The Game Census
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number cover art

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Dennaton Games · Devolver Digital · 2015-03-10

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a 2015 Action, Indie game priced at $14.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and a Very Positive (94% of 80273 reviews) sentiment.

366
playing now
94%
positive of 81k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3
twitch viewers (latest)
1.5
viewers/channel (concentration)
71/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (458 ratings)
11
Nexus mods (8.5k downloads)
4.71★
PlayStation Store rating (19,208 ratings)
74/100
opencritic · fair · 49% recommend · from 71 critics
11h
to beat · rushed 8.3h · completionist 33h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

366 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 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

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number - Dial Tone Trailer

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

Health check

Cooling
  • · 366 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,434 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~679/week).
  • · Review velocity down 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-10-06

Estimated sales: 2.0M–4.8M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 80,727 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$2.24-85%
Steam$2.24-85%
GOG$2.25-85%
Gamesplanet$2.25-85%
GOG$2.25-85%
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 106 of 135 observed days · $0.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.2k2.2k20182026Week 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: 623 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 489 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 16 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7021522026-09-15 11:00 — 285 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 338 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 223 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 389 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 513 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 234 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 207 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 433 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 291 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 316 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 374 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 228 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 152 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 522 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 566 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 264 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 501 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 494 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 295 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 603 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 588 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 295 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 366 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.0k163Mar 2015Aug 2026Mar 2015 — avg 3,034 · peak 18,882Jul 2015 — avg 226 · peak 439Nov 2015 — avg 228 · peak 814Mar 2016 — avg 243 · peak 586Jul 2016 — avg 426 · peak 1,135Nov 2016 — avg 268 · peak 623Mar 2017 — avg 402 · peak 1,366Jul 2017 — avg 363 · peak 768Nov 2017 — avg 264 · peak 518Mar 2018 — avg 254 · peak 518Jul 2018 — avg 260 · peak 491Nov 2018 — avg 253 · peak 712Mar 2019 — avg 191 · peak 351Jul 2019 — avg 255 · peak 480Nov 2019 — avg 185 · peak 376Mar 2020 — avg 194 · peak 319Jul 2020 — avg 251 · peak 436Nov 2020 — avg 269 · peak 543Mar 2021 — avg 212 · peak 365Jul 2021 — avg 312 · peak 579Nov 2021 — avg 284 · peak 680Mar 2022 — avg 225 · peak 468Jul 2022 — avg 323 · peak 600Nov 2022 — avg 207 · peak 487Mar 2023 — avg 245 · peak 519Jul 2023 — avg 399 · peak 686Nov 2023 — avg 306 · peak 600Mar 2024 — avg 407 · peak 938Jul 2024 — avg 358 · peak 619Nov 2024 — avg 302 · peak 627Mar 2025 — avg 541 · peak 1,275Jul 2025 — avg 353 · peak 644Nov 2025 — avg 575 · peak 1,254Mar 2026 — avg 376 · peak 854Jul 2026 — avg 554 · peak 1,181Aug 2026 — avg 396 · peak 704
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
51512026-09-222026-10-132026-09-22: 51 new positive2026-09-22: 7 new negative2026-09-24: 22 new positive2026-09-25: 5 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 35 new positive2026-09-26: 3 new negative2026-09-30: 18 new positive2026-10-02: 19 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 18 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 21 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 14 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 24 new positive2026-10-06: 2 new negative2026-10-07: 23 new positive2026-10-09: 21 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 24 new positive2026-10-11: 4 new negative2026-10-12: 15 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 20 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$16.63$1.922015-02-252026-10-142015-02-25 — 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 $2.252026-09-27 — best price $2.252026-10-14 — best price $2.24
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3651102026-05-27 — 152 pageviews2026-05-31 — 133 pageviews2026-06-04 — 208 pageviews2026-06-08 — 136 pageviews2026-06-12 — 186 pageviews2026-06-16 — 150 pageviews2026-06-20 — 165 pageviews2026-06-24 — 138 pageviews2026-06-28 — 233 pageviews2026-07-02 — 210 pageviews2026-07-06 — 235 pageviews2026-07-10 — 173 pageviews2026-07-14 — 174 pageviews2026-07-18 — 175 pageviews2026-07-22 — 178 pageviews2026-07-26 — 174 pageviews2026-07-30 — 184 pageviews2026-08-03 — 153 pageviews2026-08-07 — 185 pageviews2026-08-11 — 167 pageviews2026-08-15 — 133 pageviews2026-08-19 — 131 pageviews2026-08-23 — 155 pageviews2026-08-27 — 154 pageviews2026-08-31 — 133 pageviews2026-09-04 — 165 pageviews2026-09-08 — 161 pageviews2026-09-12 — 174 pageviews2026-09-16 — 185 pageviews2026-09-20 — 181 pageviews2026-09-24 — 152 pageviews2026-09-28 — 150 pageviews2026-10-02 — 121 pageviews2026-10-06 — 136 pageviews2026-10-10 — 123 pageviews2026-10-12 — 125 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1702026-09-30 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 23:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-02 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-02 17:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-03 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 17:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-08 02:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-08 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 14:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-09 23:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 17:35 — 15 viewers2026-10-11 02:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-11 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-11 20:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 14:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-12 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-13 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 17:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-14 02:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 3 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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2015-03-10 (Steam store data)

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

Hotline MiamiN++ (NPLUSPLUS)Nuclear ThroneZigguratEnter the GungeonChasmJust Shapes & BeatsPikuniku

Similarity via IGDB.

Wikipedia ↗Official site ↗Speedruns ↗