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Hotline Miami

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2012

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*
  • PlayStation Vita*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · PlayStation Vita*
    Classification
    M - Mature*
  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Engines

  • GameMaker
  • PhyreEngine

Localized titles

  • Hotline Miami

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    Yes*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Indie*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*

Community tags · historical

  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    2,617*
  • Violent*
    Votes · historical
    2,070*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    1,958*
  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    1,645*
  • Pixel Graphics*
    Votes · historical
    1,551*
  • Top-Down*
    Votes · historical
    1,544*
  • Gore*
    Votes · historical
    1,494*
  • 1980s*
    Votes · historical
    1,477*
  • Fast-Paced*
    Votes · historical
    1,447*
  • Retro*
    Votes · historical
    1,194*
  • Psychedelic*
    Votes · historical
    1,175*
  • Difficult*
    Votes · historical
    1,026*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    892*
  • Surreal*
    Votes · historical
    708*
  • 2D*
    Votes · historical
    637*
  • Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    630*
  • Top-Down Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    622*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    564*
  • Addictive*
    Votes · historical
    561*
  • Music*
    Votes · historical
    476*

System requirements

  • macOS · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Mac OS 10.6+*
    Processor alternatives
    2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better*
    Memory
    1 GB RAM*
    Storage
    130 MB HD space*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7*
    Processor alternatives
    1.2GHz processor*
    Memory
    512 MB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory DirectX®: 9.0c*
    Storage
    250 MB HD space Additional: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller, OpenGL 2.x or better highly recommended.*
  • Linux · Minimum*
    Processor alternatives
    1.8 GHz Dual-Core*
    Memory
    512 MB*
    Storage
    130 MB HD space Note: 32-bit only [/list]*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Memory
    1 GB*
    Processor alternatives
    1.4GHz processor or faster*
    Graphics alternatives
    DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    1 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck*
    Compatibility category
    Verified*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    72*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27*
    Community-reported frame rate
    60 fps*
    Reports
    1*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Verified*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Dennaton Games
  • Abstraction Games*

