Yes, worth buying.
At $9.99. It has been as low as $0.99.
- Story and characters: 119 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 109 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 127k player reviews · updated 3 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Game run 60 fps with work laptop=good game fun to play with medium difficulty=peak story and lore=great
Visceral and Addictive Gameplay: At its core, Hotline Miami is about fast-paced, top-down action.
The vibrant colors, the synthwave soundtrack, and the surreal, dreamlike narrative create an unforgettable atmosphere.
The graphics are great, and the music has got to be one of the best in all of gaming.
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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