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Choose Hotline Miami if you want an Action game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 40,733 Steam reviews back the pick.
Hotline Miami and Phantasma Hotel both land in 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 are Indie games on Steam. Hotline Miami (2012) is 14 years older than Phantasma Hotel (2026). Hotline Miami is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Phantasma Hotel has no Deck rating yet. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose Hotline Miami if you want an Action game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 40,733 Steam reviews back the pick.
Choose Phantasma Hotel if it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Phantasma Hotel launched in 2026.
Both Hotline Miami and Phantasma Hotel sit in 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.
Hotline Miami | Phantasma Hotel | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 96.7% positive (40,733 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Dennaton Games | Phantasma Games |
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