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 |
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General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
DRM-free when launched directly from executable. | |
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| GOG.com (unavailable) | |
Delisted on September 30, 2024.[2] | |
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| Microsoft Store (unavailable) | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Audio/video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[3] | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
Keyboard settings.
Gamepad settings.
Gamepad controls.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Directinput button prompts |
| PlayStation controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Nintendo controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo button prompts | ||
| Face button layout support | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Other controller(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Peripheral devices support | ||
| Additional button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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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| Native 3D | Dual-View Rendering (3D Ultra) or Single-View Depth Reprojection (3D+) Use TrueGame for Acer SpatialLabs, or NewAxis on other Eye-Tracked Lightfield displays. |
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | Dual-View Rendering Use Geo-11[4] for Frame Sequential, Interleaved, SBS, TAB or Anaglyph displays. |
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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"[5]
- Corrupted or disappearing save data is a common issue.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 | |
| Metal | [13] |
| 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 | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 4 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7750 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti AMD Radeon R9 270 |
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- 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 | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 4 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 650 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7800 series | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R9 290 |
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- 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
- ↑ DELISTING: 3 games from Adult Swim, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 2025-02-11
- ↑ 21:9 ultrawide support :: Headlander General Discussions - last accessed on November 21, 2016
- ↑ Headlander 3D/VR Compatibility Database
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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