Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Give it 10 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (14%); after 15h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised less than in 83% of games we track.
- 38% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “1-800-CLEARED” (Finish the game): only 38% of starters get there.
- 87% 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 81,361 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 291 reviews: 10h for positive, 8.5h 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 (87.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- 1-800-CLEARED Finish the game Most players quit here 38% −62
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (29)
story milestone ending side
- COMBO BEGINNER Perform a 5x combo 100%
- FANTASTIC! Unlock all the Fans 70%
- COMBO INTERMEDIATE Perform a 10x combo 69%
- KARMA Die 1000 times 52%
- SNAKE CHARMER Unlock all snake masks 50%
- THESE ARE MY RIFLES, THESE ARE MY GUNS... Unlock all weapons for the Soldier 48%
- WHAT YOU LEAVE FOR YOUR SONS Unlock all of the Son's techniques 43%
- 1-800-CLEARED Finish the game 38%
- FANATIC Clear a level with each Fan 34%
- FOLLOW THE SCRIPT Do as the Director says! 33%
- PERCUSSIVE MAINTENANCE Destroy 100 electronic devices 33%
- COMBO MASTER Perform a 15x combo 31%
- DEAD SILENT Finish SUBWAY without the Gang Leader seeing you 18%
- SNAKES ON A HEAD Clear a level with each snake mask 15%
- I'M COMING IN AND I'M UNARMED! Finish HOMICIDE without using guns 15%
- ASSASSIN'S CRED Clear the 1st floor of NO MERCY with the silencer 15%
- STARE INTO THE ABYSS Unlock THE ABYSS 15%
- COMBO GOD Perform a 20x combo 15%
- GOT YOUR BACK Shoot two enemies during a chainsaw finish 14%
- THE BAR OF BROKEN HEROES Meet up with the Biker 14%
- NUCLEAR WASTE They won't reach the Nuclear Throne 12%
- DON'T LET ANGER GET THE BEST OF YOU Clear all of the Writer's levels without killing 11%
- FAMILY BUSINESS Clear a level with each of the Son's techniques 11%
- 1-800-GETHELP Finish the game on hard mode 9.3%
- EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! Get the big picture 8.0%
- A BOX FULL OF SHARP OBJECTS Use every weapon in the game at least once 7.1%
- 1-800-GODDAMN Get A+ on all levels on normal 6.4%
- GENOCIDE Kill 50,000 enemies 5.5%
- ACHIEVEMENT WHORE Unlock all achievements 5.2%