Choose Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Choose Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 92% positive across 24,086 reviews.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number vs Crossing Souls
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number 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 2: Wrong Number (2015) is 3 years older than Crossing Souls (2018). Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number scores higher on Steam reviews (92% 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 2: Wrong Number 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 2: Wrong Number |  Crossing Souls | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92% positive (24,086 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 2: Wrong Number (2015) is 3 years older than Crossing Souls (2018).
- Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number scores higher on Steam reviews (92% positive) than Crossing Souls (71.1% positive).
- Crossing Souls is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is Deck Verified, Crossing Souls is Deck Playable.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number vs Crossing Souls — FAQ
- Which is better, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number or Crossing Souls?
- On Steam reviews Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number scores higher (92% positive) than Crossing Souls (71.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number 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 2: Wrong Number or Crossing Souls first?
- If you want chronology, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number (2015) 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 2: Wrong Number 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.