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Hotline Miami

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat. 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. Rely on your wits to choreograph your way through seemingly impossible situations as you constantly find yourself outnumbered by vicious enemies. The action is unrel

Release date
October 23, 2012
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Developer
Dennaton Games
Publisher
Devolver Digital
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Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat. 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. Rely on your wits to choreograph your way through seemingly impossible situations as you constantly find yourself outnumbered by vicious enemies.

The action is unrelenting and every shot is deadly so each move must be quick and decisive if you hope to survive and unveil the sinister forces driving the bloodshed. Hotline Miami’s unmistakable visual style, a driving soundtrack, and a surreal chain of events will have you question your own thirst for blood while pushing you to the limits with a brutally unforgiving challenge. Some tactical thinking required, if you don't want to die--often. A surreal and gritty storyline panned out over 20 ultra-violent multi-level maps.

Breakneck gunplay in bloodstained neon corridors combined with an intense, pumping soundtrack. Gut-wrenching battles against a bizarre cast of bosses from Miami’s underground. Wield 35 different weapons - from shotguns and assault rifles to katanas and lead pipes - everything is at your disposal. A surreal and gritty storyline panned out over 20 ultra-violent multi-level maps.…

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★ 9.0/10GOG · 2,103 ratings
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Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
Amazing game that brings all the nervous tension of the stealth genre while removing the worst of its problems. The premise is simple: any enemy…
★ 5 / 5
I can't count how many times I've been lured in by the initial promise of a game only to find it's been a letdown in…
★ 5 / 5
Hotline Miami is an achievement in fast, frenetic action - the game will make you feel like god through it's high difficulty, fast movement, and…
★ 5 / 5
My mind is slipping. I am following murderous orders on my telephone answering machine. I think... maybe it's in my head. Did I really kill…
★ 5 / 5
If you're desensitized to extreme violence and gore... or if you just get a kick out of it, you'll probably be able to appreciate what…
★ 5 / 5
I walked into this game expecting a shitty retro styled game. What I got has to be close if not thee best game released this…
★ 5 / 5
I have heard great things about this game, and it made me want to play it. What I did not expect was: 1. Being hard…
★ 1 / 5
Don't know how anybody plays this. It feels like I'm swimming rather than punching or firing a gun. Good luck if there's multiple targets you…

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★ 5 / 5
Hotline Miami is a tough game where you are quick to die, but quicker to respawn. The engrossing soundtrack, small levels, and combo and ranking…
★ 5 / 5
Me go fast shoot guy, die, try again, win, then the rubber chicken mask in the dream questions why im having so much fun with…
★ 4 / 5
its was good. leaving a review requires 30 characters on gog. i dont like that.
★ 3 / 5
I've never particularly liked it when a game becomes a puzzle; in this case, it quickly shifts from top-down shooter to action-puzzle. Worse, the puzzle…
★ 5 / 5
Good fast paced gameplay, banger tunes, think manhunt but faster and better!

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