Resolution

Discover how to achieve both the Normal and Complete Endings in Hotline Miami by collecting puzzle pieces, solving the 'I WAS BORN IN THE USA' puzzle, and interacting with the computer.

This section details how to achieve both the Normal and Complete Endings for Hotline Miami, focusing on the puzzle elements and their solutions.

Normal Ending: Skip the computer and proceed directly to the sewer. After a dialogue, eliminate the two cleaners and return to the bike to finish the game.

Complete Ending: Collect all puzzle pieces scattered throughout the game's chapters. These pieces are purple squares with white dots. Once collected, access the puzzle via the pause menu. The solution to the puzzle is "I WAS BORN IN THE USA". After solving the puzzle, interact with the computer to learn about the individuals responsible for the calls. Then, head into the sewer and complete the dialogue to receive the full story and the complete ending.

Puzzle Pieces Locations

Puzzle pieces are found in various chapters as purple squares with white dots. Access the puzzle via the pause menu.

1. Prelude: "U" located at the south end of a hallway west of the entrance.
2. Chapter 1: "U" located at the south end of a hallway west of the entrance.
3. Chapter 2: "A" located next to a bathtub on the second floor, south-east area.
4. Chapter 3: "O" located on the right side of the dining table on the second floor.
5. Chapter 4: "A" located on the west side of the explosion room.
6. Chapter 5: "E" located in the south-east kitchen on the first floor.
7. Chapter 6: "I" located on the east balcony of the second floor.
8. Chapter 7: "N" located in the north-west computer room on the first floor.
9. Chapter 8: "R" located in the north-east corner of the large dance floor on the south-east stage of the second floor.
10. Chapter 9: "L" located in the north hallway of the second floor.
11. Chapter 10: "I" located in the south-west room of the second floor, accessed via the east stairs.
12. Chapter 11: "N" located in the projector room, south-west corner, second floor.
13. Chapter 12: "W" located in the south-east bathroom. You must wait for the hallway doctor to move west before proceeding.
14. Chapter 13: "S" located on the first floor inside the south-west bathroom.
15. Chapter 14: "B" located in the bathroom across from the entrance on the second floor.
16. Chapter 15: "H" located in the west room adjacent to the entrance.

Note on Complete Ending: To unlock the alternate ending that details the antagonists' motivations, collect all puzzle pieces, solve the puzzle, and access the computer in Chapter 19 before completing the chapter.