Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Last updated: 2025-12-23
- Story surpasses first game significantly
- High replayability with diverse characters
- Phenomenal soundtrack enhances experience
- Excessive and unfair difficulty frustrates
- Poor level and enemy design issues
- Bugs and technical issues persist
Emotions
- Sample precision
- Helpful reviews
- 36%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 64%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 85%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 15%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 652
- Negative points
- 367
- Gameplay points
- 522
- Perf. points
- 27
- Rec. points
- 117
- Misc points
- 24
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
Story surpasses first game
| The sequel is widely praised for expanding and deepening the narrative, addressing gaps from the first game, and introducing multiple playable characters with layered perspectives. Players highlight its epic, tragic, and surreal evolution. | 89% |
High replayability
| Features like the level editor, multiple characters, non-chronological storytelling, and hard modes encourage repeated playthroughs. Players highlight the game’s addictive and dopamine-inducing loop. | 56% |
Diverse playable characters
| New protagonists with unique playstyles, abilities, and perspectives significantly enhance replayability and gameplay variety. Players enjoy the tactical diversity and narrative expansion through these characters. | 53% |
Phenomenal soundtrack
| The soundtrack is consistently praised as one of the best in gaming, with tracks that amplify emotional moments, match gameplay intensity, and blend genres like synth-pop and techno. Many players added songs to personal playlists. | 44% |
Optimized performance
| The game runs smoothly on low-end hardware with minimal bugs, making it accessible to a wide audience. Players report no serious technical issues impacting gameplay. | 13% |
Thematic depth on violence
| The narrative explores bleak, philosophical themes about violence, trauma, and human nature, adding layers of meaning to the gameplay. Players appreciate its thought-provoking and reflective approach. | 11% |