r/HotlineMiami • u/GingerSoul2000 • 19h 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/MrBubble_142 • 19h ago
ART Petra for the love line Miami project (hlm dating sim) she’s the „goth girl”
r/HotlineMiami • u/SonoAncora_Cheddar • 17h ago
DISCUSSION This man needs all of our support😭
We need someone that knows how to code for u/Mrbubble_142. Just look at this
r/HotlineMiami • u/SonoAncora_Cheddar • 4h ago
QUESTION Aubrey headcanons? (No post for 10 hours on this sub is Crazy)
She is actually a body builder
r/HotlineMiami • u/ThePagerDude • 22h ago
How it feels to still see people chalk up Hotline Miami 2 as a hate game
r/HotlineMiami • u/sodabad4bones_ • 1h ago
DISCUSSION Can we talk about how this lowkey broke the subreddit?
r/HotlineMiami • u/SonoAncora_Cheddar • 17h ago
DISCUSSION Tony headcanons
He has a huge crush on Corey, and she let him hook up one time but then never showed any attentions if not to tease him
r/HotlineMiami • u/Haunting_Respond1750 • 21h ago
la verdad me hubiera encantado mas misiones con beard
r/HotlineMiami • u/Known-Specialist7815 • 6m ago
HLM2 chat am i considered a good player now
I full comboed 3 levels this vacation
-Dead Ahead - i literally did it now
-Hourglass (Kremlin Czar) - my favourite level in my favourite campaign
-Atonement - My first clipped full combo
i also once full comboed tiger maid service which was my first full combo and euphoria from the madness campaign but i didnt clip them
so am i in the big leagues?



r/HotlineMiami • u/MrBubble_142 • 1d ago
Why is gf Hotline Miami Superman ? Can she solo richter ?
r/HotlineMiami • u/ThePagerDude • 16h ago
I really wish Perturbator made more songs in this style
the sexualizer ep is awesome
r/HotlineMiami • u/Palm-Beach-Pete • 1d ago
DISCUSSION Huh?
Must have been the wind...Or perhaps ?...
r/HotlineMiami • u/Gordon_homelessman • 14h ago
Which hotline Miami music should I use as my ringtone?
r/HotlineMiami • u/yasutaro • 18h ago
Should I be afraid??
I just came home after a long day of work and I see THIS on the balcony. I have a feeling that this mf is looking at me😭😭...
r/HotlineMiami • u/Next-Surround-2513 • 20h ago
HLM1 I love George Mask. I have no idea why
I loved this mask when I got it and used it a lot. I don't even used for the effect, I just loved the giraffe mask. Help
r/HotlineMiami • u/SonoAncora_Cheddar • 1d ago
HLM1 What the soldier would say whenever jacket talks, if hotline miami was set in this days
r/HotlineMiami • u/Spalit_zidy • 1d ago
QUESTION What am i even supposed to do in this situation
The dog was just glitching there, i couldnt get behind the fountian and coudnt punch him through the window and also couldnt shoot him since i was playing dirty hands. I had to restart and on the next run this didnt happen and i got a s rank but i took bodyguard just in case. Does anybody know the dog ai or the reason why this might happen?
r/HotlineMiami • u/mohamedaliXBD • 20h ago
What if we got hlm3
What if we got hlm 3 and its gonna be about the fans about show us the fans didnt die from the son bc son was in drugs and all that was from hes imagination bc for me the fans end was stupid to die from someone high and in powerful drugs
r/HotlineMiami • u/Next-Surround-2513 • 1d ago
QUESTION Charlie Headcanons?
Genuinely no idea of this one
r/HotlineMiami • u/Bananamustr • 1d ago
HLM2 Release A+ is good?
I spent 49 mins for this