Headlander
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Developers | |
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Double Fine Productions | |
Publishers | |
Adult Swim Games | |
Engines | |
Buddha | |
Release dates | |
Windows | July 25, 2016 |
macOS (OS X) | November 18, 2016[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 74 |
OpenCritic | 76 |
IGDB | 77 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Side view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Metroidvania, Platform |
Art styles | Stylized |
Themes | Sci-fi |
General information
- Double Fine Action Forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | DRM-free when launched directly from executable. | |||
Microsoft Store (unavailable) |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Doublefine\Headlander\ |
Microsoft Store | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/340000/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Doublefine\Headlander\ |
Microsoft Store | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/340000/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA, SSAA (2x, 4x). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.[2] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | See Mute on focus lost. | |
Royalty free audio |
Mute on focus lost
Set mute in background[citation needed] |
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Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Headlander. |
Issues unresolved
Save data can't be loaded
- Error: "The save data is not compatible with this version of the game and will not be loaded"[3]
- Corrupted or disappearing save data is a common issue.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
Metal support | [11] |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Dual-core 2 GHz | Quad-core 3 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7750 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti AMD Radeon R9 270 |
- A 64-bit system is required.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.12 | |
Processor (CPU) | Dual-core Intel Core i5 | Quad-core Intel Core i5 |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 650 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7800 series | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R9 290 |
- A 64-bit system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/340000/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (340000) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Mac support? :: Headlander General Discussions - last accessed on November 21, 2016
- ↑ 21:9 ultrawide support :: Headlander General Discussions - last accessed on November 21, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Game crash caused PC to restart, Save now invalid. :: Headlander General Discussions
- ↑ Save data not compatible? :: Headlander General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Lost data :: Headlander General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Not... compatible :: Headlander General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Save "gone" after 9/26 update :: Headlander General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Saving :: Headlander General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Save Corrupting :: Headlander General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ My save got deleted while not in-game :: Headlander General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Headlander, the new game from Double Fine Productions will not come to Linux - last accessed on November 21, 2016