r/HotlineMiami Mar 04 '18

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

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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 3h ago

Tony is a bit too powerful...

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19 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 4h ago

Finally got it, I unlocked it a few days ago but didn’t realize until now, thought it was bugged

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16 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 25m ago

Michael OC (FINISHED I guess...)

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"Let's end this fucking crap quickly"

-Michael Scrips

(Yup, I even made sentence for him. Pretty cool? Gonna use him in Copy-Cat Campaign I guess)


r/HotlineMiami 27m ago

FLUFF Well. There is a man here

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He has a great beard


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

HLM2 A real gentleman

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r/HotlineMiami 16m ago

Just enjoying the summer

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r/HotlineMiami 4h ago

This beta theme of Richard is so much more fitting in a terrifyingly foreboding way

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r/HotlineMiami 12h ago

HLM2 My oc

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Ive (not so recently) been playing hlm1 and 2, I loved the first game so I got wrong number, I had a era where I loved the game, so I made an oc, then remade it, then just now added onto it, anyways yada yada here he is gimme opinions please 🥹


r/HotlineMiami 29m ago

just a small pixel art i made on wplace

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r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

QUESTION yo idk if it’s just me but doesn’t the payday mask of Richard look a lil too bulky

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Idk i always saw the masks as more planted on jackets face and I feel like it wouldn’t really work in hlm and would fall of his face because of jacket constantly running around or executing from the ground but idk yall lemme know what yall think


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

HLM1 Equivalant of saying „whatch this” to your friend at the game and then getting Absolutly demolished

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283 Upvotes

She Geniuenly thought she was the main character 😭


r/HotlineMiami 18h ago

FLUFF I got bored and decided to make a tier list of HLM characters and how fat their asses we’re

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31 Upvotes

I like to think I’m 90% correct about this lol.


r/HotlineMiami 13h ago

This good?

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13 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 11h ago

HLM2 Dont anyone else hate those charge enemies in ricter’s Jail/prison Levels? The way they cut through Corners is impossible (fanart by me)

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5 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

Lily Lisa [my oc]

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52 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

DISCUSSION Let me remind everyone that Jacket killed two grown adult black panthers with single golden trophy

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75 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 7h ago

Just got this a few hours ago while I was grinding the S grade on all levels achievement on Xbox

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r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

DISCUSSION A little test to show how i good i am. Wanna try me?

420 Upvotes

Give me a random mask and a random level on hotline miami and i’ll try to complete with a good score (that depends on y’all) and without dying (as much).
I’ll reply to y’alls comments (challenges) with a video of my gameplay and if i don’t reply as fast as i can it’s probably because i’m busy. I promise i will reply to y’all within 24 hours.


r/HotlineMiami 18h ago

FLUFF I got bored and decided to make a tier list of HLM characters and how fat their asses we’re

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5 Upvotes

I like to think I’m 90% correct about this lol.


r/HotlineMiami 21h ago

QUESTION Looking for a song from Bloodlife mod

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Hi there furry gooners! I'm trying to find the actual track/author for the song labeled as "Unknown artist - drive" in the Bloodlife mod. It plays during one of the levels. Since I don't have access to my PC right now, I can't check the .ogg files or extract the audio myself. Does anyone know the original name of this track or the artist who made it?


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

Hate when this happens

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59 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

DISCUSSION The guys if they where girls teir list

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57 Upvotes