Review · Action · Android · PS Vita · PlayStation 4
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Reviewed: 30 Apr 2026
Android · PS Vita · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 3 · Linux · macOS · PC · Nintendo Switch · iOS
Devolver Digital · 2015
Ludograph rating
B
Good
60 /100
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is an action game that develops problem solving and spatial awareness through challenging play, but features intense mature content.
Growth (BDS)
43
Risk (RIS)
0
Daily limit
–
Age guidance
17+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.60 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.03 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.60 | |
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number offers significant cognitive benefits through its challenging, strategic gameplay. Players will develop strong problem-solving, spatial awareness, and critical thinking skills as they navigate complex levels and adapt to increasingly difficult scenarios. The game's adaptive challenge system ensures continuous learning and skill development.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.00 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.00 | |
This game carries significant content risks due to its mature ESRB rating, featuring intense violence, blood and gore, strong language, sexual themes, and drug references. It offers minimal social-emotional benefits and does not promote positive social interaction or empathy. The dark and violent narrative may also be disturbing for some players.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 1.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.67 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 1.00 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 1.00 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 0.33 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.