Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
- Released
- 2012
- Developer
- Dennaton Games
- Platforms
- 6 systems
- Critics
- 85
- Steam Deck
- verified
- Download
- Not stated
What is Hotline Miami?
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 23 October 2012 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Dennaton Games |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Platforms | Android, Android Tablet, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck |
| Genres | action game |
| Languages | 7 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q3389836, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Hotline Miami received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Full controller support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | full support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | verified |
| Download size | Not stated |
| Add-on content | 1 DLC listed |
| Age gate | 17+ |
Content descriptors
- Frequent violence or gore
- General mature content
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 299 most recent negative Steam reviews of Hotline Miami on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Crashes and freezes14 of 299 (5%)
I remember playing this on a 2gbram 1ghz laptop and it ran like butter, but now this game is for some ungodly reason studerring and crashing at random.
Steam review, 15 July 2026 · 0 hours played · 1 readers marked it helpfulgame crashed multiple times on start and crashed on the prologue level do not buy
Steam review, 28 June 2026 · 0 hours played · 1 readers marked it helpful
A further 11 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like Hotline Miami
24 games overlap with Hotline Miami on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, RUINER and 12 is Better Than 6.
Common questions about Hotline Miami
What platforms is Hotline Miami on?
Hotline Miami is available on Android, Android Tablet, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck. It first released in 2012.
How much does Hotline Miami cost?
$9.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Hotline Miami?
97% of 127,794 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Overwhelmingly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Hotline Miami?
85 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Hotline Miami work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Hotline Miami as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.
Who made Hotline Miami?
Hotline Miami was developed by Dennaton Games and published by Devolver Digital.