Headlander

Headlander

Steam Deck Verified

Double Fine Productions · Sci-fi · Jul 26, 2016

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

90%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 121 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 99 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise38% are divided12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Well, that's the story - and more, of course.
121 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay is where things get a bit more iffy, as the combat sections have the mechanics of a fun metroidvania game....they just don't have the difficulty that a veteran of the genre would want.
99 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Currently rocking a Ryzen 7 7800X3D and RX 9070 XT, running the game at the maximum graphics preset in 4k, super sampled up to 8k, the game is beautiful and still gets over 60 FPS, about 67 on average.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The music much reminds me of the Tron 2 soundtrack and adds a great atmosphere.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters121 reviews
Gameplay99 reviews
Graphics54 reviews
Audio28 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat48 reviews
75%
Difficulty24 reviews
83%
Controls22 reviews
77%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
31
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.