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.
“more intense, better soundtrack, more gore, all the good stuff from first game but more”
How it holds up
−50+5
Gameplay
-0.33
Difficulty-0.37
“constantly shot by unseen enemies frustrates the experience” (101)
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Story & World
+3.02
Story+3.04
“deep, epic story with interconnected narratives and unexpected twist” (96)
[h1] Покидать этот мир не так страшно, как это звучит [/h1] Продолжение Hotline Miami для меня является не продолжением, а не отъемлимой частью истории начатой в первой части. В этот раз сюжет концентрируется не вокруг двух героев, а показывает историю сразу со всех ракурсов. Также, история в двойке проливает свет на сюжет первой части, после прохождения которой у многих игроков были вопросы к каноничности тех или иных сюжетных поворотов. [i] "Никакой своей воли. Просто бездумное подчинение! Мы даже не знаем, почему мы сейчас воюем, не так ли? Мы знаем лишь то, что глубоко внутри нам это нрави
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Content Volume
+1.84
Variety-0.45
“too continuist, lacks evolution from predecessor” (9)
[h1]Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number[/h1] [i]Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number[/i] es la secuela directa de Hotline Miami, y desde los primeros minutos queda claro que estamos ante más de lo mismo, todos los elementos característicos de la primera entrega vuelven, la acción frenética, morir de un solo disparo o golpe, reiniciar inmediatamente y volver a intentarlo hasta conseguir crear una masacre perfecta, acompañado nuevamente por su música y ese estilo visual tan característico que ya es prácticamente parte de la identidad de la saga. Y en cierta forma esto es algo bueno, porque la fórmula sigue f
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Visuals & Sound
+3.59
Audio+4.19
“insane soundtrack with great rhythm when clearing rooms” (80)
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Multiplayer
+0.88
Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.
Community-1.25
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Fairness
-1.00
Balance-2.24
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Tech & Ops
-0.73
Not enough data — only 10% of reviews mention this.
Stability-2.45
“numerous bugs including enemy wall-clipping, broken shotgun cooldown, weapon pickup collision, and unfair enemy vision range” (14)
Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.
Steam review activity
% positive over time
since launch, by month · major update
Mar 2015Sep 2026
Reviews
per day · 540 reviews, peak 30/day
Aug 19Sep 16
per month · 2,556 reviews, peak 1,036/month
Jun 2026Aug 2026
per month · 4,392 reviews, peak 1,036/month
Mar 2026Aug 2026
per month · 12,308 reviews, peak 2,297/month
Sep 2025Aug 2026
Steam only gives daily counts for the last 30 days; longer ranges are by month. Months with fewer than 10 reviews are left out of % positive.
Review languages
Languages of the 393 reviews we analyzed from the past year — not all Steam reviews.
Russian34%
English28%
Spanish13%
Portuguese10%
Chinese6%
Turkish4%
Other6%
🔒 Scores broken down by language — how Russian or Chinese players rate each category — are in the paid dashboard.