Choose Hotline Miami
Choose Hotline Miami if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 96.7% positive across 40,733 reviews.
Hotline Miami vs Crossing Souls
Hotline Miami and Crossing Souls both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Hotline Miami (2012) is 6 years older than Crossing Souls (2018). Hotline Miami scores higher on Steam reviews (96.7% positive) than Crossing Souls (71.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Crossing Souls
Choose Crossing Souls if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Crossing Souls launched in 2018.
Both Hotline Miami and Crossing Souls sit in Action and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Hotline Miami |  Crossing Souls | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.7% positive (40,733 reviews) | 71.1% positive (447 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Dennaton Games | Fourattic |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Hotline Miami (2012) is 6 years older than Crossing Souls (2018).
- Hotline Miami scores higher on Steam reviews (96.7% positive) than Crossing Souls (71.1% positive).
- Hotline Miami is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Crossing Souls (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Hotline Miami is Deck Verified, Crossing Souls is Deck Playable.
Hotline Miami vs Crossing Souls — FAQ
- Which is better, Hotline Miami or Crossing Souls?
- On Steam reviews Hotline Miami scores higher (96.7% positive) than Crossing Souls (71.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Hotline Miami is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Hotline Miami or Crossing Souls first?
- If you want chronology, Hotline Miami (2012) came out before Crossing Souls (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Hotline Miami and Crossing Souls similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.