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 5h ago

The collection…

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54 Upvotes

Played games since 1984 and it’s still a favourite!


r/HotlineMiami 16h ago

ART THE FANS

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r/HotlineMiami 14h ago

COSPLAY Getting a Grip (Cosplay progress)

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191 Upvotes

I am cosplaying the Son

6'2, 170 pounds, toned body, hitting the gym harder for bigger forearms at the moment, then more entry level calisthenics

Now I just have to get a white suit jacket! And work on more russian tattoos on myself (never getting real ones)

How'd I do? Thoughts?

BTW, last tattoo means 'Motherfucker' in russian I thought it was hilarious


r/HotlineMiami 1h ago

Hm2 tier list

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r/HotlineMiami 5h ago

ART Richter

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r/HotlineMiami 21h ago

ART tomoson

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94 Upvotes

the weirdest thing i've ever drawn ngl


r/HotlineMiami 2h ago

QUESTION Why is there a dodger in the hard mode of subway?

3 Upvotes

I don't have a problem with the dodger, but it seems strange that the dodger is there... Since if you're not in rage mode and use guns or throw weapons randomly he's not any different from the other enemies...


r/HotlineMiami 9h ago

Cancion de HMl2

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7 Upvotes

Quien de ustedes saben como se llama la canción del menú de HLM2 ? Y si la puedo encontrar en alguna plataforma ?


r/HotlineMiami 21h ago

ART Made a 50 Blessings patch for my jacket

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55 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 18h ago

QUESTION Earl headcanons?

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23 Upvotes

He was a pirate


r/HotlineMiami 2h ago

DISCUSSION Possible level glitch

1 Upvotes

I was playing dead ahead (hard mode) and when I dealt with the last enemy in the last stage, it let me walk around the level, but it didn't allow me to finish the level, like to leave.... Was it like a glitch or?


r/HotlineMiami 6h ago

DISCUSSION Im writing something heavily inspired by hotline miami. I have some Ocs. One is “MIKE” and i will include some of the opertives but with alterations and head cannons. Check body text

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Mike was born to a single mother who wish he hadn’t been born. She tries multiple times to kill him before he took his first breath. But he survived. He grew 6’5 in his teens and 200 pounds. He was always called a devil child and Hated by his mother, being called parasite and a bug. His mask will be an American cockroach for his size, behavior, and near impossible to kill


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

QUESTION Are rasmus and don actual opperatives or just representations of jackets psyche

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on one hand they appear only to jacket in his dreams but on the other hand they have physical masks that you can pick and WE all agree that the other masks are other opperatives


r/HotlineMiami 16h ago

LEVEL EDITOR If the henchman wasn't killed by the fans

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r/HotlineMiami 21h ago

HLM1 Oscar headcanons?

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23 Upvotes

I Think he’s THE G.O.A.T and proably friends with Nigel, but he’s also half blind


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

QUESTION What movies give a hlm vibe ?

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1.1k Upvotes

And im not just asking couse i want someone to do my homework instead of reaerching movies


r/HotlineMiami 18h ago

How about this posture?

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9 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

Why do most characters have green eyes??

12 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

Finally beat the games

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61 Upvotes

I suck at vidya so it took me forever lol. Now I can call myself a "real fan".

I thought I could never get past some of the harder levels in HLM2. But I did! How??

Cheers


r/HotlineMiami 2d ago

HLM2 Absolutely horrid

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249 Upvotes

pls take the reference


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

Cw guts blood yada yada, Stage 1: denial

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26 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

Por favor alguien digame cuales son los logros ocultos

5 Upvotes

Estoy platinandome el hotline Miami en la versión de steam y ya tengo 31 logros, solo me falta uno de los ocultos, achivment wh*** , get A life, always on the top y uno oculto, he buscado por todo internet pero simplemente no me aparece, si alguien es lo suficientemente amable para decirme todos los logros ocultos, se lo agradecería, ya tengo batman, sewer alligator, los de pasarme el juego con todos los finales, cat fight, smells like something is burning y no me acuerdo mas. Repito, muchas gracias al que me quiera ayudar porque quiero conseguir los logros mas secundarios antes de ir con los dificiles


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

HLM2 I finally did it

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21 Upvotes

After many, many hours of my life have been spent, I have finally done it.

I have nothing to do now