Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
- Great Soundtrack (2505)
- Violent (1924)
- Action (1871)
- Indie (1559)
- Top-Down (1447)
- Pixel Graphics (1429)
- 1980s (1410)
- Fast-Paced (1373)
- Gore (1364)
- Retro (1136)
- Psychedelic (1122)
- Difficult (951)
- Singleplayer (831)
- Surreal (680)
- Shooter (575)
- 2D (571)
- Top-Down Shooter (533)
- Atmospheric (516)
- Addictive (512)
- Music (430)
Release Date | Oct 23, 2012 |
Price | $ 9.99 Top 30% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 97.3% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 3% / 97.3% Top 3% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 95.7% Top 1% / 95.8% Top 1% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 77.7K Top 1% / 91.8K Top 1% |
Curators | 734 reviews Top 1% |
Median Play Time | 9.2 hours Top 20% |
Play Time per Dollar | 55 minutes Top 25% |
Followers | 47.4K Top 3% |
Owners | ± 4.9M Top 1% |
Copies Sold | ± 4M Top 1% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 12M Top 2% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see Hotline Miami's Steam rating and reviews between October 2012 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (October 2012) and 97.2% (December 2023), with relatively small variations.
With 91.8K reviews Top 1%, Hotline Miami is an undeniable major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.
Review Languages
This donut graph displays the languages of Hotline Miami's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (45%), followed by Russian (24%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 7 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in Hotline Miami, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is not bad at all, with 18 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 2.4 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.
Players' Feedback
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The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 97.3% Top 3% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Hotline Miami's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!