Hotline Miami
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 8 reviews are negative (13%); after 5h it's 1 in 65 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- The opening is criticised less than in 86% of games we track.
- 47% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “The End?” (Beat the mainstory): only 47% of starters get there.
- 80% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 130,244 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 6.4h for positive, 6.7h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (79.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The End? Beat the mainstory Most players quit here 47% −53
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (35)
story milestone ending side
- Combo Beginner Perform a 4x combo 100%
- Playing Pool Kill an enemy with a brick bounced against a wall 90%
- Combo Intermediate Perform a 6x combo 81%
- Domino Effect Throw a weapon at an enemy so that his weapon hits another 78%
- Nigel Lowrie Use a human shield 77%
- Dog Lover Kill 99 dogs 54%
- Aced It Get an A+ on any chapter 54%
- 1989 Kill 1989 enemies 52%
- Combo Pro Perform a 8x combo 51%
- The End? Beat the mainstory 47%
- That's It? Beat the epilogue 43%
- Let In Some Air Destroy 200 glass panels 42%
- Karma Die 1000 times 32%
- Combo Master Perform a 10x combo 26%
- I Got New Friends Unlock all weapons 21%
- Guns For Show use all guns at least once 13%
- Eye For Details Collect all the puzzle pieces 13%
- Combo King Perform a 12x combo 13%
- Pitcher use all throwing weapon at least once 13%
- The Boss Solve the puzzle 12%
- This Is It Beat the epilogue with secret ending 12%
- These Are My Guns Complete chapter five barehanded 11%
- 60 To Car Go to the car 60 times 11%
- Knife For Pros use all melee weapon at least once 11%
- Two Birds With One Stone Kill two enemies with the same brick in one throw 10%
- Zoo Keeper Collect all the masks 10%
- Cat Fight Kill the panthers using Brandon the Panther 9.8%
- Sewer Alligator Find Jones The Crocodile 9.5%
- Smell Something Burning Kill the crapping gangster with a fireaxe 8.8%
- Sounds of Animals Fighting Wear all masks at least once 7.3%
- Batman Clear chapter 2 using Nigel the Bat 7.1%
- Plain Luck Kill three or more enemies with the same brick in one throw 6.4%
- Always On Top Perform every ground kill in the game 5.9%
- Get A Life Get A+ on all the chapters 5.8%
- Achievement Whore Unlock all achievements 5.0%