Hotline Miami 2 picks up several years after the events of the first game. We also tried to give that tone to the game as well. 'This is the grand finale for Hotline Miami. Dennaton Games began work on another franchise, but felt compelled to return to the strange universe they created one last time. According to Wedin, many of the characters for Hotline Miami 2 were already well underway during the creation of the first game. Or, the expectations and motivations and dreams that in-game characters have about their part in the game. It's the expectations of fans on what the game should or should not be, Wedin said. The follow-up to 2012's ultra-violent title, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is molded around just that: expectations. Top-down murder-sim Hotline Miamileft behind a legacy of synth-fueled tracks, stylish gore and addictive gameplay, and Dennaton Games is well aware of the expectations is has to live up to, creator Dennis Wedin said during an E3 demo and interview.