HotHead

HotHead

Sean Baker · October 5, 2018 · Action, Indie, Platformer, Shooter, 2D

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HotHead price by region

HotHead costs £2.09 in the United Kingdom, $2.19 in Georgia (USD), €2.39 in Europe (EUR), $2.99 in the United States, CA$3.39 in Canada, NZ$3.69 in New Zealand, A$4.50 in Australia, R$6.49 in Brazil and zł10.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest HotHead offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £2.09 £2.09 — 1
Georgia (USD) $2.19 $2.19 — 1
Europe (EUR) €2.39 €2.39 — 1
United Statesyour region $2.99 $2.99 — 1
Canada CA$3.39 CA$3.39 — 1
New Zealand NZ$3.69 NZ$3.69 — 1
Australia A$4.50 A$4.50 — 1
Brazil R$6.49 R$6.49 — 1
Poland zł10.99 zł10.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About HotHead

✦ AI summary

HotHead is a retro-style platforming shooter where you blast through stages collecting letters to unlock bonuses while juggling two types of power-ups that modify your attacks and abilities. Choose between Arcade Mode's limited-life progression or Stage Mode's self-paced exploration with inventory management, all playable with keyboard, mouse, or dual-joystick controllers.

HotHead is a retro-style platforming shooter game.

Game Modes



Choose between two game modes: "Arcade Mode and "Stage Mode." In "Arcade Mode" you will have to progress through all of the stages with a limited number of lives. "Stage Mode" allows you to play the game at your own pace. Each stage has three letters: "H," "O," and "T." Collecting all three will gets you a "HOT Bonus." In "Arcade Mode" the "Hot Bonus" will grant you an extra life. In "Stage Mode" it will add your current power-ups to your inventory.

Different Ways to Play



HotHead can be played with either a keyboard and mouse setup or with a game controller. With the game controller, there are two control options: Single joystick or dual joystick gameplay.

Power-Ups



There are two types of power-ups in HotHead. One modifies your attack, while the other grants you a bonus effect. There are four power-ups of each type. You can only hold one of each type at a time. In "Stage Mode" you can collect power-ups by completing stages and getting the "Hot Bonus." These power-ups will go in your inventory where you can select which power-ups you want to use before selecting a stage.

High Scores & Speed Runs



Each stage has a goal score and time to beat. If you obtain the goals for each world you will be rewarded with a bonus for "Stage Mode."

HotHead — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

HotHead is a functional platformer with decent variety in enemies, platforms, and powerups, but players are divided on its execution. Common complaints center on an awkwardly small default resolution and poor character design that feels out of place with the rest of the game, though some find it challenging and fun. Most reviewers suggest it's not quite worth the asking price.

Not recommended Oct 5, 2018
It's alright. It's functional. It's not quite worth the price. The problem is that it's not especially fun. It has all the elements of what normally makes a platforming game fun; it has enemies you can destroy, it has a decently varied set of platforms, and it's got powerups. It's got a few problems. First, the game starts off in an insultingly small resolution that would seem small even compared to old Windows 95 era monitors that were a maximum of about 800 x 600 pixels most of the time. The game starts in a resolution that I think is something like 300 x 400 or something of that nature. That's incredibly, painfully small. Is this supposed to be a mobile game? Second, the main character looks [i]absolutely terrible.[/i] Hothead himself looks so much less polished than the rest of the game, where the poor guy looks like a blurry makeshift version of what he really should be. The rest of the background and the enemies look surprisingly crisp, even if a lot of them look exactly the same but with different color swaps. Third, whatever "life" system is being used is flawed. You get infinite lives, at the cost of your total score. Every time that you die, your total score resets c…
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Recommended Oct 10, 2018
Great Game. Challenging and fun!

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