Headlander
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2016
Platforms
Genres
- Metroidvania
- science fiction video game
- action game*
- adventure game*
- platform game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Content classifications
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
- Classification
- T - Teen*
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- Action*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Captions available*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
Audio languages
- English*
- Russian*
Community tags · historical
- Sci-fi*
- Votes · historical
- 47*
- Action*
- Votes · historical
- 42*
- Metroidvania*
- Votes · historical
- 34*
- Platformer*
- Votes · historical
- 32*
- Comedy*
- Votes · historical
- 25*
- Side Scroller*
- Votes · historical
- 19*
- Funny*
- Votes · historical
- 13*
- Retro*
- Votes · historical
- 12*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Votes · historical
- 11*
- Space*
- Votes · historical
- 6*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 5*
- Bullet Hell*
- Votes · historical
- 5*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows 7 (64-bit)*
- Processor alternatives
- Dual-core 2 GHz*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- GeForce GTX 550 Ti, AMD Radeon HD 7750*
- Storage
- 4 GB available space*
- macOS · Minimum*
- Operating system
- macOS Sierra (version 10.12)*
- Processor alternatives
- Dual core Intel i5*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GT 650 Ti, AMD Radeon HD 7800 series, or later*
- Storage
- 4 GB available space*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Memory
- 4 GB*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti, AMD Radeon R9 270*
- Processor alternatives
- Quad-core 3 GHz*
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
- Memory
- 4 GB*
Compatibility and community reports
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Verified*
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 31*
- Community confidence
- good*
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Full*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Double Fine
- Double Fine Productions*
Publishers
- Adult Swim Games
- Adult Swim*
Release history
- 2016-07-25
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2016-07-25 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2016-07-25*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Jul 25, 2016*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 14 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Dual-core 2 GHz*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- GeForce GTX 550 Ti, AMD Radeon HD 7750*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 4* GB
- Name
- Headlander*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Quad-core 3 GHz*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti, AMD Radeon R9 270*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 4* GB
- Release year
- 2,016*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- Dual-core 2 GHz*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- GeForce GTX 550 Ti, AMD Radeon HD 7750*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 4 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- Quad-core 3 GHz*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti, AMD Radeon R9 270*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 4 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Double Fine Productions
- Double Fine Productions*
- ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows
- Classification
- T - Teen*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- action game
- action game*
- adventure game
- adventure game*
- platform game
- platform game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Adult Swim
- Adult Swim*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2016-07-25 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2016-07-25*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 31*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 198* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Captions available*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Double Fine Productions*
- DLC count · historical
- 1*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 100000 - 200000*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Russian*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- Yes*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 149* min
- Metacritic score
- 74*
- Name
- Headlander*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 99*
- Peak ccu
- 0*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 937*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 19.99*
- Publishers
- Adult Swim Games*
- Recommendations
- 610*
- Store release date · historical
- Jul 25, 2016*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Game website · historical
- https://www.doublefine.com/games/headlander*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Captions available
- Captions available*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Double Fine Productions
- Double Fine Productions*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Russian*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Adult Swim Games
- Adult Swim Games*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Jul 25, 2016*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 242* min
- Ccu
- 0*
- Developer
- Double Fine Productions*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Action*
- Historical US original list price
- 1,999* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 249* min
- Name
- Headlander*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 99*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 100,000 .. 200,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 937*
- Historical US price
- 1,999* US cents
- Publisher
- Adult Swim Games*
- Community tags · historical
- Sci-fi*
- Action*
- Metroidvania*
- Platformer*
- Comedy*
- Side Scroller*
- Funny*
- Retro*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Space*
- Singleplayer*
- Bullet Hell*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Community tags · historical
- Sci-fi
- Sci-fi*
- Action
- Action*
- Metroidvania
- Metroidvania*
- Platformer
- Platformer*
- Comedy
- Comedy*
- Side Scroller
- Side Scroller*
- Funny
- Funny*
- Retro
- Retro*
- Great Soundtrack
- Great Soundtrack*
- Space
- Space*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Bullet Hell
- Bullet Hell*
- Tags votes
- Sci-fi
- Votes · historical
- 47*
- Action
- Votes · historical
- 42*
- Metroidvania
- Votes · historical
- 34*
- Platformer
- Votes · historical
- 32*
- Comedy
- Votes · historical
- 25*
- Side Scroller
- Votes · historical
- 19*
- Funny
- Votes · historical
- 13*
- Retro
- Votes · historical
- 12*
- Great Soundtrack
- Votes · historical
- 11*
- Space
- Votes · historical
- 6*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 5*
- Bullet Hell
- Votes · historical
- 5*
Specifications 5 · 27 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Captions available*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Double Fine Productions*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- macOS requirements
- Minimum: OS: macOS Sierra (version 10.12) Processor: Dual core Intel i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT 650 Ti, AMD Radeon HD 7800 series, or later Storage: 4 GB available space *
- Metacritic score
- 74*
- Name
- Headlander*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (64-bit) Processor: Dual-core 2 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 550 Ti, AMD Radeon HD 7750 Storage: 4 GB available space *
- Platforms
- windows*
- mac*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $19.99*
- Publishers
- Adult Swim Games*
- Recommendations total
- 610*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Jul 25, 2016*
- Interface languages
- English (full audio), French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Captions available
- Captions available*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Double Fine Productions
- Double Fine Productions*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- macOS requirements
- macOS · Minimum
- Operating system
- macOS Sierra (version 10.12)*
- Processor alternatives
- Dual core Intel i5*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GT 650 Ti, AMD Radeon HD 7800 series, or later*
- Storage
- 4 GB available space*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows 7 (64-bit)*
- Processor alternatives
- Dual-core 2 GHz*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- GeForce GTX 550 Ti, AMD Radeon HD 7750*
- Storage
- 4 GB available space*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Adult Swim Games
- Adult Swim Games*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Jul 25, 2016*
- Interface languages
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
Specifications 6 · 19 fields
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- full*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- verified*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 7,184*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- good*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 31*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- gold*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- 4* GB
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,016*
- Title
- Headlander*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support
- Full*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Verified*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 31*
- Community confidence
- good*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
- Memory
- 4 GB*
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