Henry Halfhead, a casual sandbox adventure game, was just released on Steam. It also launched today on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.
This is about an odd little character with the ability to become any object within their reach. And I mean anything. A knife, a toaster, a paper airplane. Each object comes with its own set of powers, and the fun is stringing them together to stumble through Henry’s not-so-ordinary everyday life. The narrator pipes in along the way, half guide, half smart-aleck, making every small action feel like part of the story.
You can play as over 250 objects. There’s a wholesome story. And you can play with a friend with shared screen co-op mode. Want chaos? Drop in a second player. Want style? Unlock hats. Because yes—even half a head needs accessories.
Graphically, this has a 3D low-poly look with solid pastel colours. Not retro—more like cozy cartoon. Your GPU won’t even blink. This isn’t cutting-edge tech, it’s a toybox you can crawl inside.
In terms of sound, there’s whimsical, charming music with plenty of character—the full soundtrack by Lucien Guy Montandon is up on Steam as DLC for C$7.64. Add in full voice narration, plus goofy little sound effects (including Henry Halfhead’s own grunts and mutters), and it feels alive in the strangest way. Stereo? Yes. Surround? Also yes. And you can fiddle with custom sliders until it’s exactly how you like it.
You can play this with keyboard and mouse. But let’s be real—the devs clearly tuned this for Xbox and PlayStation gamepads.
In terms of quality of life, you can save any time. Saves live in the cloud. Remote Play means you can carry Henry’s nonsense onto a TV, smartphone, or tablet without hassle.
This is only natively compatible with Windows. However, it’s Steam Deck verified with the green check. That means Proton runs it on Linux perfectly—no fiddling, no community fixes, just play.
Spec requirements are low. We’re talking an Intel Core i5-2400 or better, 4GB of RAM, something on the level of a GTX 660 or Radeon RX 460, and 2GB of space. If your PC has survived the last decade, it’ll survive Henry.
Lululu Entertainment developed Henry Halfhead. You might know them from Bamerang, which critics loved. Interestingly, Henry didn’t start as a commercial project. It started as a student idea: “a superpower with a drawback.” From there it grew, picked up Swiss Game Hub support, and finally became this absurd full-blown release.
As for this game, it has great reception. 96% positive rating based on 27 reviews. It’s already won a few awards. And the early buzz isn’t just “haha funny gimmick”—people are calling it surprisingly heartfelt.
Introductory price is C$12.74, with a 25% discount from the regular USD $12.99 price. For a game where you can live life as both a banana peel and a vacuum cleaner—that’s cheap.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058140/Henry_Halfhead/
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