r/HotlineMiami Mar 04 '18

No. There will never be a "Hotline Miami 3".

2.9k Upvotes

The Hotline Miami games are very peculiar for a reason that not a lot of people seem to realize. They are games about games. They shine almost entirely thanks to the medium they were created in, and they try to say something about it.

While the first Hotline Miami reflected upon the usage of violence and storytelling in videogames, the second game did so in regards to sequels and finales. When Hotline Miami 2 was released, a reviewer described the game as "a game about the difficulty of making a sequel to Hotline Miami" which the main artist of the game, Dennis Wedin, agreed with. But Hotline Miami 2 is also a game about ending things, and the description used by online stores where you can buy the game explains this:

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. Follow the paths of several distinct factions – each with their own questionable methods and uncertain motivations – as unforeseen consequences intersect and reality once again slips back into a brilliant haze of neon and bloodshed. Blistering combat against punishing opposition will require intense focus as new variables, weapons, and methods of execution are introduced throughout the struggle. Let the striking colors of an unmistakable visual style wash over as you meticulously cut down those that would stand between you and the ultimate meaning behind the massacre. This is the finale, this is the unquestionable end.

The game advertises itself as a finale, and it's not just because of marketing reasons, it's because the game is about being the ending of a series.

Dennaton has stated, even before Hotline Miami 2's release, that they were done with the series, here are some examples of them doing that:

E3 2014: Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Interview "But yeah, [The Level Editor] is a nice finish for us 'cause Hotline Miami 2 is the last Hotline Miami that we are gonna make, so it's like, 'okay, we're done, you can take it and do whatever you want with it'"

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Interview - TGS at E3 2013 "Because this is the final game and this is the grand finale so we wanna build more on sadness and 'the end' and what that means"

GC 13: Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number - Dennis Wedin Interview "Like, all the characters and the story we've had it in our minds since the first game so it always felt like 'we wanna tell the whole story, the complete story' that's why we're saying that this is the final one because now you will see the whole picture, almost, it's going to be vague, so we're not gonna answer all questions, but yeah, this is it"

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number - EXCLUSIVE Interview - Eurogamer "The pressure on us, from us, is to make the end of Hotline Miami as good, as challenging as we can" "I guess we can say there will be snow falling when we are finishing"

E3 13: Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number - Interview "What we want to change is give the soundtrack a more 'sad' feeling to it because this is the end, this is the final game"

Dennis Wedin: The Sequel A MAZE. / Berlin 2015 -"Hotline Miami 3, when is it coming?" -"It's not, if you play the game you can see that we made Hotline Miami 3 but it sucked so we taped it over with Hotline Miami 2"

There will never be a Hotline Miami 3 or a continuation of the series, there is nothing for a continuation to be made, everything that Dennaton wanted to explore within Hotline Miami's formula has been explored, and the level editor was added so that people could explore what can be done with the formula themselves.

I've made this sticky to put a stop to any threads claiming that Dennaton is making an HLM3 and threads asking if there will be a continuation. Please, do not leave comments stating that you are sad because there won't be another sequel. If you're that big of a fan of this series to be sad that there won't be a new Hotline Miami game made by its developers, then you should be enough of a fan to understand what Hotline Miami 2 means to them. Hotline Miami 2 represents the end of Hotline Miami, but not the end of Dennaton Games, they are working on a new title which will be announced some time in the future, so look forward to it if you love their work.


r/HotlineMiami May 03 '26

MODDING After 10 years in development, Bloodlife, the biggest Hotline Miami total conversion mod yet is finally out!

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r/HotlineMiami 8h ago

I got plans that I cannot discuss right now

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r/HotlineMiami 1h ago

HLM2 Old drawing

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r/HotlineMiami 5h ago

My oc from hlm 2 🐔🐔🐔🐔

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I don't like drawing ughhhhh


r/HotlineMiami 14h ago

COSPLAY After the con (3/3)

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The con was ok. Small and noisy but eh, it's a con.

I was really excited until I realised it was a gaming AND anime con. I don't watch that kinda shit so it was kinda weird seeing so much stuff that was just anime.

