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Is Head Over Heels: Deluxe worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Retro platforming fans who want a remake with updated visuals and controls
- Puzzle players who enjoy heroes with different movement and utility abilities
- Explorers who want secret passages across a large isometric world
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a combat-focused action game rather than puzzle-platforming and exploration
- Players who prefer short, tightly linear stages instead of more than 500 locations with secret passages
- Players looking for fully modern presentation rather than an isometric remake with optional 8-bit graphics and sound
Our take on Head Over Heels: Deluxe
The game divides progression between two separate heroes instead of placing every ability in one character. Reuniting them unlocks stronger moves, while the optional classic presentation lets the remake retain an explicitly 8-bit-styled mode alongside its updated audiovisual treatment.
What is Head Over Heels: Deluxe?
Reunite Headus Mouthion and Footus Underium after the two heroes are separated and imprisoned by the Emperor.
Head has strong jumping ability and uses headshots, while Heels brings speed, carrying power, and a quick waddle. Reuniting them unlocks more powerful moves. The adventure includes more than 500 locations, puzzles, enemies, secret passages, and a new world. This remake adds colourful visuals, revised controls, a new soundtrack, multiple save points, hints, and other quality-of-life updates. Three difficulty levels and selectable play speed are available. Optional classic graphics and sound settings recreate the game's 8-bit presentation, while new enemies, objects, and chickens add content beyond the original.
How Head Over Heels: Deluxe plays
- 01Distinct Hero Abilities
- Head uses jumping and headshots, while Heels provides speed and carrying power.
- 02Large Isometric World
- The adventure includes more than 500 locations, secret passages, and a complete new world.
- 03Classic Presentation Mode
- Optional graphics and sound settings recreate the game's 8-bit style.
- 04Three Difficulty Levels
- The game offers three settings for its puzzle-platforming challenge.
- 05Multiple Save Points
- Progress can be recorded at multiple points during the adventure.
- 06New Game Content
- Chickens, enemies, and objects add elements that were not in the original.
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Head Over Heels: Deluxe: platforms & release
Is Head Over Heels: Deluxe worth it?
It is worth it if: retro platforming fans who want a remake with updated visuals and controls. Skip it if: players seeking a combat-focused action game rather than puzzle-platforming and exploration.
Where can I download Head Over Heels: Deluxe?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Head Over Heels: Deluxe's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Head Over Heels: Deluxe on?
Windows only.
