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Hotline Miami

Fast-paced top-down action with lethal combat and rapid retries

Dennaton Games · Published by Devolver Digital · Released Oct 23, 2012

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Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
96% of 124K
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 1,204 in 30 days
Players
267
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
11 years ago
Oct 5, 2015
Minimum PC
DirectX 8 GPU
0.5 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 85/100 (critic reviews)

What is Hotline Miami?

A single-player, top-down action game set in an alternate 1989 Miami. You fight through levels with guns and close-range attacks as a masked antihero follows violent instructions left on his answering machine.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy planning fast room-clearing attacks
  • +you like psychedelic pixel art and 1980s settings
  • +you prefer single-player action without online modes

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike graphic gore and repeated violent imagery
  • −you want multiplayer competition or cooperative play
  • −you prefer open worlds to level-based action

What players say

96% of 124,114 reviews are positive · 95% of 1,204 in the last 30 days

Players especially praise the soundtrack and neon visual style. Common complaints focus on punishing deaths, awkward mouse controls, and enemy reactions or hit detection that can feel inconsistent. Some recent players also report launch failures and crashes.

Players over time

▼ -33% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 451 players on Oct 17, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026267
Nov 6, 2026181
Nov 5, 2026203
Nov 4, 2026225
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Nov 1, 2026255
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Oct 29, 2026234
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Oct 27, 2026254
Oct 26, 2026260
Oct 25, 2026375
Oct 24, 2026352
Oct 23, 2026361
Oct 22, 20260
Oct 21, 2026394
Oct 20, 2026398
Oct 19, 2026412
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Oct 14, 2026365
Oct 13, 2026288
Oct 12, 2026276
Oct 11, 2026371
Oct 10, 2026368
Oct 9, 2026334
Oct 8, 2026342
Oct 7, 2026330
Oct 6, 2026281
Oct 5, 2026338
Oct 4, 2026389
Oct 3, 2026353
Oct 2, 2026242
Oct 1, 2026184
Sep 30, 2026199
Sep 29, 2026203
Sep 28, 2026189
Sep 27, 2026241
Sep 26, 2026213
Sep 25, 2026208
Sep 24, 2026201
Sep 23, 2026144
Sep 23, 2026215
Sep 22, 2026199
Sep 21, 2026340

How many players finish Hotline Miami?

38% of Steam players have unlocked «The End?», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Hotline Miami screenshot 1

Hotline Miami system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 8 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7
Processor
1.2GHz processor
Graphics
DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
250 MB HD space
Notes
Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller, OpenGL 2.x or better highly recommended.

Recommended

OS
Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7
Processor
1.4GHz processor or faster
Graphics
DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
250 MB HD space
Notes
Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller

Does Hotline Miami have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Hotline Miami run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
35
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Polish.

Does Hotline Miami use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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