Hotline Miami is my favorite video game of all time. The ultra-violent top-down corridor shooter was released all the way back in 2012 by two-man team Dennaton. The team was comprised of Jonatan Söderström and Dennis Wedin who handled programming and artwork respectively.
Playable on Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X through the Hotline Miami Collection, Hotline Miami is an indie game with a tight vision. This means that the title thrives on its limitations; not only in terms of technology but also when it comes to restrictions forced upon you as a player. Mechanically, you’re given exactly the same chances of survival as everyone you face in this five-hour narrative; everything dies in one hit including you, meaning the cards are always stacked against you.
