How did we make people do things for us before Hotline Miami invented threatening, mysterious phone calls?

Hotline Miami is a fast-paced top down shooter rocking a fitting retro pixel-art style and an iconic soundtrack. The music puts you in a trance-like state to enhance your focus, so you can mass murder Russian mobsters with maximum efficiency. The story is made up of multiple layers. On the surface it's a David Lynch-esque action thriller that both feels familiar and entirely unique. However if you dig deeper you can uncover a deep conspiracy involving nationalism and a critique on video game violence presented through a curved mirror. The game offers great replayability as you unlock different masks that you can use on any level to try a new play style.