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Press release:
Copenhagen, Denmark / Giebelstadt, Germany, March 31st, 2020:
HandyGames and Octato has just announced that they plan to release their Metroidvania-style platformer “Airhead” in 2021 for PC (via Steam), PS4, Xbox One and the Nintendo Switch.

Wallet, keys, phone… Head? If you’ve ever felt like you’ve run out of the house without your head on, then this is the game for you. Join your protagonist Body and his organism friend Head and embark on a journey through a Metroidvania-style world!

Start your adventure as Body, who witnesses the tragic separation of Head and his air-pumping heart by an unknown machine. As the heart is taken away, Body jumps into action to save the abandoned Head.

You must use the air tanks scattered around the world to keep Head inflated and uncover the true connection behind the stolen heart and the technology that litters your dystopian world. Wrap your head around unique mechanics and experience brave exciting gameplay, all while collecting sweet upgrades!

“We are incredibly happy to become a part of the HandyGames family. Their devotion to games and the people who play them has been clear from the start and we’re confident that HandyGames are the right people to help us share Airhead with the world.”
– Jacob Honore (CEO and Producer, Octato)

Dive into deep dark caverns, explore ancient structures and survive an industrial dystopia to solve the mystery of Head’s significance in this world. Experience a beautiful art style while being filled with a sense of responsibility and urgency to help your friend. With a heavy focus on puzzle solving, this unusual challenge will require you to use your Head and Body both separately and together.

“I’m very happy to support Octato on this awesome exploration platformer, that will deliver an incredible atmosphere with constant challenges and a very unique companionship between a body and his head.”
– Reinhard Döpfer (Producer, HandyGames)

Key features:
– An immersive 2.5D platform experience in a Metroidvania-style world
– A beautiful art style, embracing bold color and bleak shadow
– Challenging puzzles must be solved by clever use of Head and Body’s synergy
– Loads of powerful upgrades that open doors to new areas
– A personal story of companionship, discovery, and responsibility
– A myriad of creatures and machines to hinder or help you on your adventure

About Octato
Airhead is being developed by the Copenhagen based game studio Octato. This small tightly-knit team and their talented collaborators from across the Danish game industry are thrilled to bring Airhead’s unique visuals and story of companionship and exploration to life.

About HandyGames
HandyGames™ is part of the THQ Nordic and Embracer Group family and operates as an international publisher for mid-sized projects and developers for a worldwide audience.

The focus lies on creating and publishing games for current gen consoles like PlayStation®4, the Xbox One family of devices including Xbox One X or Nintendo Switch™ as well as games for Steam and many other PC gaming distribution channels. HandyGames™ produces titles for new innovative gaming platforms, for example VR (Virtual Reality) on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Samsung Gear VR, but also offers games of all kind of genres for Android smartphones and tablets, Apple iPhones, iPads and many other mobile and smart devices.

As a games company and that is truly passionate about gaming, we always strive for gameplay innovation. We received the German Developer Award as “Best German Game Studio” in 2015 and produced and published award-winning games of virtually every video gaming genre imaginable for a diverse range of audiences and gameplay styles. One example is “Townsmen VR” which was awarded with the German Games Award 2018 in the category “Best Game Design”.