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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.

Release DateMar 10, 2015
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.8% (very positive) Top 15% / 93.8%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.1% Top 2% / 92.2%  Top 2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)47.4K  Top 1% / 55K  Top 1%
Curators763 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time17.9 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar1.2 hour  Top 20%
Followers79.4K  Top 2%
Owners± 3M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 2.3M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 11.8M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number's Steam rating and reviews between March 2015 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 88.8% (March 2015) to 93.7% (December 2023).

With 55K reviews Top 1%, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is an undeniable major AAA level success. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number's reviewers. The most popular language is English (41%), followed by Russian (30%). 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

Chart displaying Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 50 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.3 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. The negative review time is high (median is 8 hours), it can be a sign that Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Great soundtrack
  • Enjoyable graphics
  • Expands on the first game
  • New additions to weaponry
  • Game plus mode for replay value
  • Editor adding to lifespan
  • More fleshed out and ambitious
  • Confident in style and storytelling
  • Depth to stand on its own
  • Balanced variety of new and old
  • Crosseyed inducing storyline
  • Technical issues
  • Overproduction
  • No improvement to general AI
  • Interactive story telling unnecessary
  • Forced to play in ways you may not enjoy
  • Poor level design
  • Levels take more time to finish
  • Bigger maps
  • Slow progression

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 93.8%  Top 15% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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