hotline miami · neon noir · 1980s setting · synthwave · brutal violence · multiple protagonists · top-down shooter · retro aesthetic · chaotic · retribution
The humid Miami air of 1989 hangs thick with smog, pierced by neon signs that smear their colors across the night. It smells of spent gunpowder, sweat, and something sweetly chemical. Somewhere in the distance, glass shatters. Then, through the haze, a phone begins to ring. The city is a tinderbox of rival powers: the Russian Mafia, the beleaguered Miami PD, and the enigmatic 50 Blessings. The choice is yours to make. Who will you become?