Hotline Miami

October 23, 2012 Dennaton Games Devolver Digital
Shooter Indie Arcade
Stadia Series X|S PS3 PS4 Linux Android PC PS5 Mac Vita XONE Switch
About

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.
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.
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Ratings & Metrics

User Score
86.2
Critic Score
84.6
Total Score
1,268
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Game Info

Release Date October 23, 2012
Developer Dennaton Games
Publisher Devolver Digital
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Action
Hotline Miami

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