{"data":{"slug":"heave-ho","name":"Heave Ho","aliases":[],"url":"https://gamecrave.app/games/heave-ho","api_url":"https://gamecrave.app/v1/games/heave-ho","facts":{"online_coop":false,"max_players_online":null,"min_players_online":null,"local_coop":true,"max_players_local":4,"local_screen":"shared_screen","separate_device_coop":null,"max_players_separate_devices":null,"free_to_play":false,"free_coop_setups":null,"crossplay":null,"crossplay_platforms":null,"drop_in_drop_out":null,"host_only_ownership":null,"proximity_voice_chat":null,"platforms":["windows","macos","nintendo_switch","nintendo_switch_2"],"solo_only_platforms":null,"steam_deck":"verified","release_status":"released","release_date":"2019-08-29","genres":["adventure","party"],"steam_app_id":905340,"wikidata_qid":"Q66957303"},"sources":[{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/905340/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_coop","max_players_local","online_coop","genres"],"notes":{"local_coop":"The intro says the game is for up to four players in local co-op and versus play.","max_players_local":"The intro says up to four players.","online_coop":"The page offers online play only through Steam Remote Play, which streams one player's game. The category list has no Online Co-op.","genres":"The maker calls it a party game."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=905340&cc=us&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_app_id","local_coop","online_coop","release_status","release_date","platforms","free_to_play","genres"],"notes":{"local_coop":"Categories include Shared/Split Screen Co-op.","online_coop":"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_to_play":"Steam sells the game for a price.","genres":"Steam lists Adventure and Indie."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/saleaction/ajaxgetdeckappcompatibilityreport?nAppID=905340&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_deck"],"notes":{"steam_deck":"Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck."}},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66957303","kind":"wikidata","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["wikidata_qid","genres","release_date","platforms"],"notes":{"genres":"P136 is adventure video game.","release_date":"P577 is 2019-08-29.","platforms":"P400 lists Windows, macOS and Nintendo Switch."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/heave-ho-switch/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_coop","max_players_local","platforms","release_date","free_to_play"],"notes":{"local_coop":"The page lists a single system with 1 to 4 players.","max_players_local":"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_to_play":"The eShop sells the game for a price."}},{"url":"https://www.gog.com/en/game/heave_ho","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_coop","platforms","release_date","free_to_play"],"notes":{"local_coop":"GOG tags include Local Co-Op and Local Multiplayer.","platforms":"GOG lists Windows and Mac builds.","release_date":"GOG lists 2019-08-29.","free_to_play":"GOG sells the game for a price."}},{"url":"https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/heave-ho/9p8jhrdvblhb","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_coop","platforms","free_to_play"],"notes":{"local_coop":"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_to_play":"The listing sells the game for a price."}},{"url":"https://heavehogame.com/","kind":"official_site","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["max_players_local"],"notes":{"max_players_local":"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."}},{"url":"https://steamcommunity.com/games/905340/announcements/detail/1835236783563284","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop"],"notes":{"online_coop":"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."}},{"url":"https://steamcommunity.com/games/905340/announcements/detail/1825727806720365","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop"],"notes":{"online_coop":"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."}},{"url":"https://www.cubed3.com/games/reviews/nintendo-switch/heave-ho","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop"],"notes":{"online_coop":"Cubed3, 2019-12-30, says the Switch version has no online multiplayer option."}},{"url":"https://spritesanddice.com/news/preview-heave-ho/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_screen"],"notes":{"local_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."}}],"updated":"2026-10-28"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://gamecrave.app/api"}}