando.

No final, Hotline Miami não é só um jogo de ação, é uma experiência única que mistura violência, psicodelia e uma trilha sonora inacreditável.

Notas:

🎮 Jogabilidade: 9/10 – Rápida, viciante e brutal. Você nunca se sente frustrado, sempre quer tentar de novo.

👁 Gráficos: 8/10 – Pixel art estilosa e cheia de personalidade, combinando perfeitamente com o tom do jogo.

🔊 Som: 10/10 – As músicas grudam na cabeça e elevam a experiência a outro nível. É impossível jogar sem sentir a batida.

📖 História: 8/10 – No começo parece simples, mas vai ficando cada vez mais perturbadora.

🎯 Dificuldade das Conquistas: 7/10 – Algumas são desafiadoras, mas nada impossível. Platinar exige habilidade, mas vale a pena.

⏳ Duração: 8/10 – Não é longo, mas cada fase é intensa e te faz querer voltar para melhorar seu desempenho.

🔥 Nota Final: 9/10 – Um jogo que não só te desafia, mas te prende completamente no seu ritmo alucinante. Se ainda não jogou, jogue. Se já jogou, jogue de novo. 🔥💀

Astonishing game! Very addicting and fun, the story is dramatic and kinda sad, the tone overall is gory, glamorously violent, every once in a while it makes you feel like John Wick, but it mostly makes me look like a 3 year old

great for sadists and masochists alike 10/10 please play this masterpeice

How I would imagine 'Hotline Miami' if it were a person, would be a fat nerd with a fedora that laughs at people when they don't know a minor fact of trivia. Quite frankly, this game is disgusting. It is annoying, repetitive, and dumb. The game will punish you for the smallest errors, which would be fair if it weren't so unpredictable. From picking up weapons to the goofy door physics, the game creates the player's error, making it unfair. The difficulty is most times due to this unfairness the gameplay is HORRIBLE. The only good thing the game has is its music, art style, and story. I cannot convince myself to finish the final boss fight because it has many random elements that will punish you for simply existing. If you run the same keystrokes over and over for this boss fight, 6 out of 10 demos will result in failure. I simply cannot understand how people can call this game good and will defend it to the end. The gameplay itself kills the game. This is also the case for hotline Miami 2.

As I remembered when I played it on the PS3, a wonderful game that encourages you with all its elements to kill, to be faster, to do more combos, to have better punctuation. The soundtrack is perfect, I don't think they could have chosen better songs. The only thing that is missing for me are the bosses, with all the adrenaline I get from other levels I don't like having to do a fight/puzzle, I just want to punch them in the face and go for the next one.

This game is sick! The atmosphere of 1980s Miami is perfect. I especially loved the silent main character he fit so well with the story. I love the style, story, and gameplay. This game is a 10/10 I want to inject it in my veins

A brutal, fast-paced action game with a surreal 80s vibe. Legendary soundtracks and addictive gameplay make it unforgettable. I absolutely love this game—pure adrenaline and style!

It is one of the best(if not the best) 2D game ever. This game totally worth it.
Gameplay is incredibly smooth, but also hard.
Music is AMAZING. It really makes game more immersive.
Graphics are also very good for a 2D game.
Overall, I think everyone must play this game. I completed it and still play some levels because this game is too good:)

por enquanto é um jogo muito bom, faz tempo que não jogo, pretendo zerar, platinar e voltar e dar uma review melhor.

The enemies can hit you off-screen, are always accurate, and have eyes behind their backs. Deaths feel cheap and unfair.

A really fun game! The gameplay is super brutal with the one hit causes death thing, so you replay the same few sections over and over again and become better at them and eventually get past them. It's fun killing the enemies in many different ways and seeing their corpses and blood scattered around after killing all of them. You get better at the levels to the point that you can rack up a lot of points quickly either by killing enemies in different ways or killing a lot of them in quick succession. The pixelated graphics are charming and the soundtrack is absolutely god-like.

This game was amazing back then and it is amazing now. It hasn't aged badly not one bit.
the whole CRT asthetic, brutal violence and tough as nails split second reaction gameplay made this game a one of a kind back in the day.

So what is this game about? very simple, you play as sort of a mentally deranged hitman, who is hired by this mysterious contractor, who sends you to kill a bunch of russians.

Levels play on a top-down view, and you only can take 1 hit, so you are as deadly as you are as fragile just like the thugs and mobsters you are trying to kill. the mission is simple, KILL. EVERYONE. as fast as you can, and leave the crime scene in your car, get home, confirm the contract, and get ready for the next contract. Everything is twitch-reaction based and you are expected to re-do the same levels over and over again due to how easy it is to die.

You make use of melee weapons, shotguns, machine guns, your fists, or anything you can think of to do the level. The biggest gameplay change are The Masks which gives you substantial bonuses, and modifies the game in a very drastic way.

Thats all im gonna say about this game, it is a bit short, but it's probably one of the biggest Devolver Digital Games that put devolver on the map as one of the best indie publishers out there. The OST is also amazing.

i Give this game a 9.5/10

When you are done with this , get hotline miami 2 as well.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/274170/Hotline_Miami_2_Wrong_Number/

Hotline Miami isn’t just a game — it’s a full-on adrenaline rush wrapped in pixelated aesthetics and topped off with a psychedelic soundtrack. Yes, the game looks simple, but behind that apparent simplicity lies incredible depth. It’s meaty not just in terms of the sheer amount of blood on the screen, but also in the emotions it evokes. Every level is a challenge where a single mistake can cost you your life, and that’s exactly what makes it hardcore. You can literally feel every muscle tense up as you try to complete another mission.

The game’s story is a whole other beast. The protagonist, a former soldier, is thrown into a world of violence and chaos, and his struggle with stress and inner demons is portrayed through surreal dialogues and unexpected twists. You’re not just killing enemies — you’re trying to figure out who you are and why you’re doing all of this. The game makes you think about the nature of violence, responsibility, and the consequences of your actions.

The atmosphere of Hotline Miami is a masterpiece in itself. Neon colors, retro style, and a pulsating electronic soundtrack create the feeling of being trapped in some surreal trip. The game doesn’t let go until the very end, leaving you with a trail of questions and emotions.

In short, if you haven’t played Hotline Miami yet, you’ve missed out on a lot. This isn’t just a game — it’s an experience that will stay with you for a long time. I recommend it to anyone ready to dive into a world where beauty and brutality go hand in hand.

Ever seen the movie starring Ryan Gosling called "Drive"? This is basically the video game of that movie, and its a masterpiece. Buy it, play it, a legendary indie title that still holds up till this day.

Great story and fun gameplay and the mask are such a cool feature the only thing I dont like is how jankie the combat can be at times like you could hit someone right in the back and they just dont die but thats an issue rarley happens so yeah great game

One of the best games you can get for $10. The gameplay, music, color palette, and art style all blend together in this amazing, violent, and vibrant whirlwind to create an incredible experience. A very challenging game but super satisfying to master. Highly recommend this game, there's a reason it's a cult classic.