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Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
64 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“similar to bg3 love the action packed gaming sequences, would recoemend to people who have played games like enter the gungen and also the Sims 3; which I have 1,782 hrs on record in, I do prefer that game, pretty much…”
“Acho incrível o fator dos efeitos desse jogo ser equivalente ao uso de drogas KKKKKKKK É um jogo que tem diversas formas de jogatina, já que pode matar com soco, arma branca, arma de fogo, objetos ou só tacar alguma…”
“Iconic style, great soundtrack, well done level design. Janky controls, though. 100% achievement completion boils down to completing every story level with an A+ grade and using every weapon at least once. It's a lot of…”
28 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“loved the soundtrack and aesthetic to this game years before i ever played it and im glad i finally got around to it ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ though if you see a room with wires in it take your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ headphones off”
“Iconic style, great soundtrack, well done level design. Janky controls, though. 100% achievement completion boils down to completing every story level with an A+ grade and using every weapon at least once. It's a lot of…”
“Old but gold Banger OST Fun Scoring Tricky gameplay but fun when mastered”
23 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I broke my "S" key playing this btw. But not even that could stop me from finishing the game. Joke aside, it's actually a short (if you're a pro) but truly challenging game. Trust me, you'll rage a few times due to how…”
“Acho incrível o fator dos efeitos desse jogo ser equivalente ao uso de drogas KKKKKKKK É um jogo que tem diversas formas de jogatina, já que pode matar com soco, arma branca, arma de fogo, objetos ou só tacar alguma…”
“Larpers don't understand this game is anti-violence. Not just violence and gore and killing. Good game, 8/10. 2 points taken away because of the huge larp community.”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I broke my "S" key playing this btw. But not even that could stop me from finishing the game. Joke aside, it's actually a short (if you're a pro) but truly challenging game. Trust me, you'll rage a few times due to how…”
“Old but gold Banger OST Fun Scoring Tricky gameplay but fun when mastered”
“brutal, unforgiving, and really fun”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“loved the soundtrack and aesthetic to this game years before i ever played it and im glad i finally got around to it ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ though if you see a room with wires in it take your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ headphones off”
“Acho incrível o fator dos efeitos desse jogo ser equivalente ao uso de drogas KKKKKKKK É um jogo que tem diversas formas de jogatina, já que pode matar com soco, arma branca, arma de fogo, objetos ou só tacar alguma…”
“Iconic style, great soundtrack, well done level design. Janky controls, though. 100% achievement completion boils down to completing every story level with an A+ grade and using every weapon at least once. It's a lot of…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“A good game I am bad at. The perfect game if you don't mind breaking a controller or keyboard because of.”
“Legit wanted to end my life a couple times but still a pretty fun game”
“As a certified Duck, I approve of this game. The lore is surprisingly interesting as well. Love it. also great sound tracks, retro style mixed with psychedelic its amazing. Honestly, you may rage a little for the…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“not a great game, annoying mechanics, things never *quite* feel like they flow. vague story because this game was made by programmers... not artists or writers. massively improved in the sequel”
“Not a fan of the gameplay as I dislike aiming, but everything else is amazing. Artstyle, soundtracks, high adrenaline, original top down view and very hype moments. Easy recommendation for anyone looking for a short but…”
“6/10. Game is a bit inconsistent with enemy detection and it leads to a lot of frustration. Music is absolute perfection. Last four chapters as the Biker were way better than the Jacket parts of the game.”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“not a great game, annoying mechanics, things never *quite* feel like they flow. vague story because this game was made by programmers... not artists or writers. massively improved in the sequel”
“es una obra maestra aunque la historia no sea entendible pero sin embargo la composición y mezcla entre lo Retro ,lo Ochentero y el arte abstractos de pixeles junto con la hermosa coreografía de colores y la adrenalina…”
“This game has confusing lore and gameplay thats fun but gets me super mad 10/10”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“game has annoying bugs or random things that happen but when you get a run without any nuisance its really good.”
“Story is great but the game doesn't launch sometimes”
“I really do recommend it, mind violence with dramatic moral implications, just sucks that it crashes so hard on my crappy PC.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I broke my "S" key playing this btw. But not even that could stop me from finishing the game. Joke aside, it's actually a short (if you're a pro) but truly challenging game. Trust me, you'll rage a few times due to how…”
“Not a fan of the gameplay as I dislike aiming, but everything else is amazing. Artstyle, soundtracks, high adrenaline, original top down view and very hype moments. Easy recommendation for anyone looking for a short but…”
“This game is amazing but short. I beat the game in one sitting and the soundtrack and gameplay are great.”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I honestly just play this game to beat biker half to death. Very good very erotic 10/10 Play this game”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“As a certified penguin, I approve of this game. The lore is surprisingly interesting as well. Love it.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Hotline Miami is a very cool and unique Shooter, that still feels fluid and fast, despite the fact it came out in 2012. It is very fast paced and has a decent amount of levels, so a normal playthrough is done in 3-4 hours. But of course going for 100%/all achievements lengthens…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:13 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Great Soundtrack · Violent · Action · Indie · Pixel Graphics · Top-Down · Gore · 1980s · Fast-Paced · Retro · Psychedelic · Difficult (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Polish |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.hotlinemiami.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 Processor: 1.2GHz processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 250 MB HD space Additional: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller, OpenGL 2.x or better highly recommended.