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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Dennaton Games · Devolver Digital · 2015-03-10

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ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 10, 2015 (Linux), Mar 10, 2015 (Mac), Mar 10, 2015 (PlayStation 3), Mar 10, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Aug 19, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 23, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

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.

530
playing now
94%
positive of 80k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
24
twitch viewers (latest)
71/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (458 ratings)
11h
to beat · rushed 8.3h · completionist 33h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

530 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a 2015 top-down shooter video game developed by Dennaton Games and published by Devolver Digital. The game takes place before, during, and after the events of Hotline Miami (2012), focusing on the background and aftermath of the massacres committed against the Russian mafia in Miami by Jacket, the protagonist of the previous game. The player takes on the role of several characters, witnessing the events from different perspectives across the United States. In each level, the player is tasked with defeating every enemy through any means possible. In the version of the game released on Steam, the player has access to a level editor, allowing them to create and share custom levels with other players.

Trailer

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number trailer thumbnail

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≈904,802 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 530 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6,343 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~793/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.0M–4.8M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 79,921 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$2.24-85%
GOG$2.25-85%
Gamesplanet$2.25-85%
GOG$2.25-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$13.49-9%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Newegg (2025-02-14) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 69 of 107 observed days · $0.26 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.2k2.2k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 622 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 841 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 707 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 757 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 657 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 472 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 417 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 514 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 550 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 707 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 511 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 415 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 712 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 723 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 804 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 939 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 761 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 821 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 596 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 450 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 549 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 831 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 585 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 741 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 642 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 499 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 533 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 486 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 774 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 458 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 957 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 764 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 772 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 895 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 694 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 820 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 736 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 960 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 526 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 781 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 590 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 872 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 830 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 420 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 666 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 826 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 746 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 689 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,192 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 622 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 565 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 771 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 719 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 705 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,824 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2,157 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 973 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 995 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 999 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 752 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 525 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 777 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 918 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 512 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 38 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5952362026-08-06 21:00 — 534 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 333 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 510 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 556 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 309 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 509 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 561 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 346 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 489 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 558 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 249 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 485 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 458 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 252 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 432 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 407 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 236 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 393 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 503 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 267 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 336 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 474 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 334 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 315 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 454 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 344 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 283 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 487 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 344 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 530 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$16.63$1.922015-02-252026-08-302015-02-25 — best price $13.492015-06-05 — best price $11.192015-09-10 — best price $15.342015-12-22 — best price $7.492016-05-05 — best price $3.742016-10-03 — best price $14.992017-05-22 — best price $14.992017-11-24 — best price $14.992018-05-21 — best price $2.502018-11-21 — best price $3.742019-06-10 — best price $3.742019-11-12 — best price $14.992020-02-06 — best price $16.452020-05-27 — best price $3.742020-10-29 — best price $3.742021-04-12 — best price $14.992021-08-16 — best price $3.992021-12-01 — best price $14.992022-03-12 — best price $3.902022-06-06 — best price $2.992022-09-22 — best price $14.992023-01-02 — best price $13.342023-04-14 — best price $14.992023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-09-17 — best price $14.992024-01-12 — best price $2.252024-05-10 — best price $14.992024-08-19 — best price $1.922024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-03-10 — best price $2.242025-06-18 — best price $2.242025-10-08 — best price $14.992026-03-05 — best price $2.242026-06-11 — best price $2.242026-08-28 — best price $2.252026-08-30 — best price $2.25
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3651202026-05-27 — 152 pageviews2026-05-30 — 145 pageviews2026-06-02 — 188 pageviews2026-06-05 — 175 pageviews2026-06-08 — 136 pageviews2026-06-11 — 152 pageviews2026-06-14 — 177 pageviews2026-06-17 — 137 pageviews2026-06-20 — 165 pageviews2026-06-23 — 186 pageviews2026-06-26 — 296 pageviews2026-06-29 — 255 pageviews2026-07-02 — 210 pageviews2026-07-05 — 231 pageviews2026-07-08 — 210 pageviews2026-07-11 — 194 pageviews2026-07-14 — 174 pageviews2026-07-17 — 159 pageviews2026-07-20 — 158 pageviews2026-07-23 — 172 pageviews2026-07-26 — 174 pageviews2026-07-29 — 151 pageviews2026-08-01 — 176 pageviews2026-08-04 — 179 pageviews2026-08-07 — 185 pageviews2026-08-10 — 170 pageviews2026-08-13 — 152 pageviews2026-08-16 — 144 pageviews2026-08-19 — 131 pageviews2026-08-22 — 168 pageviews2026-08-24 — 138 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.1k02026-08-26 19:15 — 1,038 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 61 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 52 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 55 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 29 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 24 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

29
achievements tracked
87.4%
earned "COMBO BEGINNER"
13.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam WorkshopSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsIncludes level editorRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)59,8856%29
PS4, PS3, PS Vita (PlayStation)36,4549%29
PS5 (PlayStation)5,8367%29
Xbox Series (Xbox)1,0914%29

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Gore1980sBloodIndieRetroActionViolentTop-DownDifficultFast-Paced

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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