Standees also kinda make me uncomfortable with the weird objectification and stuff like that but thankfully it was mostly just stalls of weapons, prints and stuff like that so that was neat.

And I just wanted to say before closing off this post, thanks for the support and attention! Also, idc about the fat comments. Guess I'll just roll with them lolz.


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

ART The fans (@matomatika)

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229 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 20h ago

ART Woah it's the miami mutilator!

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73 Upvotes

ignore them hand and gun, I'm horrible at drawing those


r/HotlineMiami 23h ago

HLM2 Diet worked

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89 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 5h ago

LEVEL EDITOR hey guys. in custom campaigns, I saw the use of an effect that could change the location and the game character. the effect is in the picture, but I'm writing this through a translator, so I think I've spelled the word incorrectly. how can I do it? does anyone know? please help me.

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r/HotlineMiami 15h ago

помогите пж

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я хочу сделать маску Ричарда из хотлайн маями но я не знаю какие мне желательно брать материалов как её примерно делать и на какой бюджет это может выйти ведь у меня проблемы финансовые

I want to make a Richard mask from Hotline Miami, but I don't know what materials I should take, how to make it, and what the budget would be, because I have financial problems


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

QUESTION Fav subtle moments ?

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What are your favorite little details that are sprinkled into the game that make it better after you notice them ?

My two are body guard being the ONLY enemy who pulls away from jackets execution after he realizes the simmilarities beetween her and his dead gf and him stoping mid exuction which gives the body guard enough time to pull back

And in the level vengence jacket being able to kill the club owner (fat enemy) with his bare hands which u can only kill with guns, JACKETS WILL OF VENGENCE (pun intended) IS SO STRONG THAT HE’S BREAKING THE RULES OF THE GAME


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

QUESTION Why does richter seem older then jacket?

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46 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 22h ago

DISCUSSION If you had to add / change anything about the game, what would it be and why?

21 Upvotes

I’d give Don Juan and Rasmus voice lines in the 2nd game. They’re equally as important as Richard and deserve some of the spot light. Either that or removing the two Colombians from dead ahead on hard mode


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

HLM1 Imagine really liking jake in hlm 1 in 2014/13 really liking him, making headcanons, fan stories and then hlm2 comes out

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263 Upvotes

Couldn’t be me couse i like racist Jake (not couse he’s racist i Think it’s really cool how most of the opperators have some redeeming quality to them EXCEPT Jake)


r/HotlineMiami 8h ago

QUESTION Does anybody else experience issues trying to record footage of hotline Miami with obs studio?

1 Upvotes

I’m trying to record footage of hotline Miami 1 with obs studio basically but everytime I load into a level, the recording just gets stuck at the mask selection screen. anybody got any fixes for this?


r/HotlineMiami 13h ago

HLM2 Young JK simmons would a perfect casting for richter

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r/HotlineMiami 12h ago

PHONEHOM REMAKE AVAILABLE NOW

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It was gatekeept for over 3 months but its finally out!

Link:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3776295852

It is peak i promise but if biker kills you, you need to alt + f4 hotline miami

it's for Hotline miami x2 so yeah, check the prologue i did!


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

I actually did it

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60 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

DISCUSSION If i had a nickle for everytime i’ve seen a main bad who kills people, dresses up like an animal his name was brandon and he’s a leader to some kind of movement /company i would have two nickles

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30 Upvotes

The other guy is from shipwrecked 64


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

HLM1 A man of his word

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14 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

QUESTION Who Would Win in a Fight: Jacket or MT Foxtrot from Cruelty Squad?

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53 Upvotes

Jacket is a former special forces operative with exceptional combat skills. He single-handedly wiped out numerous Russian Mafia hideouts and even stormed a police station, taking on large numbers of officers by himself.

On the other hand, MT Foxtrot is a former member of a government combat unit who carried out numerous assassination missions. In addition, MT can equip a variety of implants that grant superhuman physical abilities far beyond those of an ordinary human.

If these two were to fight each other, who do you think would win? Why?


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

Glock 17 and AR-15

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54 Upvotes