Hotline Miami vs Titan Souls
Hotline Miami is a violent game from Dennaton Games (2012) while Titan Souls is an action-adventure puzzle game from Acid Nerve (2015).
Quick answer: Hotline Miami rates higher, 8.3 to 7.0 on the GamingPickz Score, and Hotline Miami is the cheaper at $9.99.
What each one is
Hotline Miami is filed under Great Soundtrack and Violent. In contrast, Titan Souls under Action-Adventure and Puzzle.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
In April 1989, Jacket receives a message on his answering machine and a package is delivered to his door containing a rooster mask. The package contains instructions advising Jacket to retrieve a briefcase from the Russian mafia at a metro station. After carrying out the mission, Jacket continues to receive messages instructing him to conduct more massacres. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Hotline Miami received generally positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Metacritic , it holds an aggregate score of 85 per cent based on 51 reviews for the PC version, 87 per cent based on 19 reviews for the PlayStation 3 version, and 85 per cent based on 27 reviews for the PlayStation Vita version. Several reviewers praised the gameplay. (Wikipedia)
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At a glance
| Hotline Miami | Titan Souls | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.3/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (97%, 127,794) | Mostly Positive (79%, 13,818) |
| Critic aggregate | 85/100 | 74/100 |
| Price | $9.99 | $14.99 |
| Install size | — | 0.39 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | playable |
| Released | 2012 | 2015 |
| Developer | Dennaton Games | Acid Nerve |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Hotline Miami vs Titan Souls, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Hotline MiamiViolent gameTitan SoulsAction-adventure puzzle gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Hotline MiamiViolent, Action, IndieTitan SoulsSouls-like, Pixel Graphics, DifficultThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Hotline Miami ✓Score 8.3 · 97% on Steam · 85 criticTitan SoulsScore 7.0 · 79% on Steam · 74 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Hotline Miami127,794 reviews · 1 add-onTitan Souls13,818 reviews · 1 add-on · 0.39 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Hotline Miami ✓$9.99Titan Souls$14.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Hotline Miami ✓VerifiedTitan SoulsPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Hotline Miami takes 3 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueHotline Miami and Titan Souls on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Mobile
- PC
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Hotline Miami (GamingPickz Score 8.3)
- The cheaper right now: Hotline Miami ($9.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Hotline Miami (verified)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Hotline Miami (127,794 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Great SoundtrackActionIndiePixel GraphicsTop-DownRetroDifficultSingleplayer
Where they differ
ViolentGore1980sFast-PacedPsychedelicSurreal
Souls-likeAdventureBoss RushFantasyControllerShort
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Hotline Miami is demanding, for players who want a challenge. Titan Souls is demanding, for players who want a challenge.
System requirements, side by side
| Hotline Miami | Titan Souls | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video | — |
| Minimum CPU | 1.2GHz processor | — |
| Minimum RAM | 0.5 GB | — |
| Install size | — | 0.39 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Hotline Miami · Titan Souls.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Hotline Miami and 1 for Titan Souls. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Hotline Miami and Titan Souls in scope?
Hotline Miami has drawn 127,794 Steam reviews and ships 1 add-on. Titan Souls has drawn 13,818 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 0.39 GB.
Is Hotline Miami or Titan Souls better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Hotline Miami rates higher (8.3 to 7.0). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Hotline Miami or Titan Souls?
Hotline Miami is cheaper right now at $9.99, against $14.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Should I get Hotline Miami or Titan Souls?
Hotline Miami rates higher, 8.3 to 7.0 on the GamingPickz Score, and Hotline Miami is the cheaper at $9.99. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.