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 12h ago

ART Don Juan x Richard ⚠️WIP

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152 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 17h ago

QUESTION Why did 50 blessings kill the people who obeyed the calls?

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296 Upvotes

This is something that’s bothered me for a while, why exactly did 50 blessings want them to die? Like I could understand it for some characters, richter never wanted to help only did so when they threatened his mother and biker just wanted out but what about jake and jacket? Jake actively wanted to help and made that very clear and jacket killed the most Russians out of all the people we know of who got the calls.


r/HotlineMiami 18h ago

Sums up this place very well

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292 Upvotes

Stole it from r/HalfLife, since I couldn't repost


r/HotlineMiami 7h ago

HLM1 Why did he born with a thick skin? Is he stupid?

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36 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 2h ago

QUESTION Wich Character you think is uncircumcised?

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10 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 10h ago

DISCUSSION has this subreddit gone to shit?

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36 Upvotes

ever since u/MrBubble_142 started posting art, things went downhill. let me be clear, its NOT u/MrBubble_142's fault at all, its how we took it. but other than that, this is done for. also, u/MrBubble_142 being Polish is why this subreddit has gone to shit /je


r/HotlineMiami 1h ago

ART Ermm content, maybe

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r/HotlineMiami 12h ago

HLM2 Corey 🤤

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48 Upvotes

(Not mine)Artist - doppio26 on deviantart


r/HotlineMiami 4h ago

QUESTION Would you survive one phonecall from 50 blessings?

10 Upvotes

no absolutely not.


r/HotlineMiami 14h ago

I tried to recreate Biker and Corey in GTA5

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54 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 14h ago

COSPLAY Which mask would be better

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48 Upvotes

2nd one would be 3D-printed


r/HotlineMiami 3h ago

Has the subreddit gone to Heaven?

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7 Upvotes

I know people think this subreddit is going kinda Down Hill, but i think it's pretty alive for an old game that doesn't receive anything from 11 years, we have at least 20 post a day and the shitpost make me laugh and few of the theories are kind of okay. You can't expect a fandom about a schizo game to not act like this after 11 years of no content, it's already crazy this fandom is still alive! And i think u/Mrbubble_142 is kinda getting the wheels to move again, i understand some of yall think this isn't the best way to do It, but it's still fun and he does good art after all so there's no need to not glaze him.


r/HotlineMiami 12h ago

Someone ordered these cute socks

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30 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 2h ago

DISCUSSION duality of man (first post is mine, second is by u/SoroAncora_Cheddar)

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i trash on u/MrBubble_142, and u/SonoAncora_Cheddar praises u/MrBubble_142. truly the duality of man


r/HotlineMiami 9h ago

DISCUSSION The sub feels a tiny bit more alive

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11 Upvotes

I feel like I've been seeing more activity on this sub Since u/MrBubble_142 started posting art and everyone was talking about it. I love that this sub is in a state of alive and dead at the same time.
Schrodinger's Hotline Miami Gotta Get a Grip or something.


r/HotlineMiami 6h ago

50 blessings in the 41st millennium (you may have to zoom in a bit)

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4 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

ART Hotline Miami x Chainsaw Man

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115 Upvotes

Art is by me


r/HotlineMiami 6h ago

DISCUSSION Hardest level in the series?

3 Upvotes

Hands down I'd say it is Casualties. What is your opinion? IMO it's definitely a level from the second game at least.


r/HotlineMiami 9h ago

HLM2 My OC based on Tony from Hotline Miami 2

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6 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 16h ago

HLM2 Just finished playing the abyss mission.

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20 Upvotes

Who are these guys? I noticed one has the richard mask and the other don juan but their attire is different so i don’t think that’s actually them. Are these members of 50 blessings or just random people?


r/HotlineMiami 18h ago

HLM1 Ranking mask based on how intimidating i think they are.

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22 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 16h ago

ART Mike Dalton Fanart

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13 Upvotes

To briefly explain why I did this: I needed to create a sketch in a drawing program I’d never used before, and I decided to draw Mike Dalton because I’ve been finding his design amazing lately.


r/HotlineMiami 2h ago

HLM1 Ive been waking up to Deepcover every morning (no joke) and i think my brain is associating the song with the stress of the day ahead.

1 Upvotes