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Controls, retries, chapter progress and collectibles in the original PC Hotline Miami. Choose an article for your current problem and open only the detailed steps you need.
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Controls, retries, chapter progress and collectibles in the original PC Hotline Miami. Choose an article for your current problem and open only the detailed steps you need.
Edition: Original PC Steam game, app 219150, mainly Windows Updated. Covers normal story progress. Distinguishes save and display differences from Original; excludes Hotline Miami 2, port-exclusive features and mods.
Verification scope: Public sources checked on 2026-10-04. The game was not launched; the current build number, frame counts and reproducible timings have not been tested.
Sources checked: 2026-10-04
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First check your version and where the attempt failed
This is a top-down action game. Movement and aiming are separate, and progress comes from retrying short areas. Assuming that every enemy and the player always die in one hit will cause problems when exceptions appear.
- Note whether the launcher says Updated or Original. Do not test progress problems by deleting saves or overwriting saves between versions.
- Identify whether the failure happened on entry, while picking up a weapon, while finishing a downed enemy or on the way back.
- Check your location in chapter selection, then change just one action using the table for the same symptom.
On a first visit, aim to clear the area. High scores and collectibles do not need to be completed at the same time.
Choose an article by the problem
Wide tables scroll horizontally.
| Problem | Current situation | First check | Article |
|---|---|---|---|
| You cannot attack in the intended direction | Movement works, but aim is off | Check mouse aiming separately from movement keys | Beginners: input table |
| You throw a weapon instead of picking one up | The mistake happens just after your held item changes | What you are holding | Beginners: picking up and throwing |
| You are shot immediately after entering | Shots come from another room or beyond a window | Lines of fire outside the room you entered | Beginners: Answer 01 |
| Enemies remain and you cannot continue | There are enemies on the floor or in another area | Downed versus dead enemies, and unchecked entrances | Walkthrough: your current section |
| Your usual actions do not work | The rules changed partway through a chapter | Changes to instructions or the objective display | Walkthrough: the relevant answer |
| You only want to revisit collectibles | You can select chapters already reached | Chapter-selection icons and the version containing your save | Collectibles: checking pickups |
No matching entries in this table. Shorten the query or clear it to restore all entries.
Answers start collapsed. Answer numbers on linked pages are this guide's own numbering.
Separate a first playthrough from revisits
- On your first visit, check inputs and weapon changes in the beginner article.
- In the walkthrough, match the chapter name and visible room, then open only that answer.
- After finishing, use the chapter-selection display for missing items to return to the collectibles article.
These are examples for reducing mistakes, not a fixed fastest route through every enemy layout. Patrols and the weapon you hold change the response.
Version scope and Japanese display
The guide mainly covers the original Steam game's Windows Updated version. Original uses a different engine and save location; progress is not necessarily shared in both directions.
Wide tables scroll horizontally.
| Checked item | How to read the guide |
|---|---|
| Japanese display | An official 2014 announcement describes adding Japanese to the launcher, while the current Steam language list marks Japanese unsupported. Check the actual launcher first. |
| Updated / Original | Do not mix sources about display, saves and bugs. Steam Cloud guidance applies to Updated. |
| Controller | This guide uses standard PC keyboard-and-mouse labels. Follow your own changed bindings. |
| Sequel and console versions | Do not add sequel character abilities, weapons or console-exclusive collectibles to the original Steam game's requirements. |
No matching entries in this table. Shorten the query or clear it to restore all entries.
This article does not verify Japanese display or saving by launching the current build. See the official product description for the game's strong violence.
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