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.

A short, fun, amazing, addictive metroidvania. Damn I wish this game had some DLC or a sequel.

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?

Good metroidvania style game.

The artstyle makes it so that it does not nook dated. The world is well designed and the mechanics are fun to play.

Not too complicated to 100% as well.

8/10

A doubly fine game. A wacky story, fun characters, interesting combat, great aesthetic, fully voice acted and lots of puns.
I hesitate to call it a metroidvania though, but i guess that's just me. Also 60fps lock is kinda meh.
Get it on discount if you think it's too short.

I found this game quite relaxing to play. It's not overly difficult or complex, but the atmosphere is very well done. Controls are responsive, and the idea offers for some fun gameplay. I originally played this game years ago, and it has enough replay value for me to come back to it again.