Hotline Miami is an explosive top-down shooter that explodes like a neon maze. The game is known for its fast pace, extreme difficulty, and unique graphic style that is steeped in neon retro.
Jacket, the protagonist, lives a quiet life until his answering machine starts ringing with eerie calls. Each message is a bloodbath mission. Gradually, he loses the line between the one carrying out the orders and the one being controlled. Shattered dreams and distorted music make everything ambiguous: who is controlling who?
The game is divided into several chapters, each one a building or area filled with enemies. The player controls the character Jacket in short but extremely fierce action scenes. The mission is to destroy all enemies in the building with any weapon that can be picked up.