Top-down action · Dennaton Games / Devolver Digital · 2012
Hotline Miami
4.7/5
White hot
A neon, top-down action game where one hit kills, and you restart in a heartbeat. Brutal and hypnotic.
Help on offer
Instant restarts only.
What you do
Clear rooms fast with whatever is to hand, die in one hit and retry instantly, to a pounding synth soundtrack.
Who it suits
Adults only: it is very violent. Brilliant for short, intense bursts.
First contact
A phone call, a mask and a building full of thugs. You die in a second, and restart in the next.
The grind
Planning and improvising become a rhythm. The soundtrack carries you.
When to cool down
Chapters are a few minutes long; stop at any one.
Burns bright
- Instant, addictive retries
- Iconic soundtrack
- Cheap
Burns you
- Extremely violent
- Can feel random
Verdict
A violent fever dream in five-minute chapters. Adults only.
Next in the fire
Written by the Ember Forge desk. Updated 25 October 2026. Facts checked against publisher and store pages at that date. Set a limit with the Cool-down timer before you start.