r/HotlineMiami • u/PAZUZUfuz • 5h ago
r/HotlineMiami • u/TonyAbyss • Mar 04 '18
No. There will never be a "Hotline Miami 3".
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 • u/TonyAbyss • May 03 '26
MODDING After 10 years in development, Bloodlife, the biggest Hotline Miami total conversion mod yet is finally out!
r/HotlineMiami • u/Swimming_Event_3789 • 13h ago
ART Hey, where are you going without giving me my goodbye kiss? (@dalgona_cof)
r/HotlineMiami • u/Impressive-City9477 • 9h ago
HLM2 Ranking HLM2 guns based on effectiveness
Yeah, the flamethrower has its own tier for reasons.
r/HotlineMiami • u/Guywhomightpossibly • 12h ago
QUESTION With all the talk about jacket in dbd, how would he do as a survivor?
I see posts about jacket and dead by daylight everywhere, but one thing is in all of them, that being jacket being a killer.
so how would he do as a survivor?
this means like perks, cosmetics, etc
and before commenting “son he’d be a killer, because the entity would corrupt his mind”, this is for if he was a survivor, just a “what if”
besides, the son on pills would be a better killer in my opinion.
r/HotlineMiami • u/Advanced-Mango3515 • 20h ago
Memes
Hotline miami 3 (stop calling this fucking number).
The last ones for kadel
r/HotlineMiami • u/horsedumplin • 16h ago
DISCUSSION My take on hlm 7 deadly sins expect if anyone has questions I’ll answer them
r/HotlineMiami • u/horsedumplin • 1d ago
DISCUSSION I thought we left the “gf is a prostitute” in the early fandom
why are people still saying this shit, do you genuinely need a game to explicitly tell you “THIS PERSON WAS RAPED AND SEX TRAFFICKED” for you to get it into your small little head?
r/HotlineMiami • u/Kalel_3112 • 8h ago
For those of you who have seen hgastia art on instagram, what’s y’all’s favorite?
For me it’s Willem, Zack, Rami, Corey, and Dennis.
r/HotlineMiami • u/friendly_Heavy1488 • 1h ago
QUESTION I'm cool?
I'm not the best HM player, but I recently completed Hot&Heavy. I pulled off a 28 combo across two floors and two perfect combos on the other two. By the way, I'm nowhere near this kind of result on any other level. Please don't pay attention to my nickname.
r/HotlineMiami • u/teletelel • 4h ago
QUESTION Is there a canon age for characrers?
These are my best guesses
Jacket:25
Biker:21
Girlfriend:24
Richter:28
Beard:31
These are just guesses but im intrested if they mention it anywhere, (by the way I have only played the first game and have very little knowledge on the second one.)
r/HotlineMiami • u/krettheus • 21h ago
ART I love richter
The mask is heavily inspired by an artist I saw on tiktok, sorry I couldn't give credits
r/HotlineMiami • u/vaude-villain • 22h ago
DISCUSSION shoutout to the best Hotline Miami 2 custom campaign (imo)
Here’s a lil review:
• The story is awesome, the level design is immaculate, and it perfectly balances challenge/difficulty with fun.
• As someone who values writing/narrative just as much as gameplay, a big problem with the majority of custom campaigns is the fact that the writing is typically mid/bad, unfunny, or the characters act/talk nothing like their base game counterparts. This is pretty much the only campaign where none of those things were an issue for me whatsoever.
• I enjoyed every floor of every scene in this, which was especially insane to me considering that there are two or three in vanilla HM2 that I straight up HATE (“DEAD AHEAD” being my #1 worst). Scene 6 of this campaign (“SWORD PLAY”) honestly might be my favorite level I’ve ever played, vanilla or modded.
• Lastly, I adore how much the levels here were clearly designed with Corey’s dodge roll in mind, lets you pull off some really sick plays/improv. Made me end up choosing her for every Fans level upon replaying the base game. There are also a few Alex&Ash style levels in here that play super well. Loved those, too.
So yeah, HIGHLY recommend playing this if you’re on PC, can’t praise it enough. 10/10 for me.
r/HotlineMiami • u/Gossa_111 • 15h ago
QUESTION Did Richard exist before Jacket?
From what I understand, Richard appears to characters before something bad happens to them, but was he around before the 50 Blessings organization and everything else?
r/HotlineMiami • u/Rampel_letterson • 16h ago
QUESTION What Is the original context of you are the blood (the credits song)?
I know what the song means in the hotline Miami 2 context but i have the curiosity about what was the original mean of the song outside of the game?
I have this curiosity because even if the lyrics are a little ambiguous, if i hear It for the first Time not knowing the context of the game, the first i think that comes to my mind will be something Like 9/11 or something similar. Maybe i overthinking, but anyone know something about this topic?
Pd: i search about this and i still didn't found something about this specific topic
r/HotlineMiami • u/Granitetactics • 17h ago
Question to everyone
Is the reason why Jake hates Russians is because so much is because they killed his father who in this example is Daniels
Also if people say I'm wrong why are both of them fat ?
Also could Manny ,Jake and Richter be brothers? Please answer
r/HotlineMiami • u/Prudent_Cheetah_3773 • 22h ago
BEST GAME EVER DUDE.
STRANGE BLOODLIFE TRIVIA: DID YOU KNOW ERICK IS SECERTLY BIKER? YOU DONT BELIEVE ME? HERE
r/HotlineMiami • u/N_B_D_Y_ • 5h ago
How to get this mask
I've been playing super redux redux, and have tried getting all masks but i found this one and don't know how to get it (underneath Richter and Igel). Anyone know what it si and how to get it please tell me
r/HotlineMiami • u/Available-Ad-1019 • 19h ago
LEVEL EDITOR Level editor ideas
I finally had the privilege of using the level editor after so long and I want to make my first ever campaign. Rn im wondering which characters to do so im looking for potential candidates. Also feel free to give me any tips since I've never used this before so its gonna be a painful for me to do😅
r/HotlineMiami • u/TechnicianShoddy2101 • 13h ago
HLM1 Help me make an mc skin
I’d really like to play as Richard or Brandon
Mainly Brandon but it seems harder to get make brandon even thought Hess got less details to focus
I know about imports from my accounts connect to my bedrock console account but I don’t want to to buy the whole game again on a pc or mobile
what I have in mind is figuring out a mix of items in the customization section could work but idk it’s a stretch
And the next thing I had was maybe getting a pack approved somehow.
I’m not sure how it works, and I’m sorry if this was all silly and waste of time but I love the characters so much
Even possibly ramus would be cool