Hotline Miami is a Action game from Dennaton Games with a 96% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Dennaton Games
- Release year
- 2012
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $0.99
- Review signal
- 96% positive
Screenshots
System requirements
PC
- Minimum
- OS *:Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 Processor:1.2GHz processor Memory:512 MB RAM Graphics:DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory DirectX®:9.0c Hard Drive:250 MB HD space Additional: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 Memory:1 GB RAM Graphics:DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory DirectX®:9.0c Hard Drive:250 MB HD space Additional:Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller
macOS
- Minimum
- OS:Mac OS 10.6+ Processor:2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better Memory:1 GB RAM Hard Drive:130 MB HD space
- Recommended
- Minimum: OS:Mac OS 10.6+ Processor:2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better Memory:2 GB RAM Hard Drive:130 MB HD space
Linux
- Minimum
- Processor:1.8 GHz Dual-Core Memory:512 MB Hard Drive:130 MB HD space Note: 32-bit only [/list]
From Steam reviews
Review notes
Hotline Miami is worth a closer look if you want boss rush, strong atmosphere, narrative mystery, and high skill ceiling.
Best for players who want strong atmosphere, boss rush, narrative mystery, and high skill ceiling.
Check more carefully if you dislike technical roughness and repetition or grind.
buggy
FrictionTechnical roughness or instability comes up often enough to check.
boss-rush
Play styleA major part of the game is learning and beating standout fights.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
narrative-mystery
Play styleA useful part of the game is piecing together mystery and story threads.
high-skill-ceiling
FitThe game rewards practice and mastery over time.
controller-friendly
FitController, gamepad, or Steam Deck play comes up as a plus.
grindy
FrictionThe loop may feel repetitive if you dislike grind.
Steam review snapshots
{Graphics}— ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it…{Graphics}— ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it…XD 10/10 must try if you love guns and blood (and mystery) !Pretty nice game good and satisfying combat story was nice bosses were eh over all a 8/10Why it fits
Best for players who want strong atmosphere, boss rush, narrative mystery, and a high skill ceiling. A tense action game with a strong atmosphere, standout fights, and story threads to piece together.
Who might skip it
Skip if you dislike technical roughness, repetition, or grind.