Headlander

Developer: Double Fine Productions

Publisher: Adult Swim Games

Jul 25, 2016

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

interconnected map
story gated
Semi-Linear

Themes

Sci-Fi

Sub-Genre

bullet hell

Summary

Launch into the ultimate head trip as you blast through psychotic robots in a retro 70's sci-fi action adventure from Double Fine Productions. It is a world of automation, a utopia gone wrong in which all of humanity have transferred their minds into robotic imposter bodies and are ruled by a computer.

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Mac
- Steam Deck
- Steam
PlayStation
- PS4
Xbox
- Series X|S
- One

Resources

Links

IGDB

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- Differences
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Headlander

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