What games are like Hotline Miami?

The best games like Hotline Miami on Steam right now include Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, RUINER, The Hong Kong Massacre. They share Hotline Miami's genre and gameplay (Great Soundtrack, Violent, Pixel Graphics) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Hotline Miami, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Hotline Miami (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Hotline Miami? The closest matches on Steam right now are Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, RUINER, The Hong Kong Massacre — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Great Soundtrack, Violent, Pixel Graphics) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Hotline Miami

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Hotline Miami
1	Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number	Action	1980s, Gore, Atmospheric, Shooter
2	RUINER	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Shooter, Top-Down
3	The Hong Kong Massacre	Action	Shooter, Gore, Atmospheric, Top-Down
4	UBERMOSH Vol.5	Action	Gore, Shooter, Top-Down, Top-Down Shooter
5	Celeste	Action	Atmospheric, 2D, Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack
6	CARRION	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, 2D, Pixel Graphics
7	UBERMOSH	Action	Top-Down, Top-Down Shooter, Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack
8	DOOM Eternal	Action	Gore, Shooter, Atmospheric, Great Soundtrack
9	The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth 🔥	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, 2D, Pixel Graphics
10	A Dance of Fire and Ice	Indie	Atmospheric, 2D, Music, Great Soundtrack
11	Papers, Please	Adventure	Atmospheric, 2D, Addictive, Pixel Graphics
12	The Binding of Isaac	Action	2D, Addictive, Top-Down, Great Soundtrack

Why these are like Hotline Miami

1. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

From the same studio; both are tagged 1980s, gore, atmospheric. 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.

2. RUINER

Both are tagged gore, atmospheric, shooter; both offer single-player. RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok.

3. The Hong Kong Massacre

Both are tagged shooter, gore, atmospheric; both offer single-player. Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter.

4. UBERMOSH Vol.5

Both are tagged gore, shooter, top-down; both offer single-player. The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.

5. Celeste

Both are tagged atmospheric, 2d, pixel graphics; both offer single-player. Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall.

6. CARRION

Both are tagged gore, atmospheric, 2d; both offer single-player. CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.

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