Headlander

Headlander is a genuinely great game!
A crazy and funny robot story tinted in a retro-futuristic style.
Despite being a metroidvania, you don't have the basic jump ability but instead your head flies around like from Futurama.
The lack of jump additionally creates more space for environmental platforming puzzles.
For a metroidvania it is quite light and short, can be completed in 5-6 hours.
(ignore my 18hrs, I fell asleep due to medicine again)
The dance moves are funky and different body Types you can take over are all unique and funny.
Such an underrated gem, I wouldn't have know if not for the rankings video on YT by "Cannot be Tamed".
Absolutely amazing and beautiful game!

Is this a hidden gem? Nah. Is it fun? Yeah, it's pretty fun.
Headlander is a Metroidvania where you play as a rocket-powered disembodied head that can suck off the heads of robots to steal their bodies. When you're sans a body, you have free vertical and horizontal movement but have no offensive capabilities; when you have a body you'll get access to guns (and dancing). The gunplay is... there. You'll spam a lot of lasers. They'll make pretty colors. Things will explode.
The Metroidvania aspects of the game rely less on acquired skills and more on the bodies that you steal. Doors have clearance levels and you'll have to find and steal bodies with the appropriate clearance levels to open doors. You'll still get new skills but they don't feel as consequential as they do in other Metroidvania games.
The presentation is great. It oozes 1970s kitsch and the graphics still hold up today. It's humorous without being annoying but the writing isn't as strong as Double Fine's other games.
I'd recommend playing this if it looks interesting to you. This was published by Adult Swim Games so there's no telling how long you'll be able to purchase it, which is a real shame.

KAMGUSTA'S MINI REVIEW
It's a fun and original Metroidvania where you can't jump, but you can fly and possess other bodies thanks to your flying head. There is everything you need: colourful graphics, some humor, a gradually scaling difficulty, some not too hard puzzles, secret areas (not too hard to find), upgrades (not hard to get), and a final boss fight. Cutscenes are a few and unobtrusive. Only now I get the highlander/headlander joke...
A 10 hours ride you'll be thankful to have been on.
Best played with joypad
Recommended buy price: 10$
Score: 8/10

This was fun! The technicolor vibe is so unique. I loved exploring the stations and moving around from body to body was very satisfying. Earl is the best. Loved listening to him. Would play a sequel. Thank you very much <3

No idea when or how I even got this game. Maybe in a bundle? Anyway, I had fun. Groovy aesthetic, wacky storyline, good gameplay. Fly around as a disembodied head. What more can you ask for?

This game is awesome, and Double Fine makes nonstop bangers- was checking their steam library to see if anything new was in the works and figured I'd post a review since I need to be better about writing them!

Great creative spin on the Metroid concept. Being able to pop the head off of just about any robot that has one and pilot the body around leads to some really goofy situations. It also allows for a type of puzzle that the original Metroid couldn't have because you either have access to the tools or you don't. In Headspace, if you need a certain body to solve a puzzle, head out and find that body to bring back to the puzzle room.

I had a great time playing this game. It was short, but tons of fun while it lasted. 8.5/10.