Dennaton Games is an independent Swedish video game developer founded by programmer

Jonatan Söderström Jonatan Söderström, also known as Cactus, is a Swedish video game developer noted for his unusual and innovative games. He is best known as the co-designer and programmer of ''Hotline Miami'' (2012) and '' Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number'' (2015 ...

and artist Dennis Wedin. The company name is a

portmanteau A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsJonatan Söderström Jonatan Söderström, also known as Cactus, is a Swedish video game developer noted for his unusual and innovative games. He is best known as the co-designer and programmer of ''Hotline Miami'' (2012) and '' Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number'' (2015 ...

is an indie game developer who previously developed games in the Game Maker engine as a hobby. Söderström said in an interview that he needed to actually start making money off of creating games, so he decided to undertake a more sizeable project. He contacted his friend Dennis Wedin, an artist, and together they formed Dennaton Games, after which they began the development of ''

Hotline Miami ''Hotline Miami'' is a top-down shooter video game by Jonatan Söderström and Dennis Wedin, collectively known as Dennaton Games. The game was published by Devolver Digital and released on 23 October 2012 for Microsoft Windows. Set in 1989 Mi ...

'', followed by ''

Hotline Miami 2 ''Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number'' is a top-down shooter video game co-developed by Dennaton Games and Abstraction Games, and published by Devolver Digital. It takes place before and after the events of its predecessor, ''Hotline Miami'', as it ...

''. On New Years Eve, December 2020, Jonatan Söderström posted a tweet mentioning Dennaton's new, unannounced game. "It is a passion project so I'm not sure who will enjoy it. But I'm sure some people will be horrified and others delighted!"

Developed games

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