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  Hotline Miami is a 2012 top-down shooter game developed by Dennaton Games and published by Devolver Digital. Set in Miami in 1989, the game follows "Jacket" as he is tasked with massacring the local Russian mafia through any means possible. As the game progresses, Jacket is visited by masked figures in his dreams that question him for his acts of violence, while Jacket's interpretation of reality becomes increasingly more surreal. The game was developed over the course of nine months, and was released in October 2012 for Windows, later being ported to several other platforms. The game received positive reviews from critics, who praised the gameplay, story, soundtrack, though some criticized its controls. Several journalists ranked it among the best games to release in 2012. Since release, the game has been frequently considered one of the most influential and success indie games released, as well as one of the best video games of all time. Its success inspired many to begin developing indie games and led to an increase in game releases in the 2010s, while its soundtrack contributed to the popularization of synthwave.
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