Publishers

  • Devolver Digital

Release history

  • 2012-10-23
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2013-06-25 · PlayStation Vita*
    Release date
    2013-06-25*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation Vita*
  • 2012-10-22 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2012-10-22*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Oct 23, 2012*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 2 fields
Steam Deck compatibility
Verified*
Steam Deck compatibility
Steam Deck
Compatibility category
Verified*
Specifications 2 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
1.2GHz processor*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory*
Windows minimum memory requirement
1* GB
Name
Hotline Miami*
Windows recommended processor requirement
1.4GHz processor or faster*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory*
Windows recommended memory requirement
1* GB
Release year
2,012*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
1.2GHz processor*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
1 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
1.4GHz processor or faster*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
1 GB*
Specifications 3 · 14 fields
Developers · PlayStation Vita
Abstraction Games
Abstraction Games*
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Dennaton Games
Dennaton Games*
ESRB classification · PlayStation Vita
ESRB · PlayStation Vita
Classification
M - Mature*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
M - Mature*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
shooter game
shooter game*
Genres · PlayStation Vita
action game
action game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · PlayStation Vita
PlayStation Vita
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Platform
PlayStation Vita
PlayStation Vita*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Devolver Digital
Devolver Digital*
Publishers · PlayStation Vita
Devolver Digital
Devolver Digital*
Release date · PlayStation Vita
2013-06-25 · PlayStation Vita
Release date
2013-06-25*
Date precision
day*
Platform
PlayStation Vita*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2012-10-22 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2012-10-22*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 4 · 34 fields
Achievements · historical
35*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
118* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
496* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Dennaton Games*
DLC count · historical
1*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
2000000 - 5000000*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
Linux support · historical
Yes*
macOS support · historical
Yes*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
122* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
234* min
Metacritic score
85*
Name
Hotline Miami*
Negative reviews · historical
3,058*
Peak ccu
404*
Positive reviews · historical
103,599*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
1.99*
Publishers
  • Devolver Digital*
Recommendations
100,459*
Store release date · historical
Oct 23, 2012*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
Game website · historical
https://www.hotlinemiami.com/*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Dennaton Games
Dennaton Games*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
Yes*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Devolver Digital
Devolver Digital*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Oct 23, 2012*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
43* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
610* min
Ccu
404*
Developer
Dennaton Games*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
Historical US original list price
999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
26* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
254* min
Name
Hotline Miami*
Negative reviews · historical
3,058*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
2,000,000 .. 5,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
103,599*
Historical US price
999* US cents
Publisher
Devolver Digital*
Community tags · historical
  • Great Soundtrack*
  • Violent*
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Pixel Graphics*
  • Top-Down*
  • Gore*
  • 1980s*
  • Fast-Paced*
  • Retro*
  • Psychedelic*
  • Difficult*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Surreal*
  • 2D*
  • Shooter*
  • Top-Down Shooter*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Addictive*
  • Music*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
Community tags · historical
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Violent
Violent*
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Pixel Graphics
Pixel Graphics*
Top-Down
Top-Down*
Gore
Gore*
1980s
1980s*
Fast-Paced
Fast-Paced*
Retro
Retro*
Psychedelic
Psychedelic*
Difficult
Difficult*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Surreal
Surreal*
2D
2D*
Shooter
Shooter*
Top-Down Shooter
Top-Down Shooter*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Addictive
Addictive*
Music
Music*
Tags votes
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
2,617*
Violent
Votes · historical
2,070*
Action
Votes · historical
1,958*
Indie
Votes · historical
1,645*
Pixel Graphics
Votes · historical
1,551*
Top-Down
Votes · historical
1,544*
Gore
Votes · historical
1,494*
1980s
Votes · historical
1,477*
Fast-Paced
Votes · historical
1,447*
Retro
Votes · historical
1,194*
Psychedelic
Votes · historical
1,175*
Difficult
Votes · historical
1,026*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
892*
Surreal
Votes · historical
708*
2D
Votes · historical
637*
Shooter
Votes · historical
630*
Top-Down Shooter
Votes · historical
622*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
564*
Addictive
Votes · historical
561*
Music
Votes · historical
476*
Specifications 6 · 30 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Dennaton Games*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: Processor:1.8 GHz Dual-Core Memory:512 MB Hard Drive:130 MB HD space Note: 32-bit only [/list] *
macOS requirements
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 *
Metacritic score
85*
Name
Hotline Miami*
Windows requirements
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. *
Platforms
  • windows*
  • mac*
  • linux*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$9.99*
Publishers
  • Devolver Digital*
Recommendations total
99,276*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Oct 23, 2012*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Polish*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Dennaton Games
Dennaton Games*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Linux requirements
Linux · Minimum
Processor alternatives
1.8 GHz Dual-Core*
Memory
512 MB*
Storage
130 MB HD space Note: 32-bit only [/list]*
macOS requirements
macOS · Minimum
Operating system
Mac OS 10.6+*
Processor alternatives
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better*
Memory
1 GB RAM*
Storage
130 MB HD space*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7*
Processor alternatives
1.2GHz processor*
Memory
512 MB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory DirectX®: 9.0c*
Storage
250 MB HD space Additional: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller, OpenGL 2.x or better highly recommended.*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Linux
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Devolver Digital
Devolver Digital*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Oct 23, 2012*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
Specifications 7 · 22 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
verified*
Steam Deck community-reported FPS · 2026-06-27
60* fps
Steam Deck performance reports · 2026-06-27
1*
Store genres
Action|Indie*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
225*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
72*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
platinum*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
1* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,012*
Title
Hotline Miami*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Verified*
Steam Deck community-reported FPS · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27
Community-reported frame rate
60* fps
Reports
1*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum*
Reports
72*
Community confidence
strong*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
1 GB*

* Provisional data