

The game's lead narrative influence was David Lynch, while another notable influence came from the 2011 film Drive for the game's minimalist plot, use of dialogue, portrayal of violence and musical style. The game blends top-down perspective with stealth, extreme violence and surreal storytelling, along with a soundtrack and visuals inspired by 1980s culture. Set in 1989 Miami, the game revolves primarily around an unnamed silent protagonist-dubbed "Jacket" by fans-who has been receiving coded messages on his answering machine instructing him to commit massacres against the local Russian mafia. It was created by Jonatan Söderström and Dennis Wedin. Hotline Miami is a top-down shooter video game developed by Dennaton Games and published by Devolver Digital for Microsoft Windows.
