Heave Ho

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Local co-op, Most players on one screen, Online co-op, Kind of game, About, Genres, Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Jumping and climbing, Rivalry in the group, Unlocks and progress, Working in sync.

• Local co-op: The intro says the game is for up to four players in local co-op and versus play.
• Most players on one screen: The intro says up to four players.
• Online co-op: The page offers online play only through Steam Remote Play, which streams one player's game. The category list has no Online Co-op.
• Kind of game: The maker calls it a party game. User tags include Party Game and Party.
• About: The page describes swinging across harder maps where one slip sends the team into the void or onto spikes.
• Genres: The maker calls it a party game.
• Laughter and chaos: User tags include Funny.
• Physical comedy: User tags include Physics. The page describes a wobbly chain of players.
• Jumping and climbing: User tags include Platformer. The page describes grabbing and swinging across maps.
• Rivalry in the group: The page advertises 20 versus levels that are separate from the co-op levels.
• Unlocks and progress: The page offers accessories to dress your character, which change nothing in play.
• Working in sync: The page describes grabbing friends and platforms to form a chain and swing across maps.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Local co-op, Online co-op, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Free base co-op, Genres.

• Local co-op: Categories include Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
• Online co-op: Categories do not include Online Co-op or LAN Co-op. Remote Play Together is listed.
• Release status: Steam shows the game as released.
• Release date: Steam shows 29 Aug 2019.
• Platforms: Steam lists Windows and Mac. Linux is not listed.
• Free base co-op: Steam sells the game for a price.
• Genres: Steam lists Adventure and Indie.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date, Platforms.

• Genres: P136 is adventure video game.
• Release date: P577 is 2019-08-29.
• Platforms: P400 lists Windows, macOS and Nintendo Switch.

nintendo.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Local co-op, Most players on one screen, Platforms, Release date, Free base co-op.

• Local co-op: The page lists a single system with 1 to 4 players.
• Most players on one screen: The same row gives a top of 4 players.
• Platforms: The Switch edition is listed. Switch 2 compatibility is marked Supported, with behavior consistent with Switch. Switch 2 play is backward compatibility, not a separate edition.
• Release date: The page lists 29 August 2019.
• Free base co-op: The eShop sells the game for a price.

gog.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Local co-op, Platforms, Release date, Free base co-op.

• Local co-op: GOG tags include Local Co-Op and Local Multiplayer.
• Platforms: GOG lists Windows and Mac builds.
• Release date: GOG lists 2019-08-29.
• Free base co-op: GOG sells the game for a price.

xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Local co-op, Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Local co-op: The feature list names Local co-op and Local multiplayer.
• Platforms: This listing is the Windows PC edition. It is not a console release.
• Free base co-op: The listing sells the game for a price.

heavehogame.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players on one screen.

• Most players on one screen: The page's description says the game is for up to four players. The page itself loads with scripts, so only that description was read.

steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op.

• Online co-op: The studio's post of 2026-06-12 calls the sequel its first ever online game. So the original has no online play of its own.

steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op.

• Online co-op: The studio's post of 2026-03-03 asks whether the sequel will be playable online this time, then says yes. The wording points the same way.

steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Rivalry in the group.

• Rivalry in the group: The studio's post of 2020-08-17 adds a versus mode with 20 levels where you race to the end.

cubed3.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Kind of game, Laughter and chaos, Working in sync.

• Online co-op: Cubed3, 2019-12-30, says the Switch version has no online multiplayer option.
• Kind of game: The review calls it a party game that is best played with a group.
• Laughter and chaos: The review says most of the laughs come from the chaotic ways the characters die.
• Working in sync: The review says the stages need the group to work together on a plan.

waytoomany.gamesPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Tension and danger, Working in sync, Jumping and climbing, Puzzles and figuring out, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Time to hang out, Sessions.

• Laughter and chaos: Way Too Many Games, 2019-08-29, calls the multiplayer hysterical, with deaths that come from friends' mistakes.
• Physical comedy: The review praises the physics and says players swing, climb and make clumsy grabs that send friends falling.
• Tension and danger: The review calls it challenging but never rage-inducing, since you respawn at once.
• Working in sync: The review says reaching the goal needs teamwork and chains made from friends' arms.
• Jumping and climbing: The review calls it a puzzle platformer where you climb, swing and leap using only your arms.
• Puzzles and figuring out: The review says there is more than one way to beat a level and you learn by trying.
• Getting better: The review calls the gameplay challenging and says you learn from your mistakes.
• Unlocks and progress: Coins from mini-games buy costume parts at a machine in the menu.
• Time to hang out: The review says players will mostly scream and shout while they play.
• Sessions: The review says respawns are instant, levels invite replays and the game is quite short.

useapotion.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Tension and danger, Working in sync, Laughter and chaos, Getting better, About.

• Tension and danger: Use a Potion, 2019-08-29, lists spikes, flipping and electrified platforms, rolling boulders and pitfalls.
• Working in sync: The review says the game stresses working as a team, with players swinging each other around.
• Laughter and chaos: The review says laughing at each other's expense outweighs the frustration.
• Getting better: The review calls it tough and says it asks for precise moves while coordinating with friends.
• About: The review describes levels full of hazards that you cross by grabbing and swinging.

thesixthaxis.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Kind of game, Working in sync, Planning ahead, Sessions.

• Kind of game: TheSixthAxis, 2019-08-30, describes a wacky local multiplayer game that players of any skill can join.
• Working in sync: The review says many stages force or encourage everyone to link up and swing together.
• Planning ahead: The review says the group has to swing as a pendulum and agree who grabs what.
• Sessions: The review says stages come in runs of several levels that share a theme.

spritesanddice.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Split or shared screen, Rivalry in the group.

• Split or shared screen: Sprites and Dice, 2019-08-11, says up to four players work through one-screen stages. Steam lists shared or split screen without saying which.
• Rivalry in the group: The preview says the bump move was mostly used to knock each other out.