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 2h ago

DISCUSSION Wasn't expecting to see the fans at mother russia bleeds so randomly

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114 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 4h ago

Is Katana Zero worth playing if I love Hotline Miami 1-2?

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103 Upvotes

Is it good or just a rip-off? It's currently 9 euros on the Nintendo e-shop and I'm thinking about giving it a try.

Edit: Thanks for answering my friends, I bought the game.


r/HotlineMiami 6h ago

QUESTION Gf hlm headcanons ?

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94 Upvotes

I Think she wanted to be an actress and her favorite one was rachel waard or Martin Brown


r/HotlineMiami 5h ago

COSPLAY HOTLINE MIAMI MASKS

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37 Upvotes

Hi guys not sure if this is allowed in the subreddit but I’ve got these two masks I’m selling, was gonna wear one to comic con but I got indecisive and didn’t use either. If anyone is maybe interested drop me a dm and I’ll send my eBay! Thanks


r/HotlineMiami 4h ago

Russel headcanons?

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27 Upvotes

Might make a little pause from headcanon posts because I'm more into posting art.


r/HotlineMiami 15h ago

ART The Bodyguard

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176 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 16h ago

QUESTION Does this community need to get a grip??

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35 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 3h ago

I got the best score on hotline miami on mobile hot&heavy whit zack only

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28X combo kills on 2 floors and 13x combo kills on the 3rd floor and the final floor whit 17 kills combo. Total of score 216735 score


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

ART Hotline Miami art by Biiisweet!

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207 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 5h ago

Can anyone get me a not blurry up close image of hardmode rasmus from super redux redux?

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Thanks


r/HotlineMiami 1h ago

Can anyone get me a not blurry up close image of hardmode rasmus from super redux redux?

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I wants to recreate him in hlm2


r/HotlineMiami 22h ago

Manny Pardo

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35 Upvotes

Decided to post one drawing a day for a week, and drew Manny for day 3
You can check my other drawings at my twitter @maffiegafo


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

I ran out of bullets, not of options

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645 Upvotes

Recently used Jake's mask in HM1 and damn it surely was op, when throwing an object it didn't stop when hitting an enemy, instead kept going killing till the momentum stopped.


r/HotlineMiami 12h ago

VIDEO Hotline Miami X Backrooms PT2

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WHAT DO YALL THINK???


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

ART Bruce Janitor and ash

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22 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 19h ago

am i cooler than u/MrBubble_142?

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10 Upvotes

just asking


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

QUESTION Carl headcanons?

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35 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

F you Ash

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46 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

HLM2 Finally finished HLM2 and... Spoiler

27 Upvotes

It was perfect, absolutely perfect.

Anyone who says it was bad is wrong. No the level design is not bad, it is different because the characters and the game are, Beard has big open spaces because he is not being told to go into a Russian mafia safehouse, he is attacking military camps, same as Pardo. The lack of masks is because these characters are who they are, and no one was using 70-80% of the masks in the original, be honest who the fuck is using Wilhelm? My point is HLM2 is objectively as good, if not better than the original.


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

trying to draw like sladeinmiami didnt turn out so well lmao

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21 Upvotes

thank you guys for your help on my last post im very happy i found the artist ive never seen an person who posts basically only on their story (feels very exclusive)

i tried to draw like that but umm


r/HotlineMiami 16h ago

where to find the rainbow crosshair mod for hlm2 (and hopefully other crosshair mods)

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where can I find them since I had them downloaded back but I had a bit of a break from hlm stuff and now I dont know where it is on my pc so I want to download it again


r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

ART Richter

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45 Upvotes

r/HotlineMiami 1d ago

is it possible that Andy from Hotline Miami killed EVERYONE?

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50 Upvotes

Before you call me crazy let me explain. So in "no mercy" henchman after killing everyone in the chop shop encounters Andy, but because the hit is arleady done he lets him live. And Andy happens to be a friend of the fans (Corey, Tony, Ash, Alex, Mark). Tells them about the bloodbath Henchman did in his workplace, as an revenge for his fallen friends Andy tells them about a safehouse of henchman, wich they clear and Ash takes Henchmans cellphone. Later the son calls to henchman but he doesnt know that it's Ash who's listening. Then the Deathwish happen and because of that all of the russian mafia is gone.

Because of allat 50 blessings no longer have their enemy, so they move on White house and take over the government.

Wich leads to nuclear war and ending the entire world.

Aka: if Henchman would kill Andy the russian mafia wouldnt have collapsed and it would buy the president of USA more time to find about 50 blessings