i don't understand the hype i played and completed Hotline Miami and it definitely can be engaging at times i found it mostly a rather underwhelming top down shooter and every level was just dying over again until i eventually beat the level i thought the game was just mostly trial and error without engaging enough game-play the game has some really great things like the soundtrack and graphics but i just found myself forgetting about the game after i finished it overall was just a 6/10 experience for me